The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) at its 81st session in May 2006 adopted new regulations for the LRIT together with associated performance standards and functional requirements.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published a revised Marpol Annex VI concerning the reduction of harmful emissions from ships. In order to provide a guideline to the new Annex VI for our clients, DNV is offering a new brochure “Regulation for the prevention of Air Pollution from ship- Technical and Operational Implications”

The Framo range of products for marine applications comprises cargo pumping systems, transportable pumping system and anti-heeling pumping systems. Our cargo pumping system based upon hydraulically driven submerged cargo pumps, is delivered to chemical and product carriers, crude carriers, OBOs and FPSO / FSO units word-wide.

June 2005. This booklet is totally revised, replacing the 1993 issue. Along with stricter requirements to the UTM companies, this guideline is a means of obtaining enhanced quality of ultrasonic thickness measurements done for class through a common understanding of requirements between class owner and UTM service suppliers - both related to the UTM scope and the work procedures in general for thickness measurements taken as part of the class survey.

CHARTER PARTIES AND B/L FORMS

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The new specification standard of Marine Fuel quality for Diesel Engines, ISO 8217–2005, was finalised on November 1st 2005 and released to the public in the CIMAC (International Council on Combustion Engines) meeting on 23rd-24th November.

The Nautical Calculators can be used to solve many of the equations and conversions typically associated with marine navigation. Use the Options Menu above to select a category of Nautical Calculator.

A 2500kw High speed Main Propulsion engine suffered failure by seperation of the piston Crown. Shown below is the detached crown seized in the liner.
Damage occurred to an extent that the conrod was able to exit the liner space and impact and break several adjacent structures. Shown below is the conrod sitting on an adjacent bearing cap. Damage can be seen to liner, adjacent entablature structure and next unit.