Shipping / Operation

Wilhelmsen to manage Stove Shipping bulkers

Wilhelmsen Ship Management has won a contract for the technical management of two Supramax bulk carriers from Stove Shipping AS. The two vessels, Stove Friend and Stove Tide, were built at Tsuneishi in 2016 and are the latest additions to the Stove...

20.08.2019

Shipping

MacGregor and COSCO Shipping signs service agreement

Cargotec subsidiary, MacGregor, is to provide spare parts and service to COSCO Shipping, one of the world’s largest fleets, following the signing of a framework purchasing agreement. The deal will cover the parts and service of MacGregor equipment on...

09.08.2019

Shipping

DNV GL to support 2020 fuel preparations

DNV GL is offering a free web-based Ship Implementation Plan (SIP) application to help owners and managers prepare for the IMO’s new fuel regime, effective from January 2020. SIPs are not mandatory but are recommended as a way of preparing and...

23.07.2019

Shipping

New partnership to supply VDR technology to inland waterway operators

Position, navigtation and timing (PNT) system specialist, Orolia, is to collaborate with Radio Holland in the development of a voyage data recorder (VDR) for inland shipping. The two companies will use each other’s systems in both newbuild and...

16.07.2019

Shipping

Radio link technology to ‘digitalise’ Baltic Sea

Sweden’s Nowhere Networks is using radio link technology to provide a complete network across the Baltic Sea, offering what it claims is 100 times more capacity at a fraction of the cost compared with satellite connections. The technology is based on...

15.07.2019

Shipping

New davit range launched by Survitec

A new range of davits suitable for life-rafts, rescue boats and fast rescue craft was launched at Norshipping by Survitec, a manufacturer of marine and offshore safety equipment. The new products, engineered in collaboration with a European partner,...

18.06.2019

Shipping

Nordic heavyweights team up in zero emissions initiative

Finnish technology company, Wärtsilä, is heading a new initiative to promote the transition to clean marine fuels. The Zero Emission Energy Distribution at Sea (ZEEDS) project is focusing on green fuels for ships in a move to reduce shipping’s carbon...

14.06.2019