Latest Equipment News – Page 85

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    Spanish Short-Sea Fleet Backs Diesel-Electric

    2023-04-11T09:23:00Z

    Spain’s shipbuilding industry is raising its game through the construction of the national fleet’s first diesel-electric cargo vessels. With Mundaka NM, the lead vessel in a series of four 6,200dwt newbuilds nearing completion, Astilleros de Murueta recently launched second-of-class Katuxa NM from its Erandio yard on Bilbao’s Nervion River.

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    Wärtsilä launches new system recovery tool

    2023-04-06T14:03:00Z

    Wärtsilä’s new recovery tool can have the ship’s systems back up and running within 30 minutes

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    Schottel ships record-breaking 3.2MW EcoPeller

    2023-04-06T12:17:00Z

    Schottel has announced the safe shipment of a five-bladed SRE 700 propeller with an input power of 3.2 MW and a propeller diameter of 3,600 mm. The EcoPeller is the largest unit to be produced at the company’s Wismar works.

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    Wärtsilä 25 engines selected for European shortsea tanker order

    2023-04-06T12:01:00Z

    Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the engines for four new 7999 dwt chemical tankers being built for Swedish fleet owner Erik Thun.

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    Methanol Building Favour In Bulker Sector

    2023-04-06T11:47:00Z

    Copenhagen-based J.Lauritzen is the latest owner to endorse methanol fuel by way of the propulsion machinery specified for a pair of Kamsarmax bulk carriers ordered in Japan.

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    High-speed H2-fuelled Baltic catamaran project advances

    2023-04-06T11:42:00Z

    Australian shipyard Austal and Swedish ferry operator Gotlandsbolaget have signed a letter of intent to develop and build a high-speed catamaran capable of operating on hydrogen or other green alternative fuels. The ferry is expected to operate on routes connecting the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea with the Swedish mainland.

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    More MET-MB orders for engines with low-pressure EGR

    2023-04-06T10:42:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment (MHI-MME) has received an order for a MET-53MB turbocharger for a J-ENG 2-stroke engine equipped with a low-pressure EGR system.

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    Osaka Gas and MHI team up on CCUS exploration

    2023-04-05T14:19:00Z

    Osaka Gas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are joining forces to develop CCUS technology

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    Standardising hybrid propulsion systems

    2023-04-05T14:15:00Z

    A new memorandum of understanding aims to develop a new standard for hybrid propulsion systems

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    Japanese yard inks MoU for UK zero carbon wind service design

    2023-04-05T13:36:00Z

    Zephyrus Marine has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mirai Ships, a Japan-based shipyard located in Miyagi prefecture, to build the Zephyrus Zero Carbon Offshore wind service vessel.

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    ABB propulsion package for Finnish multi-purpose patrol vessels

    2023-04-05T13:08:00Z

    ABB will supply a power and propulsion package for two new, advanced multi-purpose patrol vessels to be built by Meyer Turku for the Finnish Border Guard.

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    First Abate-ready notation for jackup unit

    2023-04-05T12:38:00Z

    DNV has awarded the first Abate-Ready notation to a jackup unit. The notation was awarded to Vahana Aryan, the flagship vessel of the Dubai-based Vahana Marine Solutions DMCC. The Abate notation is designed to assist the owners and operators of offshore units to identify and implement measures which can lead to reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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    First LH2-fuelled hydrogen fuel cell ferry enters service

    2023-04-04T16:11:00Z

    The entry into service of a ferry powered by PEM fuel cells fuelled by liquid hydrogen on 31 March marked a significant advance for what remains a largely untried technology. Norled’s Hydra began operations on a busy route in Rogaland in western Norway after receiving approval from the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA).

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    Hydrogen leakage could add to atmospheric methane

    2023-04-04T15:09:00Z

    COP 27 saw the signing of a Joint Statement on Green Hydrogen and Green Shipping calling for the rapid adoption of green hydrogen-based fuels, but there may be a downside to consider.

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    e1 Marine to build hydrogen generator to support CCS development

    2023-04-04T12:14:00Z

    Global renewable energy company, e1 Marine, has been commissioned to build an S Series 130 methanol to hydrogen generator by Current AG for the development and evaluation of techniques to capture waste heat and CO2 from the exhaust stream created during the reforming process

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    First hybrid electric bunker tanker in Singapore delivery

    2023-04-04T12:08:00Z

    The delivery of the first of a pair of hybrid-electric bunker tankers that will operate in the port of Singapore has been been confirmed by Vitol’s Singaporean bunker operations company, V-Bunkers. The vessel, Marine Charge, will be the first electric-hybrid bunker tanker in Singapore when it enters service.

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    J-ENG To Develop Alt Fuel DF Engines With Licensee

    2023-04-04T10:58:00Z

    Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has announced plans to develop and commercialise two-stroke dual-fuel engines capable of operating on ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen (H2) with Akasaka Diesels Ltd., a long-term licensee.

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    Business Pairing Yields Dual-Fuel Boxships

    2023-04-04T10:23:00Z

    Hong Kong-headquartered Seaspan Corporation in cooperation with Israeli-owned carrier ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has realised the opening phase in a major newbuild programme. 

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    Candidates announced for IMO Secretary-General

    2023-04-03T14:33:00Z

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that seven candidates have been nominated for the post of Secretary-General of the organisation. The term of the current incumbent, Kitack Lim of the Republic of Korea, expires on 31 December 2023.

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    Resilient Dutch Build Business Platform

    2023-04-03T14:22:00Z

    Although the much-vaunted scheme to realise at least 30 domestically-produced, zero-emission ships by 2030 under the Maritime Master Plan has yet to be endorsed by government, Dutch shipbuilders continue to show resilience and business verve.