Latest Equipment News – Page 256
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NewsSovcomflot JV awards Zvezda contract for 10 new Arc7 LNG carriers
Smart LNG, the joint venture between SCF Group (Sovcomflot Group) and Russian natural gas producer Novatek, has awarded Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex a contract to construct 10 new Arc7 LNG carriers.
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NewsGE electric propulsion package for new Dutch Navy combat support vessel
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) has ordered an energy management and electric propulsion package from GE Power Conversion for HNLMS Den Helder, a new combat support vessel being built for the Royal Netherlands Navy.
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NewsFirst two Havila Voyages ships launch
The first two of Havila Voyages'' four new coastal ships have launched at the Tersan shipyard in Turkey.
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NewsMaintain service schedules, urges Survitec
With an increasing number of vessels returning to service following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, Survitec is advising that ships’ life-saving appliances are maintained according to their original service schedules in order to avoid delays.
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NewsEPS awarded five-year BHP tender for dual-fuel Newcastlemaxes
Singapore-based ship operator Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a long-term charter for five LNG-fuelled Newcastlemaxes with BHP, the mining company.
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NewsApproval for HHI centreline oil-tight longitudinal bulkhead VLCC concept
DNV GL has presented Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with a general approval of ship application (GASA) for a new concept of very large crude carriers (VLCCs) with a centreline oil-tight longitudinal bulkhead.
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NewsRINA proves digitalisation extension
RINA and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have successfully completed a pilot project to test the extension of the data exchange capability of the THETIS system.
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NewsWork starts on first ammonia-fuelled tugboat
NYK, IHI Power Systems and ClassNK have signed a joint research and development (R&D) agreement to put the world''s first ammonia-fuelled tugboat into practical use.
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NewsNew Project Joins the Race for the First Onboard CO2 Capture Installation
Japan-based Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, K-Line and ClassNK have teamed up on a demonstration project for the installation of what they expect to be the world''s first onboard CO2 capture system.
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NewsWilhelmsen and Hyundai Glovis deepen ties
Wilhelmsen and Hyundai Glovis have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange expertise and improve the companies’ technology and service offerings.
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NewsSchottel to propel Russian AHTS
Schottel has been awarded a contract to supply a total of eight propulsion units to the Turkish Atlas Shipyard.
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NewsDriving force: Kongsberg’s An-Magritt Ryste interview
An-Magritt Ryste, Product Director, Next Generation Shipping at Kongsberg offers her perspective on autonomous vessel development, and the future of demand
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NewsPrimeServ Lab extends scope of engine fluid analysis
MAN Energy Solutions'' after-sales division, PrimeServ Lab, has launched a fuel-stability analysis for IMO 2020-compliant low-sulphur fuels, covering their compatibility with other fuels. PrimeServ Lab’s standard, fuel-analysis programme now covers the p-value, as well as lubricity, biofuel content and ignition delay.
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NewsAutonomous ships to overhaul hub-and-spoke logistics
Autonomous shortsea and feeder distribution could disrupt hub-and-spoke logistics, Stevie Knight hears
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NewsBV paves the way for remote inspections
Bureau Veritas (BV) in Singapore, in collaboration with Nokia and Sembcorp Marine, has successfully completed remote surveys, paving the way for a new class procedure for the remote inspection of vessels under construction.
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NewsKongsberg and Shell deliver trim software
Kongsberg Maritime has signed an agreement with Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited to deliver Shell’s draft and trim optimisation software.
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NewsLR and Methanol Institute publish Methanol bunkering guidance
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Methanol Institute (MI) have produced a Bunkering Technical Reference on Methanol. The document is intended to help shipowners, ports and bunker suppliers understand processes and procedures for the safe use of methanol as a marine fuel.
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NewsHot stuff: the big fuel cell come-back
A new LNG carrier project seeks to harness the specific characteristics of SOFC technology, but the technical obstacles are considerable, Stevie Knight hears
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NewsStorm brews over EEDI minimum power requirements
In severe sea states, EEDI’s minimum power requirements potentially create a risk that a ship may not be able to make enough way through the water to maintain steerage “and then you are in trouble,” warned Philip Holt, a naval architect at MAN Energy Solutions.
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NewsFirst in-water remote ship surveys using ROV
The world’s first in-water remote ship surveys using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) have been completed by DNV GL.
