Latest Equipment News – Page 310
-
NewsNEW SAGA FOR UK CRUISE FLEET
UK operator Saga Cruises has commissioned its first-ever newbuild, with the handover in Germany of the 58,200gt Spirit of Discovery, writes David Tinsley. The company’s core target market is affluent British travellers of the so-called Baby Boomer generation, although the highly individual design and itineraries are intended to foster wider ...
-
NewsOceanwide commissions second polar cruiser
Following the success of its new Polar Class 6 ship, Hondius, Oceanwide Expeditions has ordered a sister ship by the same shipyard, Brodosplit in Croatia.
-
NewsMOL FSRU package for Hong Kong terminal
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd (MOL) has signed a long-term charter contract with Hong Kong LNG Terminal Limited to supply a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), as well as jetty operation and maintenance services and port services for the Hong Kong offshore LNG terminal project.
-
NewsCHELSEA AWARDED DNV GL TYPE APPROVAL FOR WASH WATER MONITOR
Chelsea Technologies has announced that its Sea Sentry wash water monitoring system for ship exhaust gas cleaning systems has been awarded type approval by DNV GL. This accreditation, combined with certification for its measurement protocols from Class NK and DNV GL, assures shipowners and operators that all available measures have ...
-
NewsMAN B&W Dual-Fuel Engines Pass Half-Million Hour Milestone
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that its two-stroke, dual-fuel portfolio has now logged over 500,000 operational hours. The milestone stems from the confirmed 250+ sales the company has won within its entire portfolio of dual-fuel engines – all running on LNG or other, clean fuels such as LPG and methanol.
-
NewsContainerships takes delivery of second LNG-fuelled feeder
Containerships, the Hamburg-based subsidiary of leading logistics company CMA CGM, has taken delivery of a second LNG-fuelled containership, the 1,380 TEU Containerships Polar.
-
NewsMOL introduces next-gen coal carrier design
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has introduced a next generation coal bulker design, featuring design innovations to optimise discharge operations and speeding up cargo handling, as well as improving vessel stability.
-
NewsTHUN DRIVE INTO INTERMEDIATE TANKER SECTOR
Underscoring the company’s bid to develop in the intermediate tanker category, the first of five 18,650 dwt IMO Type 2 chemical/product carriers has been delivered in China to Swedish-owned Thun Tankers, writes David Tinsley.
-
NewsABS to class Harvey Gulf hybrid solution
ABS has been selected to class two Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV) being retrofitted with a battery/converter system by Harvey Gulf International Marine.
-
NewsFeasibility of hybrid power study published
The results of a study into the cost effectiveness of hybrid power generation has been published.
-
NewsDigital twin collaboration
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMOU), NAPA and AVL have announced a strategic co-operation agreement to develop digital ships and related strategic solutions.
-
NewsHULL AND TANK INSPECTION ROV
The concept of carrying out hull and tank inspections using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is not new but Canadian company Deep Trekker has introduced a range of ROVs that are both economical to operate and fully portable. The basic models are cheap enough to carry on board a ship ...
-
NewsDemocratising data with Kongsberg Vessel Insight
While the largest shipping lines have already implemented in-house efficiency monitoring schemes throughout their fleets, Kongsberg has launched an initiative to make the same technology available for the rest of us. Vigleik Takle, Kongsberg Maritime Digital Solutions SVP, believes that his system Vessel Insight will grow to eclipse the in-house ...
-
NewsUK YACHT BUILDER CHAMPIONS GERMAN HYBRID SYSTEM
A prestigious new reference for battery-equipped hybrid power is the harbinger of future developments, writes David Tinsley.
-
NewsLR in drive for sustainable financing
Eleven major shipping banks, supported by a number of industry partners including Lloyd’s Register (LR), will launch the Poseidon Principles – a pioneering doctrine that will integrate climate considerations into lending decisions in line with IMO’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) strategy.
-
NewsDUTCH YARDS RESILIENT IN CORE MARKETS
Both general-purpose and specialised dry cargo vessels continue to figure substantially in Dutch shipbuilding output, underlining an ability to remain cost-competitive, writes David Tinsley.
-
NewsLeanships project achieves fuel savings applying pre-swirl stator to CPPs
Technology group Wärtsilä, the Netherlands based Maritime Research Institute MARIN and Italian ship owner Grimaldi, have together successfully designed an Energy Saving Device (ESD) for use by ships with Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPPs). The result of the development work is a pre-swirl stator that has been demonstrated to be suitable ...
-
NewsABB to supply systems package for Van Oord newbuild dredgers
ABB is to supply an integrated vessel systems package to two dual-fuel dredgers that are being built by Keppel Offshore & Marine for Van Oord. This is ABB’s first full-scope power, automation and navigation contract for the specialized dredger market and will also be ABB’s largest dredging vessel project for ...
-
NewsIRISH FLEET GAINS EUROPEAN-BUILT BULKERS
In keeping with a policy of sustained fleet reinvestment and modernisation, and a focus on tonnage suited to its primary activities in shortsea trading, leading Irish owner Arklow Shipping is bringing a new series of 16,800dwt bulkers into commission, writes David Tinsley.
-
NewsTitan deploys first LNG by inland barge
The FlexFueler001 has performed the first official bunkering to Norlines in the Port of Rotterdam meaning that Titan LNG is the first accredited LNG bunker supplier to deliver by inland water barge.
