Convention enters into force in 2017

Futher articles in this issue:

• Intelligent filtration strategies for the shipbuilding industry
• Finland tipped the scales
• Grid connection installed for Dudgeon
• Contracts for four LNG-fuelled tankers
• Series for harsh environments
• Kleven to build fish harvesting vessel
• E-Ship 1 wins innovation award
• Order for three LNG-powered cruise ships
• Design collaboration
• BV to class fuel conversion
• Color Line plans world’s biggest hybrid ferry
• Two luxury cruise vessels for Hapag-Lloyd
• Reduction of fleet by up to 20 vessels
• Vision of The Fjords named Ship of the Year 2016
• Damen and Evoqua launch containerised deckhouse with BWMS
• New battery system presented
• New cooling technology targets passenger ships
• Lloyd’s Register offers help with Polar Code compliance
• Second phase adds partners for piston-free LNG container vessel
• New azimuth PM thruster now available
• Introduction of common-rail commercial marine engine
• Volvo Penta presents 8-litre diesel engine
• Improved engine performance through two-stage turbocharging
• New turbocharger solutions introduced
• Strong turnout for 27th SMM in Hamburg
• Electrical heating system
• Durable, sustainable lighting
• Valve rotator technology cuts engine wear
• Breakthrough finding on brittle crack-arrest toughness
• Connectors pass salt-spray test
• Compact, high-performance actuator
• VR design verification tool launched
• Tank level radar launched
• Type approval for Eaton Corporation
• XXL monopiles
• Offshore service vessels: larger, faster and more efficient
• Launch of personnel carrier for standing passengers
• Special handling system for offshore production modules
• Fatigue life analysis of gearboxes
• Snake-like robot for subsea inspections and maintenance
• Launch of integrated vessel concepts
• Condition monitoring kit protects equipment
• Transition to global maritime hub
• Marlink introduces health-and-safety-at-sea innovation
• Cruise Control Unite facilitates crew Internet access
• Maritime lead in EU autonomous vessel project
• Rugged dome cameras for marine applications