Latest Equipment News – Page 236
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NewsShaft generators: Savings, considerations and the business case
Shaft generators can save operating costs, reduce emissions and raise a ship’s environmental profile, but they require more thought than ever writes Stevie Knight
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NewsOldendorff tests wind propulsion on bulkers
One of the world''s largest bulk shipping companies, Oldendorff Carriers, has joined with partners to develop and test a rotor sail wind propulsion system for dry bulkers, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsPartnership focuses on decarbonising shipping
Alfa Laval and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have joined forces to develop zero carbon solutions for the maritime industry.
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NewsHydroniq Coolers teams up with SonFlow
Hydroniq Coolers has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Danish plate heat exchanger supplier SonFlow.
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NewsME-GI engines for Hapag-Lloyd ULCS newbuilds
Six ultra-large container ship newbuildings ordered by Hapag-Lloyd will be powered by MAN B&W G95ME-GI Mk10.5 main engines, the engine designer confirmed on Tuesday 26 January. The order for the series of 23,500+-teu container vessels from Korean shipyard, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) was announced by the liner-shipping company ...
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NewsSwedish voyage optimisation delivers 7% fuel savings for Tallink cruise vessel
Sweden-based voyage optimisation company Qtagg reports that its EcoPilot operational optimisation software achieved a fuel efficiency improvement of 7% onboard a Tallink Group cruise ferry.
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NewsNew online portal to boost transparency in repair and retrofit market
While online platforms have introduced improved transparency around availability and quotations in many corners of the shipping industry, the ship repair and retrofit sector had been seen as a ''hard-to-digitalise'' sector - until now.
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NewsDamen delivers new RSD Tug 2513 to Malta
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a new, next-generation, Damen RSD Tug 2513 to the Rimorchiatori Mediterranei-owned Tug Malta.
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NewsABS to class first US wind farm SOV
The first US-flagged Jones Act offshore wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) will be built to ABS Class.
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NewsJones Act spurs US vessel projects
US waters are expected to see significant development in offshore wind installations in the years ahead, but the nation’s Jones Act restricts the choice of vessels that can be used to build them.
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NewsVery cool: superconductors made simple
Superconductors haven’t often been mentioned in relation to shipping. However, not only could the technology cut the space requirement for both onboard grid and motors, some alternative-fuel vessels might even give it a leg up, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsBV AIP FOR GTT NO96 CONTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR ULCV
GTT announced that it had received approval in principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas for the NO96 membrane containment system for LNG fuel tank applications on ultra large container vessels (ULCV) in mid-January.
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NewsAvin International Suezmax tanker set to be first ammonia-ready vessel
Greek shipowner Avin International LTD has ordered a Suezmax tanker from New Times Shipbuilding Co. in Jiangsu, China, and the tanker is set to become the first ammonia-fuel ready vessel in the world.
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NewsHavyard hydrogen zero-emission ship
Havyard is developing a zero-emission ship concept for transporting cargo between European ports as Europe works towards its climate goals.
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NewsCorvus launches pre-approved containerised battery room solution
Corvus Energy has launched a containerised battery room solution for Battery-On-Board (BOB) vessel applications. The “Plug and Play battery room” is available in 10-foot and 20-foot ISO high-cube container sizes and is intended to simplify integration into any system integrator’s power management system on board a ship.
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NewsFinnish-led research consortium to test H2 engine and wind-assisted technologies
Wärtsilä, as part of a consortium led by the University of Vaasa in Finland, will play a major role in an important project aimed at reducing the environmental impact of shipping. Project CHEK – deCarbonising sHipping by Enabling Key technology symbiosis on real vessel concept designs, has been granted funding ...
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NewsDNV GL AWARDS KSOE AIP FOR WING SAIL SOLUTION
DNV GL has presented Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) with an Approval in Principle (AIP) for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for ships.
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NewsKM to supply tech for turbine installations
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a letter of intent with Chinese shipbuilder Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore to deliver a large technology package for the BT-220IU Wind Turbine Installation Unit.
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NewsABS approves deep-sea mining system design
In what is said to be an industry first, ABS has awarded China Merchants Industry (CMI) approval in principle (AIP) for its deep-sea mining system design.
