Posidonia heart attack death points to the need for onboard defibrillators

The call for all ships to be fitted with defibrillators to protect seafarers against the threat of heart attack was brought home to the international shipping community with sad consequences at the Posidonia shipping exhibition in Greece when a 72 year old visitor to the show collapsed and died from a heart attack.

Hamworthy Water Systems has delivered its largest ever Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) wastewater treatment plant for installation on board a cruise ship.

The twin process tank system, delivered to Meyer Werft’s Papenburg yard, Germany, is being installed on board a 5,600 passenger capacity cruise ship due delivery to an unspecified ship owner later in 2010.

The 'Fuel Saver' applications have been developed as part of Kongsberg Maritime's commitment to the Green Ship concept, and through the provision of detailed data and advice based on multiple factors including current engine use, can be used to enhance vessel performance and reduce emissions.

The K-Chief marine automation system is a distributed monitoring and control system that provides high-end functionality for power management, auxiliary machinery control, ballast/bunker monitoring and control, and cargo monitoring and control.

Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) has signed a Letter of Intent with Singapore-headquartered Ecospec Marine Technology covering installation of Ecospec's CSNOx gas scrubbing technology on one of CSL's Great Lakes' vessel later this year.

The Norwegian satellite, AISSat-1 will be launched from India on 9 May. The satellite will be used by maritime authorities as an additional means of ensuring safety at sea in the High North. The satellite is equipped with technology developed in a joint effort by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), Kongsberg Seatex AS, the Norwegian Coastal Administration and the Norwegian Space Centre. The project is funded by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

The LDM is used for making a quick investigation of the liner condition in liners for 2-stroke engines. The main advantage is that the cylinder head does not need to be removed.

The 2-stage turbocharging technology being tested on a 20-cylinder Wärtsilä 32 engine in the laboratory in Vaasa, Finland. (Photo courtesy Wärtsilä Corporation)
Wärtsilä and ABB Turbo Systems are co-operating in a joint development program for a new application of two-stage turbocharging on large diesel engines. Advanced engine technology, together with two-stage turbocharging, offers significant advantages in fuel consumption and engine emissions.

A solar-powered airplane designed to fly day and night without fuel or emissions successfully made its first test flight above the Swiss countryside on Wednesday.

The Solar Impulse, which has 12,000 solar cells built into its wings, is a prototype for an aircraft intended to fly around the world without fuel in 2012.

It glided for 87 minutes above western Switzerland at an altitude of 1,200 meters (3,937 feet) with German test pilot Markus Scherdel at the controls.

Chris Marine's LDM instrument does not require removal of the cylinder head or exhaust valve.

Chris Marine of Sweden has launched a new liner diameter measurement (LDM) instrument in order to quickly investigate the internal condition of cylinder liners for two-stroke engines.

Lloyd's Register is to play a major role in a two year program to test the suitability of bio-diesel for use in powering marine engines  The feasibility study will take place on board the Maersk Line container ship, Maersk Kalmar.

An exhaust gas treatment system that uses water with increased alkalinity is showing impressive results. Singapore-based Ecospec Global Technology Pte Ltd. reports that ABS issued a statement on February 8, 2010 verifying the results of sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) removal from the emissions of a trading 100,000 dwt Aframax tanker installed with the Ecospec CSNOx gas abatement system.