Latest Equipment News – Page 7

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    Type Approval For DCP System Upgrades

    2024-02-12T11:25:00Z

    Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec has announced that classification society DNV has awarded a Type Approval to its reconfigured and enhanced Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) fire extinguishing system.

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    Fuel-Flexible Coastal Tanker Series

    2024-02-12T11:13:00Z

    Swedish-owned Thun Tankers has commissioned the first of eight product/chemical carriers tailored to the exacting operational and environmental demands of the north European distributive trades. The 7,999dwt Thun Resource features a multi-fuel medium-speed main engine, an adaptive propulsion system, battery pack, cold-ironing provision, and a high degree of cargo compartmentalisation.

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    Successful onboard carbon looping CCS pilot

    2024-02-09T11:40:00Z

    Seabound, a UK-based carbon capture solutions developer, has successfully concluded a test of its carbon looping carbon capture technology on a commercial container ship, Lomar’s container feeder Sounion Trader. The technology developer now plans to focus on scaling up the technology with the intention of making the first commercial deliveries in 2025. 

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    Hydrogen barge sets sail on Rhine

    2024-02-09T11:39:00Z

    A ground-breaking hydrogen-powered barge has launched to ship goods emission-free on the Rhine between the Netherlands and Germany

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    Wärtsilä NH3 FSS order for EXMAR gas carriers

    2024-02-08T17:13:00Z

    Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has announced that it will deliver the fuel supply system for two new gas carriers that will operate with ammonia fuel. The EXMAR LPG medium-size gas carriers will be the first oceangoing vessels to be propelled by dual-fuel engines capable of operating with ammonia.

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    Ecospray awarded ocean based carbon capture pilot in Norway

    2024-02-08T16:58:00Z

    Ecospray, the Italian decarbonisation solutions supplier, has announced that it will participate as a technical supplier in a groundbreaking pilot project to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from seawater in Norway.  

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    NYK Stolt Tankers orders MeOH-ready 38,000 dwt series

    2024-02-08T16:24:00Z

    NYK Stolt Tankers announced on 7 February that it has entered into a contract with Nantong Xiangyu Shipyard for six 38,000 dwt chemical tankers.

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    Poppe + Potthoff to launch H2 fuel supply system components

    2024-02-08T16:16:00Z

    Poppe + Potthoff, the Westphalia based gas and liquid carrying component supplier, has announced that it will introduce a new series of components suitable for carrying hydrogen under the TOPAQ brand name from April 2024. The solutions can be combined modularly to form a hydrogen supply system.

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    ABB launches first liquid-cooled IE5 SynRM motor

    2024-02-08T16:01:00Z

    ABB has announced the launch of a new version of its IE5 SynRM (synchronous reluctance motor) series, which combines very high energy efficiency with highly effective liquid cooling. The new design sets a new benchmark for high power output and reliability in a compact footprint.

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    ExxonMobil opens new Singapore test lab

    2024-02-08T15:46:00Z

    ExxonMobil has announced the opening of a new test laboratory in Singapore, which will enhance the regional coverage of its Mobil Serv℠ Lubricant Analysis. The additional facility is designed to help customers to take full advantage of the service to monitor the in-operation performance of their Mobil™ lubricants.

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    MAN PrimeServ and C.C. JENSEN Sign Cooperation Agreement

    2024-02-08T15:38:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions and C.C.JENSEN (CJC), the oil maintenance specialist, recently signed a Cooperation Agreement regarding the promotion and sales of CJC products by MAN PrimeServ, MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division in Copenhagen. 

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    EU Backs efuels Retrofit for Bulker

    2024-02-08T15:30:00Z

    A bulk carrier is to be converted to run on next-generation fuels under an EU-sponsored initiative aimed at accelerating international shipping’s decarbonisation. The EUR17m ($18.2m) GAMMA collaborative project, named in reference to usage of ‘green’ ammonia and (bio)methanol, will see a 62,000dwt Ultramax bulker retrofitted with new technologies.

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    New Swedish green shipping corridor

    2024-02-07T15:49:00Z

    Ports of Stockholm, Port of Turku and Viking Line are creating a green shipping corridor between Turku and Stockholm, which will be fossil fuel-free by 2035

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    Nippon Paint Marine rides high on sustained market growth

    2024-02-06T14:25:00Z

    Nippon Paint Marine has plenty in the pipeline this year, following the appointment of its new president

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    DESMI launches mag-drive centrifugal pumps

    2024-02-06T12:32:00Z

    DESMI has launched a new mag-drive centrifugal pump, adding a magnetic coupling to its range of centrifugal pumps. The technology offers particular advantages for a methanol fuel system, combining the high efficiency and robust reliability of centrifugal pumps without the need for a traditional shaft seal solution in the pump.

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    MacGregor launches new gravity self-unloading system

    2024-02-06T12:13:00Z

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has launched a new and augmented gravity self-unloading system that will allow bulk carriers to deliver a wider variety of cargo, in greater volume. The new system, the ‘MacGregor GravityVibeTM’, deploys a patent-pending vibrating unloader to reduce internal friction and ease the discharge of coarse materials such as wood chips from the cargo hold.

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    LR AiP for H2 fuel-cell ferry for the Estonian State Fleet

    2024-02-06T12:04:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Estonian State Fleet for hydrogen fuel-cell ferry designed by Finnish ship design and engineering company Deltamarin.

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    DNV study validates energy efficiency gains for DFE+ propulsion solution for LNGCs

    2024-02-06T11:59:00Z

    DNV has quantified the gains that owners of LNG carriers could expect to achieve using the new Dual Fuel, Electric+ (DFE+) solution developed by ABB and MAN Energy Solutions. Comprising MAN’s four-stroke 49/60DF dual fuel engine and ABB’s Dynamic AC power distribution and control system, the solution has been developed to overcome efficiency challenges that are specific to the vessel type.

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    AiP for Type B NH3 fuel tank for container ships

    2024-02-06T11:53:00Z

    ClassNK has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a prismatic ammonia fuel tank (IMO Type B independent tank) for container Ships developed by Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC).

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    Cargo handling and FSS contract for VLAC series

    2024-02-06T11:46:00Z

    Babcock LGE has been awarded the contract to supply the cargo handling system and the fuel supply system for a series of six Very Large Ammonia Carriers (VLAC) on order at an unnamed shipyard in China. The contract relates to an order for a VLAC series for an Asian shipowner.