Technology

Ship sanitation solutions supplier, ACO Marine plans to triple production at its Pribyslav plant in the Czech Republic to meet increased demand for its stainless-steel wastewater treatment products. ACO Marine Managing Director, Mark Beavis explained the boom in [Read more...]

South Shields, UK based marine equipment manufacturer and supplier, Solar Solve Marine, recently dispatched a consignment of SOLAROLA products to be installed on all of the navigation bridge windows of the cruise liner ‘Queen Elizabeth’ . Type approved [Read more...]

Engineering concern, Goltens recently won a contract to install two exhaust gas scrubbers on a cruise ship. The ship was fitted with four GMT/Sulzer 16ZAV40S and two GMT/Sulzer 12ZAV40S diesel electric generating sets. The scope of the project [Read more...]

A growing number of customers, including MSC Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, are abandoning their selected UV ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) in favour of Alfa Laval PureBallast 3, the company claimed. “We increasingly see owners with [Read more...]

Some of the eye-catching features on board ‘Celebrity Edge’ will be distinguishable by their inclusion of high quality decking from Bolidt Synthetic Products and Systems. The 2,908 pax capacity Celebrity Cruises ship embarked on her maiden cruise from [Read more...]

Speedcast International has unveiled a dual antenna solution for Fleet Xpress customers. The company has also announced two promotions to celebrate the launch of Fleet Xpress dual Ka-Band antenna systems on board commercial vessels and in particular for [Read more...]

Mackay Communications has collaborated in the design, supply and installation of advanced integrated bridge systems (IBS), complete with consoles and ancillary electronic systems on board two Lindblad expedition cruise ships. The company collaborated with Lindblad Expeditions and Nichols [Read more...]

V.Ships Leisure, part of V.Group, has been awarded a contract by Antarctica21 for the technical management of the expedition vessel, ‘Magellan Explorer’. The 100-guest vessel is currently being built at Asenav in Chile and due to be delivered [Read more...]

Gibdock has started the conversion of Baleària ropax ‘Napoles’ to operate on LNG as a fuel. She is the first of six of the company’s ferries to be converted to burn LNG. The engines will be modified and [Read more...]

A working group set up by the Port of Marseille Fos last year has confirmed the feasibility of LNG bunkering in both Marseille and Fos within a limited timeframe. This solution will consist of: 1. The rapid development [Read more...]