Equipment – Page 26

  • A large Kongsberg winch package will be fitted to Astrid Fiskeri’s new pelagic trawler/purse seiner Photo: Kongsberg Maritime
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    Kongsberg to supply electric winch package

    2020-12-17T10:54:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has been chosen to supply a large electric winch package for a pelagic trawler/ purse seiner currently being built for Astrid Fiskeri at Karstensens Skibsvaerft in Denmark.

  • Svanehøj’s DW fuel pump can handle multiple types of fuel Photo: Svanehøj
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    Future-proofing fuel pumps

    2020-12-11T13:53:00Z

    A customised solution for a new LPG carrier is set to demonstrate the flexibility of Svanehøj’s Deepwell (DW) fuel pump, said to be a true multigas pump.

  • Two 174,000cbm LNG carriers newbuildings will feature WE Tech energy efficient solutions (credit: Knutsen OAS)
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    WE TECH WINS SHAFT POWER ORDER FROM HHI FOR 2 x LNGCS

    2020-12-11T13:28:00Z

    WE Tech Solutions has received a repeat order from Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea to deliver its Solution One: Economical Operations for two new 174,000 cbm LNG carriers for Knutsen OAS Shipping.

  • The launch presentation was addressed by a number of senior executives. (credit: MHI Group)
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    JAPANESE SHIPBUILDERS FORM PLANNING AND DESIGN CENTRE FOR GREENER SHIPS

    2020-12-11T11:04:00Z

    Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has announced its participation in a Planning and Design Centre for Greener Ships that will bring Japan’s shipbuilders and other industry stakeholders together to advance near-zero emission shipping and to boost the nation’s local industry.

  • Using PureBallast Connect’s secure online portal, superintendents can follow the parameters, conditions and alarms of connected ballast water treatment systems (credit: Alfa Laval)
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    Norwegian shipowner invests in data-enabled Alfa Laval BWTS solutions

    2020-12-10T12:24:00Z

    Norway-based ship owner company MPC Container Ships ASA has ordered a large number of Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 ballast water treatment systems with data-driven PureBallast Connect services after positive experiences with a smaller number of installations over the past year.

  • A 15kW (150rpm, 1000NM) PM Vernier machine recently developed at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.
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    CONCENTRIC MAGNETIC GEAR TECHNOLOGIES HOLD PROMISE FOR TORQUE DENSE ELECTRICAL MACHINES

    2020-12-10T11:08:00Z

    Research into magnetic gears has continued to increase over the last decade as performance and costs issues have increasingly been addressed. Concentric-type magnetic gears still holding the most promise, according to Dr Rong-Jie Wang, professor of electrical engineering at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

  • Star Bulk has warned shareholders about the potential cost of meeting VIDA’s requirements (image: Star Bulk)
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    Ballast treatment deadlines loom for IMO and US standards

    2020-12-10T09:52:00Z

    MEPC 75 belatedly adopted commissioning testing while the US EPA struggles to meet standards deadline

  • BIO-UV's UV-based BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system is compliant with the rG8. (credit: BIO-SEA)
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    REVISED G8 APPROVAL FOR BIO-SEA BWTS

    2020-12-09T13:23:00Z

    BIO-UV, the France-based ballast water treatment system (BWTS) supplier, confirmed that its UV-based BIO-SEA system has been granted compliance with revised IMO guidelines.

  • BALPURE
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    De Nora BALPURE gets new IMO type approval

    2020-12-08T17:39:00Z

    De Nora’s BALPURE Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has received the IMO Type Approval certificate as per resolution MEPC.300 (72) (the BWMS Code) from the UK''s Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (MCA).

  • The capacity at the Large Drive Test Centre at Lappeenranta will soon be increased to 18MW. (credit: Yaskawa Environmental Energy/The Switch)
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    Finnish electric drive testing centre opens

    2020-12-01T12:34:00Z

    Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch has begun operations at its Large Drive Testing Centre (LDTC). The facility is located near its production facility in Lappeenranta in southeast Finland, where it produces permanent magnet (PM) direct-drive shaft generators, propulsion machines and auxiliary generators.

  • The Yanmar VC20 Photo: Yanmar
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    Yanmar unveils new VCR

    2020-11-27T13:43:00Z

    Yanmar Marine International is launching a new vessel control system suitable for light duty commercial applications such as the JH-CR, 4LV, 8LV and 6LY-CR series.

  • A Calnetix/MHI jacket water ORC was fitted to Arnold Maersk (Credit: Alfvan Beem/CC1.0)
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    ORC INSTALLATION ECONOMICS DEPEND ON COMPONENT TRADE-OFFS

    2020-11-27T10:36:00Z

    While the payback period for Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems can be below 10 years, the size of key components heavily influences the economics for smaller vessels, such as OSVs and container feeders.

  • CFD calculations are used to ensure the optimal design of energy saving devices (ESD) based on vessels' individual hull form data.
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    MITSUI E&S APPLIES LATEST ECO-SHIP TECHNOLOGY TO EXISTING SHIPS

    2020-11-23T10:53:00Z

    Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding and Mitsui E&S Machinery have initiated a service to improve the propulsion efficiency of older vessels using the technological advances applied to their latest “neo series” of environmentally friendly newbuildings.

  • MacGregor has delivered a riser pull-in system to the world’s first deepwater semi-submersible production platform with condensate storage facilities Photo: MacGregor
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    MacGregor delivers riser pull-in system

    2020-11-20T11:13:00Z

    A ceremony has been held to mark the successful delivery of a riser pull-in system for the world''s first world’s first deepwater semi-submersible production platform with condensate storage facilities.

  • Sameer Kalra, President, Alfa Laval Marine Division
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    Alfa Laval PureCool extends Alfa Laval's range of environmental solutions

    2020-11-18T16:48:00Z

    Alfa Laval has introduced a new system for reducing marine emissions within Alfa Laval’s Pure Thinking portfolio. Targeting methane slip from LNG engines, the Alfa Laval PureCool system continues a leadership journey of nearly two decades. At the same time, it points the way forward into a new era of ...

  • The shop test of HHI-EMD's new Direct On shaft generator was observed by representatives from SK Shipping and classification society DNV GL.
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    HHI announces successful test of 1.3MW Direct On shaft generator

    2020-11-17T19:13:00Z

    HHI-EMD (Hyundai’s Engine Machinery Division) announced the completion of a demonstration test for a new Direct On shaft generator on 5 November.

  • Norwegian Greentech’s ballast water treatment system
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    Wilson inks BWMS fleet deal with Norwegian Greentech

    2020-11-13T11:56:00Z

    Norway-based ship owner company Wilson ASA has signed an agreement to retrofit its fleet of vessels with Norway-based Norwegian Greentech AS’s UV and filtration ballast water management system (BWMS).

  • The ‘Tycho Brahe’ and ‘Aurora’ are the first ro-ro ferries to be fitted with ThorPlas-Blue bearings Photo: Thordon Bearings
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    Thordon fits second ro-ro with ThorPlas-Blue

    2020-11-13T11:29:00Z

    Thordon Bearings is to retrofit its grease-free ThorPlas-Blue bearings to one of the world’s most environmentally friendly ships at its next scheduled drydocking.

  • LNG Bunkering Barge currently under construction at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (credit: MacGregor)
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    MacGregor wins first LNG bunker barge hose handling crane order

    2020-11-11T19:11:00Z

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order from Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Wisconsin, USA to supply two fixed boom cranes that will handle the hoses on a new 5,400m3 LNG bunker barge currently under construction.

  • VLEC
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    Svanehøj VLEC pump systems order

    2020-11-11T15:58:00Z

    Svanehøj has secured a pump systems order for two very large ethane carriers (VLEC) as it expands its range for the VLEC segment in the form of longer pumps with a larger capacity that can work efficiently at temperatures as low as -104°C.