Latest Equipment News – Page 68
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NewsGTT in LNG ULCV deal
GTT is to design the cryogenic fuel tanks for ten LNG-fuelled ultra large container vessels
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NewsClassNK endorses CII compliance tool
Bearing AI is celebrating ClassNK’s endorsement of its CII compliance tool
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NewsWärtsilä key to Vitol efficiency gains
Wärtsilä energy saving systems installed on board two MR tankers have been shown to improve efficiency by around 6%
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NewsCooperating to deliver methanol bunkering training
The accelerating pace of the energy transition makes it essential that the industry provides bunkering training
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NewsNew battery chemistries on the horizon after land-based development
Developments in battery chemistry targeted aim to boost power density, increase longevity and reduce risk
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NewsProspects for battery power are positive
The use of onboard energy storage has grown rapidly over the last decade, and new chemistries are likely to be competing with lithium-ion batteries by around 2030
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NewsWide operating range demonstrated for ammonia combustion concepts
Dr Nicole Wermuth, research leader in combustion and fuels at LEC GmbH, presented results of an ammonia diesel dual-fuel combustion concept test at CIMAC 2023 highlighting the wide operating range achieved
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NewsThe new Klondike
Regulations need to be in place before prospectors start mining the seabed, writes Patrik Wheater
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NewsAppliance of data science to new PBST radial turbo
Numerical simulation has played a key role in new PBST turbocharger designs
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NewsNew filtration solution for Wärtsilä BWMS
Wärtsilä Aquarius UV takes ballast water filtration to ‘the next level’
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NewsProvaris begins testing H2 carrier tank prototype
Provaris is teaming up with Prodtex on a tank prototype testing programme for the H2Neo compressed hydrogen carrier
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NewsShell and Houlder team up on decarbonisation
A new partnership aims to ‘cut through the noise’ of the myriad decarbonisation solutions
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NewsMitsubishi in Imabari LNG FGSS deal
Mitsubishi is to supply 12 FGSS for Imabari’s new LNG-fuelled car and bulk carriers
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NewsNew fuel adaptions to turbochargers will include layout and material changes
At CIMAC 2023, Raphael Ryser, R&D principal engineer at Accelleron, discussed what changes customers can expect to be made to turbochargers for large engines operating on new fuels.
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NewsCO2 purity will impact onboard containment system design
Different onboard CO2 capture technology types result in different levels of purity, and this will have a significant impact on containment systems, says Rupert Hare, CEO of design and engineering consultancy, Houlder.
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NewsWärtsilä targets high injection pressure for methanol
Methanol has already proven to have the potential to become one of the key solutions for the marine industry to reach net carbon neutrality, and Wärtsilä has multiple newbuild and retrofit solutions available already.
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NewsWärtsilä advances testing of new combustion concept
Wärtsilä has put a considerable R&D effort in developing the next generation of its dual-fuel lean burn gas engine, with about 300 hours testing completed.
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NewsIMO elects first Latin American as new secretary-general
Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco has been elected the new secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
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NewsFirst Damen air lubrication retrofit contract agreed
Estonian-based shipping company Amisco has placed the first commercial order for Damen’s new air lubrication system, DACS. DACS, which was developed by a collaboration between Damen and the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), will be installed aboard the general cargo vessel Danita in Tallinn, Estonia, the company confirmed.
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NewsMAN ES participating in 4-stroke methanol retrofit research project
MAN Energy Solutions has launched a project to develop retrofit solutions for medium-speed marine engines. The ‘CliNeR-ECo’ project includes partners from industry and research institutes, and will run until the end of 2025. Research association comprising MAN Energy Solutions, WTZ Roßlau gGmbH and TU Darmstadt start ‘CliNeR-ECo’ project.
