Latest Equipment News – Page 190
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NewsSoftware updates in line with IACS changes
Common Structural Rules Software, a joint venture company formed by Lloyd’s Register and ABS, has updated its software products in line with the latest International Association of Classification Societies rule changes.
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NewsINVESTING IN A RESILIENT SHORT-SEA FLEET
Over recent years, Europe’s short-sea shipping and trading community has demonstrated a growing belief in innovative but practical design as the basis for future competitiveness and business development, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFINNISH INTENS PROJECT RESULTS IN SHIP BUILDING AND OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
The Finnish innovation project INTENS has concluded three and a half years of research into digitalisation and decarbonisation with developments targeting both ship design and operation.
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NewsOrigin Energy Furthers Australia’s Hydrogen and Ammonia Export Plans
Australia-based Origin Energy and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) are investigating opportunities for exporting green ammonia from Australia in the latest of a series of hydrogen-based initiatives being explored between Australia and Japan.
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NewsNEW SHIP POWER CONCEPT ELIMINATES TRADITIONAL 2-STROKE PROPULSION ENGINE
A new ship power concept targeting tankers and bulk carriers developed by Wärtsilä and RINA relies on two 4-stroke dual-fuel LNG engines for both propulsion and electric power generation.
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NewsAustal wins Polynesia catamaran order
Aluminium shipbuilding specialist Austal has been awarded the contract to build a high-speed catamaran ferry for The Groupe Degage of French Polynesia.
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NewsEngine and FGSS package for dual-fuel TT Line newbuildings
Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the engines and fuel gas supply system for two dual-fuel Ro-Pax vessels under construction at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) in Finland.
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NewsSvitzer extends Suez tug contract
Towage provider Svitzer has extended its current contract with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to include two additional tugs.
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NewsApproval for 2nd livestock carrier conversion
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has completed the classification of a 9589GT, seven deck vehicle carrier to a livestock carrier owned by Etab Shipping.
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NewsTsuneishi launches H2-powered passenger ferry
Belgium-based CMB and Tsuneishi have announced the delivery of an 80-passenger hydrogen-fuelled ferry, HydroBingo. The ferry - the world's first to be powered by dual-fuel hydrogen engines - was developed by a joint venture between the two companies, JPNH₂YDRO.
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NewsAir deal for TMC Compressors
Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd. has contracted TMC Compressors (TMC) to supply its energy efficient marine compressed air system to six LPG carriers the yard is building for LPG shipping company Petredec.
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NewsOshima delivers next-gen wood chip carrier
Oshima Shipbuilding delivered the latest 4.3m ft3 wood chip carrier to Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), according to a company statement released today.
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NewsDebut for debris removal system aboard Van Oord dredger
The operation of an automated debris removal platform aboard a Van Oord trailing suction hopper dredger, Vox Amalia, safely removes debris that accumulates after the recovery of the vessel's draghead.
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NewsZIM seeks to apply AI to logistics and operations
ZIM is planning to invest in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) based solutions for its logistics, operations, finance and trade functions. It has agreed a tie-up with Tel Aviv-based AI specialist Data Science Group to bring AI and machine learning solutions from the design stage to implementation.
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NewsExxonMobil launches NZ low sulphur barge deliveries
ExxonMobil has begun to supply barge deliveries of IMO-compliant, low-sulphur marine fuel at the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand.
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NewsWhere automation ends and autonomy begins
As the use of automated processes in shipping increases, and AI matures, the time is ripe for a clearer understanding of when an automation system becomes an autonomous one, writes Dr. Kalevi Tervo of ABB Marine & Ports.
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NewsITALIAN WESP EXHAUST GAS SOLUTION PREPARES FOR CRUISE VESSEL TRIAL
EcoSpray, the Italian scrubber and clean tech supplier, is developing a new technology for the maritime market that will reduce particulate matter (PM) and SOx emissions.
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NewsSafely expanding LNG bunkering and storage
RINA has been awarded a framework contract by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to help increase the availability of LNG in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas.
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NewsKlüber Lubrication and Wilhelmsen join forces
Owners, operators and vessel managers choosing Klüber Lubrication’s premium products will now benefit from Wilhelmsen’s expertise, customer service and global distribution network.
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NewsBabcock's first LPG FGSS systems enter service
Babcock’s LGE business, the UK-based liquefied gas solutions supplier, has announced that the first three examples of its ecoFGSS LPG fuel gas supply system have entered service onboard three LPG carriers.
