Private Independent Shipowners’ Days Numbered
The best days of the private independent shipowner are over, according to the audience who took part in a poll at maritime conference in Singapore Wednesday.
The poll followed a debate in which six shipping...
MacGregor Divests Woodfield Systems Ltd.
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, sells the majority shares of Woodfield Systems Ltd. Woodfield became part of MacGregor in January 2014, when MacGregor acquired mooring and loading systems unit from Aker Solutions. Woodfield offers onshore...
Baltic Dry Index Down for Seventh-straight Session
Capesize rates have finally turned higher. They snapped a six-session losing streak on Thursday, but the capesize index’s turn higher wasn’t enough to buoy the overall Baltic Dry Index. The BDI fell by 13...
MAN Debuts New SCR for Two-stroke Engines
MAN Diesel & Turbo and its licensee Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding introduced its new high-pressure selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system, MAN SCR-HP, at an event in Tamano, Japan on April 11.
The MAN SCR-HP is...
Costly Bilge Water Non-compliance
A new white paper from Alfa Laval addresses ship owner concerns to ensure vessel compliance with bilge water regulations worldwide. Even if a traditional system with type approval is operating on board, the paper...
ABB and IBM Partner in Industrial Artificial Intelligence Solutions
ABB and IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced a strategic collaboration that brings together ABB’s industry leading digital offering, ABB Ability, with IBM Watson Internet of Things cognitive capabilities to unlock new value for customers...
Pirate Attacks Rising Off East Africa, Pentagon
Pirates once again prowl the high seas off shore of this tiny country on the strategic Horn of Africa.
Navy Capt. Richard Rodriguez, chief of staff of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, said...
3D Printed Ship Propeller Unveiled by Dutch Engineers
Engineers at Europe’s largest port are exploring the use of additive manufacturing processes to carry out repairs to damaged ships.
The Netherlands’ Port of Rotterdam is one of the most important intersections for the flow...
[Watch] Additive Manufacturing Processes for Ships
Engineers at Europe’s largest port are exploring the use of additive manufacturing processes to carry out repairs to damaged ships.
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[Watch] Shipping 4.0: Power of the Future
ABB has launched its Shipping 4.0 concept with a high-level roundtable discussion on the ‘Power of the Future.’ Industry leaders and journalists met with ABB experts to discuss the technologies and power sources that...