HHI has received an AiP during a presentation at Gastech – the leading exhibition and conference for the global gas, LNG and energy industries held 17-20 September in Barcelona, Spain – from LR for a VLGC design capable of using LPG as fuel. This development was the result of collaboration between HHI, Hyundai Global Service…
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has published the revised standard for the design of floating wind turbine structures DNV GL-ST-0119, and a new guideline for the certification of floating wind turbines, DNVGL-SE-0422. Together, the two documents define design and certification requirements for floating offshore wind turbine concepts,…
Primarily designed to make the assessment of mooring an LNG carrier alongside a berth a straightforward process, and reduce the likelihood of error with pre-entered ship and berth data, SHIPMOOR uses the combined power of cloud-based servers to undertake the static (Phase I) and dynamic mooring (Phase II, where required) analysis for each vessel. SHIPMOOR…
DFDS will in 2019 invest DKK 300m to install scrubbers on 12 freight ferries deployed on freight routes in the Mediterranean between Turkey, Italy, Greece and France. The investment will ensure compliance with the new global rules that from 2020 aims to reduce sulphur emissions through limiting sulphur content in marine fuel oil to 0.5%…
Gulftainer, the world’s largest privately-owned independent port operator and logistics company based in the UAE, finalised a 50-year concession with the State of Delaware in the USA to operate and develop the Port of Wilmington, significantly expanding the company’s global footprint and reach. The agreement, signed by Gulftainer’s subsidiary GT USA, will see an expected…
The Christening and Delivery Ceremony of Mt Cosnew Lake, a VLCC of 319,000 dwt, of COSCO SHIPPING Tanker (Dalian) was held in Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Port. Present at the ceremony were Mr Yang Shicheng, Managing Director of COSCO SHIPPING Tanker (Dalian), Mr Luo Yuming and Mr Zhao Jinwen, Vice Managing Directors of COSCO SHIPPING Energy,…
A vessel was underway at about 16 knots in coastal waters and near darkness. The OOW was at the con with the Master present on the bridge and a helmsman at the wheel. The vessel was bound for a regular port of call but was using a different route from previous trips because of the…
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that the newly built large-scale ferry Sunflower Kirishima operated by its group company Ferry Sunflower Co., Ltd. was launched on September 15, and with many passengers aboard, departed the Nanko Sunflower Terminal in Osaka Prefecture for the Port of Shibushi, Kagoshima Prefecture. The new Sunflower Kirishima has room for 20%…
TMC will provide the Smart Air compressors to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, which is responsible for building the two new 21,000 cbm ethylene carriers to Norwegian LPG and petrochemical shipping company Solvang ASA (Solvang). In a separate contract, TMC will provide 2 x N2 (nitrogen) feed air compressors to each of the two vessels’ on-board N2…
IBIA welcomes signs that work may soon get underway on developing a new chapter specifically for oil-based fuels with a flashpoint below 60°C within the context of the IGF Code, which would simplify the process for ships to demonstrate that they are designed to use such fuels safely. Germany made a presentation to the 5th…
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