Ship Operations

Product tanker owner Torm has pushed back some of its scrubber installations to the first half of next year due to delays and to take advantage of current strong freight rates.

Ahead of Marintec China Seatrade Maritime talks to Nick Brown, marine & offshore director for Lloyd’s Register, about the mega-trends of digitalisation and decarbonisation and how the classification society is positioning to help its customers...

With the rapid growth of VSAT and broadband communications at sea the threat to cyber security was highlighted recent Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) UAE Branch forum.

Classification society ABS has issued what it says is first of its kind ‘Guide for Fire-Fighting Systems for Cargo Areas of Container Carriers’.

Cornes Chart Group is acquiring digital navigation company GNS as it looks to create the largest provider of navigation software, data and products in the world.

Danish bunker company Monjasa has opened its first West Africa office in Luanda, Angola, to support extensive oil and shipping activities in the region.

The world’s largest ship refuelling centre Singapore is making a major push on LNG bunkering taking the view that it is only viable greener fuel option at scale for the shipping industry now.

The first container feedership retrofitted to run on LNG, Wes Amelie, is set to set another milestone becoming the first vessel to use synthetic natural gas (SNG) produced from renewable energy sources.

Ahead of Marintec China we talk to Alf Kåre Ådnanes, General Manager of ABB Marine & Ports China, about what he sees as the top issues facing the industry in 2020 and beyond, and how ABB is positioning to help its customers with these challenges.