Latest Equipment News – Page 63
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NewsMEPC80 Has Set The Direction Of Travel For The Industry: Ebbinghaus
Dr Alexandra Ebbinghaus, GM Decarbonisation at Shell Marine, highlighted the challenges and opportunities that the industry is confronting in an interview with The Motorship
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NewsIBIA appoints Prokopakis as Executive Director
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has announced the appointment of Alexander Prokopakis as its new Executive Director. Prokopakis will take up the role on 1 September 2023.
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NewsWärtsilä to supply FGSS for new LNG dual-fuel boxships
Wärtsilä is to supply the LNG fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for four new dual-fuel 23,000 teu container ships.
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NewsJapanese fully autonomous vessel project targets 2025 commercialisation
The second phase of the Nippon Foundation’s MEGURI2040 project was announced in July 2023. The project, which intends to support the full-scale commercialisation of fully autonomous ship technology by 2025, will focus on demonstrating ship-shore operations using four different vessel types.
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NewsMethane slip reduction potential of Wärtsilä engine solutions
Swedish shipping company Furetank has announced that it is co-developing and testing two technologies with Wärtsilä that demonstrate the potential to halve methane slip emissions.
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NewsAiP For Floating CO2 Storage Unit Concept
DNV has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and MISC Berhad (MISC) for their Floating CO2 Storage Unit (FCSU) concept. The innovative design is capable of functioning as an intermediate CO2 storage unit or as an injection vehicle (known as FCSU-i) for offshore CO2 reservoirs.
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NewsFirst US plug-in hybrid inland towing tug delivered
The first plug-in hybrid electric inland towing vessel in the US was christened at a ceremony in Houston, Texas on 25 August.
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NewsGTT appoints new CFO
Thierry Hochoa has been appointed chief financial officer at GTT, with effect from 4 September 2023.
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NewsHuisman signs Taiwanese cable carousel deal
Huisman and DFO ink a deal for a cable carousel and optional cable-lay system to support Taiwan’s offshore wind industry
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NewsBV type approval for foul-release coating
Propspeed has been awarded type approval from Bureau Veritas for its foul-release coating system.
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NewsCMES to order methanol-fuelled VLCC
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) is planning to place an order with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co for a dual-fuel methanol-powered very large crude carrier (VLCC), according to a stock exchange filing.
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NewsSilverstream appoints Catriona Savage as CTO
Silverstream Technologies has appointed Catriona Savage as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
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NewsErma First’s AMP solution recognised as Energy Saving Device
DNV has confirmed that Erma First’s alternative maritime power (AMP) system, BLUE CONNECT, meets the requirements to be categorised as an ‘energy-saving device’ (ESD). In the same document, DNV recognises the solution’s ability to improve a vessel’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) ratings in line with regulations set out by the IMO.
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NewsK Line adopts Navtor fleet monitoring platform
K Line has inked a memorandum of understanding with Navtor to develop K Line’s global fleet monitoring and support system. Under the terms of the agreement, K Line will extend the functionality of NavFleet, a fleet monitoring platform provided by Navtor, across its fleet.
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NewsWärtsilä to offer onboard CCS feasibility studies
Wärtsilä is announcing that it has begun to offer carbon capture and storage (CCS) feasibility studies to shipowners and operators. The studies have already been conducted on a range of vessel types including ro-ro and ro-pax vessels, a drill ship, a container vessel and a gas carrier, according to Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment.
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NewsNew Feederships Host Carbon Capture
Emissions filtration incorporating carbon capture technology features in a new class of feedership for the north European short-sea traffic. Four 1,380TEU-capacity container vessels booked in China to German account have been secured on long-term charter by BG Freight Line for its service network linking the UK, Ireland and northwest Continental ports.
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NewsFlexible Robot To Work In Italian Yards
Testing of a mobile robotic welding solution to raise shipbuilding efficiency has begun in Italy. The MR4Weld outdoor automated system is the first issue of a collaboration agreement implemented in 2021 by Trieste-headquartered international shipbuilding group Fincantieri and Turin-based industrial robotics specialist Comau.
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NewsSilk Alliance welcomes four new members
The Silk Alliance continues to grow with the addition of Yara Clean Ammonia, the Methanol Institute, MPC Container Ships and the NUS Centre for Maritime Studies
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NewsSecond Damen Shoalbuster for SAFEEN
SAFEEN Group is expanding its service fleet with a second Damen Shoalbuster
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NewsMAN’s 95-bore LGIM engine ready for Maersk newbuildings
Representatives from MAN Energy Solutions and A.P. Moller – Maersk presented an update on the methanol engines powering recent newbuilding orders at CIMAC 2023, including the new 95-bore developed for larger vessels.
