Latest Equipment News – Page 350
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NewsGas-fuelled ships partnership unveiled
Two-stroke engine developer WinGD, marine technology provider Wärtsilä and membrane containment company GTT have announced a partnership to optimise the integration of engines, fuel gas systems and storage on gas-fuelled ships.
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NewsWorld-first ethane fuel conversion completed
Ethylene and LPG carrier ‘Navigator Aurora’ has become the first ship to have its two-stroke main engine converted to burn ethane as fuel.
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NewsAlbwardy Damen expands ship repair to Oman
Albwardy Damen has expanded its services to Sohar Port in the Sultanate of Oman in what it calls a historic milestone as the joint venture company celebrates its 40th anniversary.
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NewsEnSolve wins US patent for scrubber tech
EnSolve Biosystems is seeking global partners to help commercialise its scrubber technology following receiving a patent from the US Patent & Trade Office.
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NewsData driven cylinder condition strategies
The Motorship will host its fifth ExxonMobil roundtable at SMM on 5 September. Ahead of that meeting Iain White, Global Field Engineering Manager, ExxonMobil discusses challenges facing ship operators’ post 2020.
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NewsA ballast water solution for muddy waters
India has been advocating port-based, mobile ballast water treatment since 2013. Sandip Patil of Indian Register of Shipping’s Research and Innovation Center outlines the solution.
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NewsWind as a viable future propulsion technology
Wind propulsion technologies are emerging as one option which can help cut fuel costs significantly, make vessels compliant with existing and impending emission regulations and create energy security and long-term resilience in a volatile market.
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NewsWärtsilä gensets for diamond mining vessel
Wärtsilä and De Beers Marine have signed an agreement for the replacement of generating sets aboard De Beers’ diamond mining ship Debmar Pacific which is engaged in diamond mining operations off the coast of Namibia.
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NewsWärtsilä invests in Smart Technology Hub
Wärtsilä is making a significant investment in Finland with its new Smart Technology Hub, what it calls its next-generation innovation and production centre.
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NewsBrunvoll equipment orders focus on hybrid
Brunvoll has won two large equipment packages for a live fish carrier vessel and another plug-in hybrid system for a whale watching and sightseeing vessel.
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NewsHybrid power deal for nine Ro-Ro vessels
Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded significant contracts with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard Co China to deliver power and hybrid systems to nine Roll on–Roll off (Ro-Ro) vessels ordered by Italy’s Grimaldi Group.
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NewsMarine fuel cell-based drive partnership
PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a memorandum of understanding with the German industrial group Siemens AG to jointly develop fuel cell-based drive and power generating systems for marine applications.
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NewsCadmatic software to improve Meyer design
Meyer is expanding use of Cadmatic design and information management software at its shipyards to improve its cruise vessel design and shorten design and construction lead-times.
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NewsTurbocharger service interval predictions
Scientists at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy have developed a computational model which determines the maintenance intervals for exhaust gas turbochargers.
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NewsYara autonomous vessel will be built by Vard
The world’s first autonomous and electric container vessel has moved one step closer to launch with the signing of a NOK 250 million vessel build deal with Vard.
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NewsLloyd Werft gets Genting cruise work after all
German shipyard Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) has revealed it will, after all, be directly involved in the production of Germany’s biggest-ever cruise ships now being built at east German sister group MV Werften, writes Germany correspondent Tom Todd
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NewsYara completes first Scheme B certification
Yara Environmental Technologies has become the first selective catalytic reduction (SCR) supplier to complete EIAPP certification of a client’s engine and SCR system, marking the first time a non-engine maker has led the certification process.
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NewsFirst LNG ferry built in North America
Canadian operator Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) has completed final commissioning of its latest gas-fuelled ferry, the first such vessel to be built in the region
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NewsRolls-Royce to build marine batteries
Rolls-Royce is to produce marine batteries for the first time with the launch of a lithium-ion based energy storage system.
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NewsAir lubrication refit for Carnival cruise ship
Silverstream Technologies has retrofitted its Silverstream System air lubrication technology onto the Diamond Princess owned by Princess Cruises.
