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It is time for mandatory testing

Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery /FMF&L 2013

According to R.Vis, head of Viswa Lab, ISO standards are not catering to the requirements of the industry. Only a mandatory testing regime will truly assure fuel quality. Under the ...

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Fusing water and oil saves fuel
Passenger Ship Technology 2nd Quarter 2013
Blue Ocean Solutions’ (BOS) founder and CEO Dr Jerry Ng is confident the time is right for emulsified fuel technology (EFT) – the combination of rocketing fuel prices and the need to be more ...
Norway improves vessel management
Marine Electronics & Communications April/May 2013
Kongsberg Norcontrol IT is developing a vessel traffic service (VTS) system in Norway. The Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) and Kongsberg are replacing established VTSs in Horten, Brevik, Kvitsøy, ...
Shipping is catching up with the global cloud
Marine Electronics & Communications April/May 2013
Cloud computing has become an increasingly important part of the shipping industry, providing remote access to not just secure databases, but also to powerful computer systems. Essentially, cloud computing ...
BV marries its marine and process cultures for Colombia FLNG scheme
LNG World Shipping May/June 2013
Bureau Veritas (BV) has been appointed as the class society for the floating liquefaction regasification and storage unit (FLRSU) being built for Pacific Rubiales and positioning on the Colombian Caribbean ...
Further funding for deepwater floaters
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
Early 2013 saw funding agreed for a 48-month project known as Floatgen, the aim of which is to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of two multi-megawatt (MW) integrated floating wind turbine ...
Latest evolution of Ramform hullform about to enter service
Offshore Support Journal June 2013
When the designers of the Norwegian electronic intelligence collection vessel Marjata first drew up the design it was to monitor the movements of the Soviet fleet even though the USSR was to break up before ...
Bleak outlook for Europe
Container Shipping & Trade 2nd Quarter 2013
The outlook for the European container trade remains bleak according to industry experts, with supply outstripping demand and the continent’s weak economic situation continuing to have a heavy impact. Seaintel ...
Aker Arctic brings heavy duty oblique icebreaker to market
Offshore Support Journal June 2013
The first ARC 100 with an oblique icebreaking hullform is due delivery to the Russian Ministry of Transport in early 2014, after a collaborative build involving Kaliningrad’s OJSC Yantar and Helsinki’s ...
Nor-Shipping spreads its wings
Norwegian Solutions 2013
Nor-Shipping will once again spread its wings in 2013, adding a range of new events, activities and arenas. In Nor-Shipping’s 50-year history it has developed from a modest shipbuilding exhibition ...
Tankers must be loaded for the correct stability
Tanker Shipping & Trade April/May 2013
Loading computers are a mandatory part of tanker cargo control systems, providing information on the correct loading conditions. The computer calculates the correct cargo and ballast loading for tankers ...
The key to a long and efficient genset service life
Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery April/May 2013
One way to help improve generator engine performance is to ensure that there is an adequate supply of combustion and ventilation air to the engines and related systems. This is because elevated temperatures ...
Cummins gensets provide reliability in emergencies
Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery April/May 2013
Choosing an emergency generator, it could be argued, is the most important decision a marine engineer has to make: in the event of a crisis on a deep-sea container, bulk carrier or tanker, they can literally ...
Palumbo cruise repair snowballs after Malta gain
Passenger Ship Technology 2nd Quarter 2013
Italian shipyard group Palumbo has boosted its cruise shiprepair and conversion business on the back of its acquisition of Malta Shipyards in 2010. The company acquired the 220,000m2 yard from the Maltese ...
RINA reviews second Indonesian regasification vessel project
LNG World Shipping May/June 2013
The Genoa-based classification society RINA continues to develop its involvement in the offshore LNG sector. One recently completed project was the front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the ...
TLP concept studied in floating wind power project
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
In March, the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) announced that it had selected US-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten Associates to design its offshore wind floating platform ...
The Triple-E prepares to make its entrance
Container Shipping & Trade 2nd Quarter 2013
Later this month Maersk Line will launch the first of its much-anticipated Triple-E class vessels at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering plant on Geoje Island of the South Korean coast, and ...
DNV has developed a new scheme for DPOs
Tanker Shipping & Trade April/May 2013
Driven largely by the shuttle tanker community, DNV has devised a new training and certification programme for dynamic positioning officers (DPOs). DNV will elaborate on it at Riviera’s upcoming ...
Norwegian maritime technology provides some answers
Norwegian Solutions 2013
As the shipping industry gathers in Oslo for what is one of the biggest global shipping events, Nor-Shipping 2013, the extent of the influence that Norway and Norwegian technology wields in the maritime ...
Meet the Riviera Team at Nor-Shipping
RMM Corporate news 2013
Meet Riviera Maritime Media @ Nor Shipping 2013. Riviera's Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery is the official thematic ...
Now is the time to test systems
RMM Corporate news news desk, 10 April 2013
Zafrul Alam (MPA) told delegates funding is available to support technology development Over 100 delegates - including representatives from 30 shipowner/operators - attending Riviera's sixth ...

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