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IMO and IPIECA set to improve oil spill response

Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery April/May 2013

In March this year an agreement between IMO and the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) launched an initiative to improve oil spill awareness and ...

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DNV and Statoil warm to Arctic project
Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery April/May 2013
Norwegian oil company Statoil and the country’s class society DNV are co-operating in a scheme that they expect to improve the two organisations’ knowledge about Arctic challenges. Launching ...
Sulphur limits will raise CO2 and cost jobs
Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery April/May 2013
Hitting 2015 sulphur targets for shipping could actually increase carbon emissions and cost 2,000 maritime service jobs in the UK, according to a report by engineering consultancy AMEC. In a statement ...
Eco designs lead order surge
Tanker Shipping & Trade April/May 2013
While owners are capitalising on favourable prices for fuel efficient eco designs, shipbuilders have to contend with the fact that few of these orders will show much profit, with some perhaps breaking ...
South Korea’s pilot green ship ready for service
Passenger Ship Technology 2nd Quarter 2013
Incheon Port Authority’s (IPA) LNG-fuelled electric propelled ferry is now ready for service after final test runs and sea trials that took place in South Korea in March. The 200gt ship was designed ...
Vessel bow conversion for Hyundai Merchant Marine
Container Shipping & Trade 2nd Quarter 2013
South Korean line Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has converted the bulbous bow of its 8,600 teu vessel, Hyundai Brave, to improve fuel efficiency. The converted bow is now in the shape of a dolphin, lowering ...
Wind energy “bright spot in otherwise grim report”
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) says the continued expansion of wind power, coupled with a reduction in costs for the emissions-free electricity-generating technology, was “one of the ...
Migrating VSAT services on chemical carriers
Marine Electronics & Communications April/May 2013
Chemical carrier operator Nordic Tankers recently decided to migrate from its existing satellite communications service from KVH Industries to Inmarsat’s XpressLink to take advantage of the reliability ...
ICoTA Europe appoints new chairman and vice-chairman
Offshore Support Journal May 2013
The Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA), European Chapter, has appointed a new chairman and vice-chairman. Former vice-chair Michael Taggart will take the helm as chairman of the organisation, ...
Antennas are developed to enhance satcom services
Marine Electronics & Communications April/May 2013
South Korea manufacturer Intellian has introduced terminal systems for FleetBroadband (FB) services and a new VSAT antenna for Ku-/Ka-band requirements. Intellian has developed terminals for the Inmarsat ...
New managing director for Ulstein Verft
Offshore Support Journal May 2013
Kristian Sætre has been appointed managing director of Ulstein Verft in Norway, and will commence work in the position by 1 June 2013. Mr Sætre is a chartered engineer and has a solid background ...
Investing in energy will pay dividends later
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
More of the funds held by institutional investors would be invested in energy projects if there was a clear EU policy about how to deliver secure, affordable and low carbon energy, said the House of Lords ...
The Gulf of Guinea is not a new piracy hot spot
Tanker Shipping & Trade April/May 2013
Nigeria emerges as a Centre for Pirate Attacks” or “The Gulf of Guinea: the New Danger Zone” are typical headlines from late 2012 and which you will continue to see these days. They suggest ...
What goes around comes about
Container Shipping & Trade 2nd Quarter 2013
On a recent visit to South Africa I came across one of the most graphic examples of the vulnerabilities inherent in today’s global container supply chains. One misplaced investment and it is amazing ...
Building up safety barriers
Passenger Ship Technology 2nd Quarter 2013
Safety within the cruise industry recently hit the headlines after the Carnival Triumph fire. The topic was one of the dominating issues at Cruise Shipping Miami (CSM). One thing has been made very clear: ...
Meet the Riviera Team at Nor-Shipping
Norwegian Solutions 2013
Meet Riviera Maritime Media @ Nor Shipping 2013. Riviera's Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery is the official thematic hall partner for ...
Making use of a half century of LNG progress
LNG World Shipping /Small-Scale LNG 2013
The use of LNG as fuel for conventional ships is a hot topic. As one of only three realistic alternatives open to shipowners as a means of meeting increasingly stringent ship emission controls over the ...
What’s new in small-scale LNG
LNG World Shipping /Small-Scale LNG 2013
EDF Trading and Exmar join to offer a barge-mounted LNG export capability EDF Trading and Exmar have teamed up to look for small-scale LNG export opportunities in North America using barge-mounted natural ...
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 ...
Conference debates fuel options
RMM Corporate news news desk 11 March 2013
40 shipowners and operators, and an array of class societies, equipment suppliers and other experts attended the sixth Riviera Maritime Media Annual Marine Propulsion conference in London. The main theme ...
Industry and academia forge beneficial partnerships
Norwegian Solutions 2012
The Norwegian maritime cluster has banded together for the country’s largest ever private investment in maritime knowledge development. Launched in June 2008 by the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association ...

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