Latest Equipment News – Page 296
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NewsNew Fuel Pump Generation Improves Reliability for MAN 32/40CD Engines
A new patented Mk3 injection pump for MAN 32/40CD engines has been launched by MAN PrimeServ, the after-sales division of MAN Energy Solutions. The pump provides significantly increased reliability and almost doubles TBO (time between overhaul), compared to the market standard.
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NewsPasteurising BWMS given IMO approval
Danish ballast water treatment system manufacturer, Bawat, has been granted IMO Type Approval for its technology that uses only a ship’s own waste heat to kill off invasive species.
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NewsPowerCell fuel cell system on show at expo
PowerCell Sweden has developed an improved version of its MS-100 fuel cell system which will be presented at the Fuel Cell Seminar & Energy Exposition in California on 5 November.
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NewsNorth Sea wind propulsion project launches
A €5.4 million project to research and trial wind propulsion in the North Sea has been officially approved and launched.
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NewsExxonMobil lubricates Color Line ferries
ExxonMobil is supplying Mobilgard ADL 40 engine oil for Color Line’s latest addition to its fleet of ferries.
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NewsNew MSC cruise vessel to feature SOFC fuel cell
Chantiers de l’Atlantique held the steel cutting ceremony for MSC Cruises’ new MSC Europa cruise vessel on 31 October. The first of four LNG-fuelled World Class vessels will be the first LNG-fuelled cruise vessel to be constructed in France and will also be the first cruise vessel to be fitted ...
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NewsHurtigruten tests biodiesel on cruise ship
In a bid for emissions-free operation, Hurtigruten has become the first Norwegian cruise line to test biodiesel on board its MS ‘Polarlys’.
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NewsSchottel propels new diving bell ship
Schottel has supplied propulsion units for Duisburg waterway and shipping authority’s (WSA Duisburg) new diving bell ship.
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NewsKR puts hydrogen at heart of zero emission ship strategy
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) expects hydrogen to represent one of the three main fuel types in its zero emission vessel designs, a KR representative announced during the Kormarine conference in Busan in October 2019. Other fuels include LNG, LPG, ethanol and methanol, and bio-fuels.
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NewsMaersk teams up with Wallenius Wilhelmsen to develop advanced biofuel
Maersk and Wallenius Wilhelmsen are investigating the viability of an advanced biofuel, LEO, which includes ethanol and lignin.
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NewsDELAYED GREENING OF THE COSTA FLEET
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has announced a further delay in the delivery of the 182,700gt Costa Smeralda, attributing the continuing postponement to the high complexity and sheer size of the vessel, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsTug powered by battery and hydrogen cell
Tokyo Kisen and e5 Lab have jointly developed the new concept design of an electric propulsion harbour tugboat powered by a large-capacity battery and hydrogen fuel cell.
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NewsRotary engine GTL alternative to reliquefaction
Korean technology solutions provider Marine Radio Company Ltd. (MRC) is developing a small-scale rotary engine gas-to-liquid solution as a potential alternative to reliquefaction systems for LNG carriers, according to a presentation at the Kormarine conference in Busan in October 2019.
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NewsSmart shipping used on Bourbon supply vessels
Bourbon and Sonasurf have announced the signing of a three-year cooperation agreement with Total in Angola for the deployment of the Smart shipping programme on its latest-generation supply vessels.
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NewsKorean Register in joint scrubber research projects
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) is participating in a government-funded project to develop systems to reduce particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from low, medium and high-speed engines.
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NewsPush comes to pull on hybrid Scandlines ships
The hybrid ferry Schleswig-Holstein has become the first of four Scandlines ships due to swap old push-thruster drive systems for new eco-friendly pull-thruster units, reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsDMC rudder retrofit aids manoeuvring
A Damen Marine Components (DMC) project to retrofit a rudder on a Coastal Transportation vessel has reduced operational noise and made manoeuvring easier.
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NewsMaersk tanker Rotor Sails trial a success
Norsepower Oy together with project partners Maersk Tankers, Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company, have successfully completed trials of two Norsepower Rotor Sails onboard a Maersk Tankers product tanker.
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NewsLargest battery hybrid RoPax in N America
Engineering firm, Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), has been selected by Vigor Fab to provide functional design for the new hybrid-electric Olympic Class ferries for Washington State Ferries (WSF).
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NewsViking’s latest ferry is most climate-smart
Viking Line’s latest passenger ship will be one of the most climate-smart yet, with the Finnish ferry company estimating that it will consume up to 10% less fuel that its smaller sister ship.
