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Ballast must now be comprehensively planned and embraced

kgi-admin — Wed, 23 May 2018 15:51:39 +0000

The IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) has reinforced regulations requiring all ships to install ballast water management systems (BWMS). Dr Stelios Kyriacou, general manager of BALPURE® BWMS at De Nora, considers what this means for the shipping industry.

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A seafarer’s best friend: top apps to use at sea

Eva Grey — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 09:39:08 +0000

During long voyages at sea, mariners face a multitude of unexpected challenges, and support is often harder to find offshore. Today, there is a variety of useful mobile apps seafarers can use to meet a range of needs – from mental health support and wellbeing, to knowing their rights and protecting the marine environment.

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Kanal İstanbul: Erdoğan’s drive to build a new strait

Eva Grey — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 04:00:25 +0000

Turkey recently announced the route for Kanal Istanbul, a planned artificial channel between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. While it promises to bring huge economic advantages to the country, environmentalists are putting up a fight, claiming it could cause an ecological disaster.

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February’s top news stories

Mrinmoyee — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 09:00:56 +0000

The IMO signed a new MoU with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support the growth of sustainable shipping, and a three-company consortium secured a contract worth roughly S$1.46bn (€897m) to carry out a port development project, Tuas Terminal Phase II, in Singapore. Ship-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from February 2018.

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Old attitudes, new systems: why shipowners are struggling to adapt to the BWMC

Ross Davies — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 05:00:51 +0000

The Ballast Water Management Convention might now be in force, but shipowners are dragging their heels over installing new systems. A lack of specialist expertise and training from manufacturers isn’t helping progress, as Ross Davies reports.

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January’s top news stories

Mrinmoyee — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:00:54 +0000

The Port of Rotterdam commissioned the new hybrid patrol vessel RPA 8 that was built by Kooiman Group in Zwijndrecht, and A.P. Moller – Maersk is set to partner with IBM to create a new JV that aims to enhance global trade and digitise supply chains using blockchain technology. Ship-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from January 2018.

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Automation, cyber security and the environment: shipping in 2017

Elly Earls — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 12:47:24 +0000

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Ballast water in 2018: what shippers need to know

Elly Earls — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 13:17:10 +0000

New regulations and stricter enforcement of existing ones made ballast water management a hot topic for 2017. But what do companies need to be ready for in 2018 and beyond?

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2017: The year’s biggest Ship Technology stories

Mrinmoyee — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 00:00:02 +0000

Ferguson Marine Engineering launched the first of two new liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered ferries at Port Glasgow in Scotland, while Maersk Line acquired Hamburg Süd for €3.7bn. Ship-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from 2017.

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Bangladesh to receive fund for sustainable ship recycling

Srivani Venna — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:31 +0000

Bangladesh is set to receive funding for the second phase of a project implemented by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to improve safe and environmentally friendly ship recycling operations.

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Deals this week: Shell Marine, Jumbo

Raghavi Joshi — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Shell Marine has been awarded a contract by Cosco Shipping Lines to deliver marine lubricants and technical services for seven next-generation ultra-large container carriers (ULCCs), which feature a capacity of 20,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) each.

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November’s top stories: LNG-powered ferry launched in UK, EU member states approve EU ETS revision

Mrinmoyee — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:00:58 +0000

Ferguson Marine Engineering (FMEL) launched the first of two new liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered ferries at its shipyard at Port Glasgow in Scotland, and Member states of the European Union (EU) gave their approval to revise the EU ETS. Ship-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from November.

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Deals this week: Wartsila, Kalmar, Saab

Raghavi Joshi — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:40 +0000

Norwegian company Ulstein Design and Solutions has awarded a contract to Wartsila for the delivery of engines and exhaust gas cleaning systems for a new exploration cruise vessel.

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Fincantieri and MSC Cruises finalise €1.8bn order for two new ships

Aninda Chakraborty — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:28 +0000

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has finalised an order with MSC Cruises for the construction of two Seaside EVO-class vessels for a sum of roughly €1.8bn.

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Deals this week: Kleven, Wartsila

Raghavi Joshi — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 00:00:14 +0000

Norway-based shipping company Kleven is set to construct a purpose-designed offshore mining vessel for De Beers Marine Namibia.

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The tides of change: why the marine engineering sector must adapt

kgi-admin — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 10:29:45 +0000

Shipping has allowed us to adapt to new challenges and seek new opportunities down the millennia, and while the circumstances may change the need to innovate is ever present. William Gibby, technical Director at MAATS Tech, explains why a changing energy landscape could be the catalyst for a whole new generation of ships.

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Deals this week: GTT, Skangas, OSM Maritime Group

Praveen — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

French company GTT has been awarded a contract by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to design liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks for two new vessels.

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Deals this week: Austal, L3 Technologies

Raghavi Joshi — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:09 +0000

Austal will supply the Government of Timor-Leste with two Guardian Class Pacific Patrol Boats (PPB), increasing the number of vessels to be built under Australia’s SEA 3036 Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement (PPB-R) programme to 21.

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Can a new financial mechanism put an end to dangerous shipbreaking?

Eva Grey — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 07:00:42 +0000

Shipbreaking is a lucrative industry and one that is almost solely carried out in countries like Bangladesh and India, where cheap labour is used to strip ships right on the beach. Although the negative impacts of such practices are well known, current legislation is either too weak to regulate these practices, or not yet enforceable. A new method to put an end to this is on the cards – but will it work?

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October’s top news stories

Srivani Venna — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 00:00:15 +0000

Rolls-Royce and Google develop autonomous ship solutions, ICTSI expand Basra Gateway Terminal, and Odfjell Terminals to divest stake in Oiltanking Odfjell Terminal Singapore. Ship-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from October 2017.

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