Industry News – Page 68

  • Wärtsilä and RCL are extending their service agreement up until 2028 Photo: Wärtsilä
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    Royal Caribbean extends Wärtsilä agreement

    2018-10-04T14:01:00Z

    Wärtsilä and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd are the latest example of how the marine and cruise industry are forging ahead with long-term maintenance planning and operations partnerships in order to boost competitiveness.

  • Wärtsilä's smart marine vision will entail a closer connection between products and services, the company believes (photo: Wärtsilä)
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    Wärtsilä to accelerate ‘smart marine’ strategy

    2018-10-01T13:03:00Z

    Finnish technology group Wärtsilä is putting product sales and lifecycle services in the same division to accelerate the development of its smart marine business.

  • The naval architect C-Job has signed up to the Ammonia Energy Association Photo: C-Job
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    Architect throws its weight behind ammonia

    2018-10-01T12:32:00Z

    The naval architect C-Job has signed up to the Ammonia Energy Association to strengthen its commitment to research ammonia as a renewable fuel for the maritime industry.

  • The innovative 216.3m, 48,000DWT vessel has been designed with a submersible main deck and 3,000mt lifting capacity Photo: Kongsberg
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    Integrated technology for heavy lift vessel

    2018-09-26T14:01:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has won a tender to deliver an integrated technology package for an innovative new 48,000 dwt semi-submersible offshore windfarm foundation installation vessel.

  • GE's Predix APM health management system uses a digital twin of components to improve reliability (credit: GE)
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    Lloyd’s Register approves GE digital twin

    2018-09-24T10:28:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to GE’s Predix Asset Performance Management (APM) system under the class society’s new digital compliance framework.

  • Bourbon's reliability-based maintenance projects are expected to have a significant impact on vessel availability (credit: Bourbon)
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    Bourbon targets maintenance improvements

    2018-09-24T09:48:00Z

    Aware that maintenance programmes have a significant impact on ship profitability, French ship owner Bourbon is investing heavily to improve the availability of its vessels.

  • Vessels like ‘Yara Birkeland’ could reverse the argument for the present economies of scale. Image: Kongsberg
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    The ship and the new supply chain

    2018-09-20T07:11:00Z

    Autonomous ships “attack the conventional wisdom on economy of scale”, says Ørnulf Jan Rødseth, senior research scientist at Norway’ independent research organisation, SINTEF.

  • The 45-metre ship built by Baltic Workboats is equipped with Editron hybrid electric drivetrain systems Photo: Danfoss Editron
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    Hybrid patrol ship will help combat pollution

    2018-09-19T11:02:00Z

    Estonia’s border authorities have launched a hybrid patrol vessel that helps protect the environment from oil spills and cuts fuel consumption using innovative Danfoss Editron hybrid electric propulsion.

  • A new emissions projection using OECD growth forecasts shows greenhouse gas emissions declining by 2050 (credit: BIMCO)
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    BIMCO revises IMO greenhouse gas emissions forecast

    2018-09-18T09:45:00Z

    Current greenhouse gas emission forecasts grossly overestimate the growth of emissions between 2008 and 2050, according to a new study by BIMCO and CE Delft.

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    High-tech field service management system

    2018-09-14T22:19:00Z

    Elcome has launched an intelligent field service management system which aims to help ship operators resolve problems quickly and efficiently and stay in control of operations.

  • Some cargo vessels spend more tham half their time and a large proportion of their fuel stationary, according to DNV GL's study (credit: Radio Canada International)
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    Study highlights cost of lengthy port stops

    2018-09-11T23:14:00Z

    A study of Automatic Identification Service (AIS) data by DNV GL has shed light on the significant time spent, and fuel consumed, by the international cargo fleet in port or stationary awaiting work.

  • MTU integrated bridge concept
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    Integrated bridge solution helps efficiency

    2018-09-11T16:33:00Z

    MTU has launched a new integrated bridge concept which collates key information for safe and efficient ship operation.

  • Russian minister of transport Evgeny Ditrich (left) with Sergey Frank, president and CEO, Sovcomflot at the opening (credit: SCF Group)
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    Sovcomflot and ABB open Azipod training centre

    2018-09-11T08:07:00Z

    Russian ship owner Sovcomflot and ABB have opened a training centre at Admiral Nevelskoy Maritime State University to prepare seafarers for vessels equipped with Azipod propulsion.

  • A new model for evaluating the 'carbon robustness' of ships is proposed in DNV GL's Maritime Forecast to 2050 (credit: DNV GL)
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    Carbon robust ships to navigate energy transition

    2018-09-10T09:10:00Z

    DNV GL has developed its concept of a ‘carbon robust’ ship as part of its Maritime Forecast to 2050, exploring the impact of the energy transition on shipping.

  • Around 50,000 visitors attended shipping's largest technology trade fair last week (credit: Hamburg Messe und Congress/Nicolas Maack)
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    New strategies and technologies at SMM

    2018-09-10T07:50:00Z

    Around 50,000 visitors from more than 120 countries attended the SMM trade fair in Hamburg last week, highlighting the increasingly strategic role played by technology in shipping.

  • Data-driven strategies can help address the cylinder condition challenges brought by increasing environmental regulation (credit: ExxonMobil)
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    Exploring cylinder condition challenges

    2018-09-06T13:59:00Z

    A roundtable discussion organised by ExxonMobil and The Motorship considered the cylinder condition challenges around new legislation and how digitalisation can help shipping to tackle them.

  • A consortium of technology providers and industry experts will explore new containership designs
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    Cutting edge container ship consortium

    2018-09-04T10:02:00Z

    Dubai-based Zaitoun Green Shipping is leading a consortium of global technology providers to develop a containership with higher levels of performance and environmental efficiency.

  • Over 50,000 visitors and 2,200 exhibitors are set to attend SMM 2018 this month (credit: Michael Zapf)
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    Shipping’s SMMart revolution in the spotlight

    2018-09-03T07:31:00Z

    Digital technologies and environmental solutions will top the agenda at the 2018 instalment of shipping’s biggest exhibition, SMM, in Hamburg on 4-7 September.

  • Fincantieri has signed a MoU with CSSC to extend their industrial cooperation Photo: Fincantieri
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    Fincantieri extends cooperation with China

    2018-08-29T09:56:00Z

    Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) are extending their industrial cooperation over and above their joint venture dedicated to building the first Chinese built cruise ships.

  • The mining vessel ‘Debmar Pacific’ will be outfitted with new Wärtsilä gensets Photo: Wärtsilä
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    Wärtsilä gensets for diamond mining vessel

    2018-08-22T13:57:00Z

    Wärtsilä and De Beers Marine have signed an agreement for the replacement of generating sets aboard De Beers’ diamond mining ship Debmar Pacific which is engaged in diamond mining operations off the coast of Namibia.