Latest Equipment News – Page 99
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NewsEU funding for wind-assisted retrofit project
A project to install a hybrid wind-solar generation system alongside a tilting windsail system on a bulker and a container vessel has been awarded EUR9.2m from the European Union’s research and innovation fund.
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NewsKM in Med Marine tug winch order
KM order with Med Marine for heavy-duty towing winches now stands at 16
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NewsIsrael brings in 0.1% sulphur cap
Pre-empting moves to establish a low emissions zone in the Mediterranean, Israel is bringing forward requirements for ships calling at the country’s ports to burn fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.10%. The new rules will enter force on 23 February 2023.
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NewsABS and HD Hyundai advance autonomous project collaboration
ABS and HD Hyundai have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering a range of autonomous projects to extend autonomous navigation technology into critical vessel machinery at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January 2023.
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NewsUK delays MRV reporting requirements until 2025
The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) expects shipping companies to submit Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) emissions reports to verification bodies covering 2022 in early 2023.
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NewsMaritime UK senior team appointments
Maritime UK has made a number of changes to its senior team
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NewsCIMAC unveils draft agenda for 2023 World Congress
CIMAC has unveiled the draft programme of the 30th edition of the CIMAC World Congress, which is due to be held in Busan in Korea in June 2023.
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NewsNew Option In Methanol Power
Methanol-capable two-stroke propulsion options have been extended into a lower power range by MAN Energy Solutions in response to heightened interest in the fuel as a means of reducing shipping’s carbon footprint.
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NewsFirst AiP for Ammonia Floating Storage and Regasification Barge design
ClassNK has issued the world’s first AiP an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB) design handling ammonia as cargo. The A-FSRB design was jointly developed by NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (NSY), and IHI Corporation (IHI).
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NewsHafnia prepares for first DF LR2 product tankers
Hafnia is preparing to take delivery of Hafnia Languedoc, the first of four new dual-fuel LR2 product tankers under construction at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI).
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NewsK-Line to collaborate with KHI in autonomous berthing system project
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) plans to begin tests of an autonomous berthing and maneouvring system onboard ships operated in Japanese waters by Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen, Ltd. (“K” LINE KINKAI), with the objective of bringing the system to market by spring 2025.
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NewsFeasibility study for green Baltic and North Sea fleet renewal
A feasibility study is being carried out into the development of a commercial framework for orders of green-fuelled newbuilds in the Baltic and North Sea areas.
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NewsStatement of Fact for Korean BOG recovery system
ABS has awarded a Statement of Fact (SoF) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for successfully demonstrated its own Boil-off gas Recovery System (BReS). The announcement was made on 20 December 2022.
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NewsNew PSC inspection app
A new app has launched helping users prepare for port state control inspections
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NewsABS AiP for SHI MSR-based power barge design
An innovative nuclear power barge design from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) by ABS.
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NewsJapanese Ferry Renewal Continues Apace
Japan’s vibrant ferry bulding sector has delivered a bespoke ro-pax vessel for a busy route at the eastern end of the Seto Inland Sea.
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NewsCelsius turns to China for 4+4 LNGC order
Celsius Tankers has signed a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry Jiangsu (CMHI) for four LNG carriers (LNGC), with an option for another four.
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NewsCMAL Selects Turkish Shipyard for Second Ferry Order
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has announced that it plans to award a second order for two 95m ro-pax ferries to Turkish shipyard Cemre Marin Endustri. The new vessels will serve the Little Minch routes to Lochmaddy and Tarbert in the southern Hebrides.
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NewsFAT complete for HHI-EMD’s first methanol engine
The Engine & Machinery Division of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI-EMD) has completed the world’s first factory acceptance test (FAT) for the methanol dual-fuel HiMSEN engine.
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NewsZvezda delivers first of LNG-fuelled Aframax duo
Russian shipyard Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex in the country’s Far Eastern region announced the delivery of the first in a series of two LNG-fuelled tankers for Russian shipping company Sovcomflot on 29 December 2022.
