Rolls-Royce is to supply more MTU engines to fast ferry operator Majestic Ferry in Singapore. Designed by Incat Crowther, a total of seven new fast ferries are being built at PT Cahaya shipyard in Batam, Indonesia over the next two years.
WinGD X-DF dual-fuel demonstrator burns NG-VOC mix in gaseous fuel mode
WinGD and Wärtsilä Gas Systems have successfully tested a NG-VOC (Natural Gas – Volatile Organic Compounds) fuel mix for the WinGD X-DF engine, selected to power two 125 000 dwt Shuttle Tankers for AET.
Uncertainty looms over marine fuel sulfur limit: Fuel for Thought
In about 20 months, the shipping industry is going to start burning a fuel that today they know next to nothing about.
The International Maritime Organization has set a January 2020 deadline for a new 0.5% sulfur limit on marine fuels. The move is poised to force most shipowners to switch from burning residual fuel oil to a new, unfamiliar, less-sulfurous product.
A study by CE Delft, commissioned by the IMO in 2016 before it decided to cap the sulfur limit, shows demand for less-than 0.5% sulfur...
http://blogs.platts.com/2018/04/02/uncertainty-looms-marine-fuel-sulfur-limit/
U.N. Blacklists 27 Ships for Sanctions-Busting
On Friday, the U.N. Security Council added 27 ships to its blacklist for alleged involvement in North Korean smuggling, including 12 vessels owned outside of the DPRK.
Basra Gataway Terminal takes delivery of new Damen CSD500
Recently, a customised Damen Cutter Suction Dredger, type CSD500, has been named by her owner Basra Gateway terminal at the Damen Dredging yard in the Netherlands.
CEO Jan Rindbo “Norden in 2017”
NORDEN just published its annual report for 2017.
http://www.maritimeprofessionals.net/Employment/ceo-jan-rindbo-norden-in-2017-article-543.aspx
Interactive, online courses on the rise
Danish Shipping Academy introduced an interactive, online version of the mandatory “§16 Safety and Health” course and courses in Danish Maritime Legislation with success in November 2017.
New LNG Carrier Named Marvel Falcon
On March 29, a naming ceremony was held in Korea at the Geoje Shipyard of Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier that NYK will charter to Mitsui & Co. Ltd. under a long-term contract.
http://www.maritimeprofessionals.net/Employment/new-lng-carrier-named-marvel-falcon-article-548.aspx