MAN Energy Solutions Unveils ME-LGIP Dual-Fuel LPG Engine

MAN Energy Solutions Unveils ME-LGIP Dual-Fuel LPG Engine

MAN Energy Solutions has revealed its latest two-stroke engine type, a dual-fuel MAN B&W ME-LGIP engine designed for LPG running, at a ceremony in Copenhagen today attended by its Chief Sales Officer, Wayne Jones, along with a large crowd of customers and business partners. The event was hosted by MAN Energy Solutions’ Thomas Knudsen, Head…

ClassNK grants AIP to NYK Line and Japan Marine United for their joint research on an LNG-fuelled 200K DWT bulk carrier design

ClassNK grants AIP to NYK Line and Japan Marine United for their joint research on an LNG-fuelled 200K DWT bulk carrier design

The design is based on a 200K DWT bulk carrier developed by JMU. Despite its added weight due to the increased amount of equipment such as its LNG-fuelled tank and LNG fuel supply system, it provides more cargo hold capacity. By running on LNG, in addition to reducing NOx, SOx, and PM emissions, this vessel…

Iridium’s Maritime Business Continues Momentum with Additional Service Providers for Iridium Certus(SM)

Iridium’s Maritime Business Continues Momentum with Additional Service Providers for Iridium Certus(SM)

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ : IRDM ) announced today that KDDI Corporation, Navarino and NSSLGlobal Ltd., are the newest Iridium Certus service providers for the maritime industry.  Critical to the enablement of the digitalization of shipping, Iridium Certus will offer a superior L-band satellite broadband connectivity solution, making its service providers invaluable in…

“DNV GL Excellence Green Star”: Hapag-Lloyd receives certificate for ship recycling

“DNV GL Excellence Green Star”: Hapag-Lloyd receives certificate for ship recycling

Container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd is the first company to receive the “DNV GL Excellence Green Star” certificate in recognition of its compliance with the highest standards in ship recycling. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO of DNV GL – Maritime, presented the certificate to Hapag-Lloyd COO Anthony J. Firmin at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg today. “In…

DNV GL awards AiP to Jiangnan Shipyard for 175K CBM Mark III Flex LNG Carrier “LNG JUMBO”

DNV GL awards AiP to Jiangnan Shipyard for 175K CBM Mark III Flex LNG Carrier “LNG JUMBO”

Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO of DNV GL – Maritime, presented Lin Ou, Chairman & President of Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd, with an approval in principle (AiP) for the “LNG JUMBO”, a new LNG carrier design with GTT MK III Flex Cargo Containment System, at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg today. The flexible, efficient and…

Diversified Alfa Laval PureNOx technology will provide greater EGR economy at different fuel sulphur levels

Diversified Alfa Laval PureNOx technology will provide greater EGR economy at different fuel sulphur levels

Alfa Laval PureNOx technology has long been the choice for water treatment in Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), one of the main strategies for Tier III NOx compliance. Soon it will be channelled into two differentiated systems, PureNOx LS and PureNOx HS, optimized according to fuel sulphur level and the updated specifications of engine manufacturer MAN…

ABS Awards AIP to Hudong-Zhonghua’s large LNGC with MARK III Flex Membrane Cargo Containment System

ABS Awards AIP to Hudong-Zhonghua’s large LNGC with MARK III Flex Membrane Cargo Containment System

(Hamburg) ABS granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding’s 174,000m3 GTT MARK III Flex LNG Carrier strengthening their position as China’s premier LNG Shipbuilder. “ABS is pleased to award Hudong-Zhonhua this AIP for their design to help meet the industry’s diversifying LNG shipping requirements, in this growing segment,” said Vassilios Kroustallis,Vice President Europe Regional…

Essel Group Appoints Jurgen Bailom To Head Cruise Business In India

Essel Group Appoints Jurgen Bailom To Head Cruise Business In India

Essel Group, India’s premier business conglomerate with verticals in diverse fields ranging from media to packaging has appointed industry veteran Mr. Jurgen Bailom as President & CEO of the Group’s upcoming cruise line business, Zen Cruises Private Limited (an Essel Group enterprise). Mr. Bailom will steer the Zen Cruises’ on a course to capture the nascent Indian…

MAN Gets Record Order-Intake from Cruise Sector

MAN Gets Record Order-Intake from Cruise Sector

MAN Energy Solutions is currently experiencing a record order-intake within its cruise business. The company reports that, in the first eight months of 2018, it has won orders to supply seven new cruise ships with engines plus exhaust-gas-treatment systems – with a cumulative value close to a three-digit million EUR amount. The orders total almost…

Bureau Veritas and [bluester] co-operate in online marketplace for maritime services

Bureau Veritas and [bluester] co-operate in online marketplace for maritime services

Paris-La Défense, France, September 4th, 2018 – Bureau Veritas is integrating its digital platforms with the [bluester] online marketplace and providing independent vendor qualification services to [bluester] users. The cooperation agreement was signed at SMM in Hamburg by Matthieu de Tugny, COO, Marine & Offshore, Bureau Veritas, and Christoph Kiese, CEO of [bluester]. The [bluester]…