Latest Equipment News – Page 251
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NewsBATTERY POWER FOR UK NEWBUILD COASTER
UK shortsea specialist Scotline Marine has implemented a new phase of fleet investment distinguished by the nomination of a hybrid power arrangement, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsANOTHER CANADIAN LAKER FROM CROATIAN YARD
Croatia’s hard-pressed shipbuilding industry has brought an important export project to fruition through the delivery of a self-discharging bulk carrier for trade on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence system, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsTransparency at heart of WinGD cylinder oil guidance
Winterthur-based engine designer WinGD''s Project Engineer Tribology Fuels & Lubricants discussed the company''s list of validated cylinder oils in an interview with The Motorship in September.
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NewsDamen delivers ASD Tug 2813 to Con.Tug
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered an ASD Tug 2813 to Con.Tug in Italy for operation in Gioia Tauro, one of the most important transhipment ports in the Mediterranean.
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NewsMacGregor wins cargo crane contract
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order to provide cargo handling cranes for four 62,000dwt general cargo ships to be built in Asia.
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NewsHYDROGEN-POWERED CONTAINER SHIP READYING TO SAIL THE RHINE
The Maas is being readied for operation as Europe''s first inland cargo vessel to sail fully on hydrogen-fuelled fuel cells by mid-2021.
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NewsSuccessful TA test for MAN 32/40R-DF
MAN Energy Solutions’ new dual-fuel retrofit kit for its MAN 32/40 four-stroke engine has been approved by three major classification societies after successfully passing type approval tests (TAT) between 15 to 18 September 2020.
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NewsVMS and Yanmar sign service contract
Yanmar Europe has signed an agreement with the Danish service provider VMS Group as a new service agent for commercial marine engines and spare parts.
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NewsKongsberg to power and steer Finnlines RoPax
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a €12m contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) to deliver a propulsion and manoeuvring system for two RoPax vessels for Finnlines.
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NewsFirst chemical tanker orders for Orcan ORC units
Orcan Energy, the Munich-based clean tech firm, is to supply its first Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) to a product tanker. The order is for 2 x 22,000dwt product tankers that being built by Wuhu Shipyard in China for Swedish tanker operator Donsötank.
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NewsChristoph Rofka of ABB Turbocharging: step changes in turbocharging technology
Christoph Rofka, Senior Vice President – Head of Global Product Group Medium, Low Speed and Rail, ABB Turbocharging discusses previous step changes in turbocharging technology and the challenge of designing solutions to new fuels.
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NewsAlfa Laval PureCool at heart of iCER's 50% methane slip reduction
Alfa Laval PureCool is a cascade exhaust gas cooling system that was developed in close cooperation with global Swiss engine developer WinGD. The Alfa Laval PureCool system is the main component in WinGD’s iCER technology, an option for next-generation WinGD X-DF engines that slashes methane slip and significantly boosts fuel ...
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NewsStormGeo’s Sørensen dives deep into its ‘s-Suite’
Kim Sørensen said the right thing when he was interviewed for his new position as chief operating officer at the Norwegian weather routeing specialist StormGeo. Not that he knew it at the time.
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NewsABS launches new data platform
ABS has launched a new platform providing real-time data to improve fleet efficiency, reduce costs and help manage risks.
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NewsLR sells energy business to investment firm
Lloyd’s Register Group (LR) has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its energy business unit to London-based investment firm, Inspirit Capital.
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NewsReal world RCCI: reactively controlled ignition goes live
The subject of many test-bench projects has broken out of the lab, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsNew robust cylinder pressure sensor generation for thermodynamic control concepts
The development of modern gas engines has been closely related to the measurement and processing of cylinder pressure, and in turn on the development of cylinder pressure sensor technology.
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NewsFUEL CELL SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR FUEL FLEXIBILITY
New fuel cell technology being piloted in Norway can operate on different types of fuel, allowing new fuels such as green ammonia and LNG to be chosen according to availability.
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NewsHydrogen hedge: Rolls-Royce Power Lab sees benefits of parallel approach
Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the designer of MTU engines and systems, plans to begin full-scale multi-cylinder tests on a spark-ignited low-pressure hydrogen engine design in 2021, Dr. Peter Riegger, Rolls-Royce Power Systems Vice President Power Lab tells The Motorship in an exclusive interview.
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NewsNEW BRAZILIAN-BUILT BUNKER TANKERS AIM FOR FLEXIBILITY
Waterline Maritime has ordered a series of 8,000cbm product tankers, four to fill a gap in the Brazilian bunker market and four for export.
