Latest Equipment News – Page 4
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NewsBV AiP for remote comms system
Bureau Veritas has approved a new communication system developed by remote vessel technology specialist, Seafar
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NewsShell opens its first megawatt charger in Amsterdam
Shell has just opened its first megawatt charging facility in Amsterdam as the oil major looks to continue its expansion into the renewable energy sector with a shore-to-ship solution.
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News10th hybrid chemical tanker for Tärntank
Kongsberg Maritime has won a deal to design and equip a tenth hybrid chemical tanker for Danish operator, Tärntank
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NewsGreen H2 production planned for Rio
Brazil’s Eletrobras has teamed up with infrastructure company Prumo to produce green hydrogen in the Port of Acu in Rio de Janeiro
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NewsKongsberg’s new ‘Super-Efficient Bulker’ concept slashes fuel costs
Kongsberg new ’Super-Efficient Bulker’ aims to slash fuel costs even for vessels running conventional fuels
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NewsGreen Marine and Vopak team up on methanol supply
Green Marine Fuels and Royal Vopak are teaming up to secure port storage facilities for green methanol in two key Chinese ports
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NewsFinnøy’s silent propulsion systems in action
Norway’s Finnøy has supplied state of the art silent propulsion systems to two research vessels, South Korea’s Tamhae III and New Zealand’s Kahoa II.
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NewsBerg Propulsion lands Louis Dreyfus Armateurs contract
Berg Propulsion secures Louis Dreyfus Armateurs propulsion package for wind-assisted Airbus ro-ro vessels
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NewsA future in the making
Among a clutch of companies giving effect to the concept of an unmanned ship, robotic subsea technology exponent Ocean Infinity has commissioned a flotilla of offshore vessels specifically designed for eventual remote control from ashore, writes David Tinsley
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NewsFjord1 to operate four autonomous ferries on domestic service
Fjord1, the Norwegian domestic ferry operator, has signed a contract with the Norwegian Road Administration to operate four autonomous, electric ferry newbuildings on the crossing between Lavik and Oppedal, the company said in a statement.
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NewsCheaper supply and regs Needed to support MeOH use
Wallenius Wilhelmsen, the Oslo based PCTC and logistics group, has doubled an order for 9,350 CEU capacity Shaper class methanol dual fuel ammonia ready vessels at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd to eight, with a further four units still under option.
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NewsElectrification expanding beyond the passenger segment
Full electrification of deepsea vessels may be some time off yet, but the outlook isn’t as grim as some might suggest.
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NewsBulk carrier life cycle assessment quantifies benefits of energy-saving technologies
The CHEK project’s analysis of the emissions reduction potential that multiple energy saving technologies would have on a Kamsarmax bulk carrier paves the way for decarbonisation solutions and more accurate ESG reporting.
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NewsMid-term measure debate will Dominate runup to MEPC82
The 81st meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in London on 18 to 22 March 2024 was held the week after the Intersessional Working Group on the reduction of Green House Gases (ISWG-GHG 16).
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NewsLargest MAN ES SCR for Mitsui E&S
MAN Energy Solutions has announced the production of a 3.9m diameter Cluster 5 Double Layer SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) catalytic converter for MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. The SCR unit - the largest the company has ever built - comes ammonia-ready.
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NewsUnwrapping the FuTube package
Wärtsilä’s FuTube is a modular system, but each component is available separately, SLS Sales director Panu Sorvisto explained to The Motorship. “That’s the beauty of it; it allows for flexibility.”
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NewsSupporting Shipping’s Decarbonization Towards a Carbon-Free Future
Dr Olivier Denizart, Technical Manager at Lubmarine, shares some of the key findings on Lubmarine’s latest R&D projects on future fuels including experiments on an Ammonia-fuelled engine that it has modified – and the critical importance that safety will have to play in shaping the implementation of new fuels.
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NewsVCR narrows gap between dual-fuel two-stroke designs
Early orders indicate that WinGD’s latest advance to its X-DF platform could answer some of the challenges associated with low-pressure dual-fuel engines.
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NewsSterntube failures on the rise
Increasing numbers of vessels are suffering failures in their stern tube bearings, according to SLS Technical Manager, Engineering, Jose Antonio Vazquez and 90% of them are in the aft bearing. And he believes he knows why. “Increased pressure over operators and crews to meet targets makes them take risks,” he said.
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NewsIntelliSafe is caring for bearings
Wärtsilä SLS’s IntelliSafe bearing uses sensors to provide immediate information to control oil flow in the event that there is a risk of metal-to-metal contact, which would result in expensive damage to the bearing and the shaft.
