by Satzuma-Creative | Oct 5, 2017 | Archive
Chevron Marine Lubricants has received a No Objection Letter (NOL) from Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) for the use of its Taro® Special HT 100 cylinder lubrication oil in a number of the manufacturer’s engines when operating on a wide variety of fuels from 1.5%...
by Satzuma-Creative | Oct 5, 2017 | Archive
Shipowners attending a ballast water management conference in Miami last week were surprised to learn that once a ballast water treatment system has achieved Type Approval, there are no strict provisions in place for verifying the system’s on-going operational...
by Satzuma-Creative | Oct 4, 2017 | News
After the rudder of a 132-meter dry cargo vessel was severely damaged during a heavy storm it came loose and was swinging dangerously from side to side during sailing, hitting the ship’s propeller. The ship was unable to sail any further. A Hydrex...
by Satzuma-Creative | Oct 4, 2017 | News
On 3 October at Kherson state plant “Pallada” the floating composite dock “ERENEOS” (7,100 TLC) was launched from dry dock. After carrying out of tests the floating dock will be towed to Cyprus to port Limassol for servicing of ships for shelf development...
by Satzuma-Creative | Oct 2, 2017 | Archive
A $40 million penalty this year for ‘magic pipe’ discharges on Princess Cruise Lines ships highlighted the need for accurate and transparent oil discharge monitoring. The fine, for illegal dumping of oil-contaminated waste and falsification of official logs to conceal...
