Latest News – Page 198
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NewsHigh-lift rudders for Arklow singledeckers
Damen Marine Components has announced that it has completed deliveries of an order for BARKE high-lift flap rudders for 6 x 8,500dwt singledeckers for Arklow Shipping. The company has also delivered Van der Velden MASTER rudders for four 16,500dwt vessels.
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NewsVale's ambitions to decarbonise the front haul route
Mining major Vale’s ambitions to lead the low carbon agenda include its maritime supply chain, Rodrigo Bermelho, Shipping Technical Manager at Vale explains.
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NewsTotalEnergies Marine Fuels positions for a transformed maritime landscape
Frédéric Meyer, Director Strategy & Projects for TotalEnergies Marine Fuels explains how the marine fuels business unit of TotalEnergies plans to leverage the company’s investments into cleaner, renewable energies to serve its shipping customers.
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NewsAutonomous shipping white paper
An alliance bringing together experts in autonomous ship technology has released a new white paper on the relationship between ship safety and autonomous technology.
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NewsOPTIMISED NEW OPTION FOR WINDFARM SCHEMES
Against the backcloth of surging growth in the global offshore wind energy market, Danish consultancy Knud E.Hansen has augmented its portfolio of self-propelled, self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) designs, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsHapag-Lloyd returns to DSME for 6 x dual-fuel ULCS
Hapag-Lloyd, the liner-shipping company, has ordered 6 x 23,500+-teu container vessels from Korean shipyard, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), it announced on 22 June.
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NewsDNV revises simulator systems standard
DNV has revised its ST-0033 Maritime Simulator Systems standard with the introduction of a new class D for all function areas covering cloud-based simulation.
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NewsPBST IS READYING TWO NEW SERIES OF MODULAR RADIAL TURBOCHARGER
PBST has achieved pressure ratios of 7 with a new product line of radial turbochargers and boosted flow in another new product, with both expected to be ready for first customers in 2022.
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NewsFirst Japanese-built engine order for A255-L turbocharger
Japanese engine builder Makita has selected ABB’s A255-L turbocharger for an engine being built for a chemical tanker, marking the first time that a Japanese-built engine will feature the compact, low-speed turbocharger.
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NewsOptimarin extends BWTS smart maintenance solution
Optimarin, the Norway-based ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) supplier, is launching a service frame agreement integrating its new OptiLink digital solution to minimise operational costs and ensure regulatory compliance for shipowners.
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NewsTesting for Ecochlor filterless BWMS completed
Ecochlor has completed all land-based and shipboard testing for its filterless EcoOne ballast water management system (BWMS), the company has announced.
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NewsVibrations insight
Pure Car & Truck Carrier operator Neptune Lines is hosting shipboard trials of a next-level digital service for Marine Powertrain Condition Analysis.
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NewsSuccessful remote vessel operation trial in Port of Singapore
The first remote joystick control test of a tugboat in South Asia has been carried out in the Port of Singapore, ABB announced. The trial was conducted in April 2021 with Singaporean shipyard Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M).
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NewsNorth American decarbonisation coalition takes aim at regional waterborne transportation
A group of 24 leading North American industry participants have launched a coalition, the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, to achieve a commercially viable net zero emissions waterborne logistics sector.
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NewsShipping industry calls for action on multi-billion decarbonisation fund
A number of international shipowner associations have called for governments to act decisively in November to support the creation of an IMO-supervised USD 5 billion R&D Fund programme, to be led by a new International Maritime Research and Development Board (IMRB).
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NewsCAPACITY BOOST FOR EUROPEAN STONE TRADE
Destined for the north European aggregates trade, the second of two 40,700dwt gravity self-unloading bulk carriers ordered by a German-Canadian joint venture is being readied in China, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsDamen reaches electric tug milestone
Damen Shipyards Group has reached a major milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric reversed stern drive tug with the installation of the tug’s batteries.
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NewsRoyston appoints new agent for Thailand
Royston has boosted its electronic fuel management system business across Asia Pacific with the appointment of a new enginei agent for Thailand and a regional director.
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NewsRetractable sail for Capesize bulk carrier
Japan-based Namura Shipbuilding and operator NS United Kaiun Kaisha have teamed up on a joint research project aimed at developing a wind-powered system for a 183,000dwt Capesize bulk carrier.
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NewsWind power research centre powers up
The NorthWind research centre on wind energy has kicked off activities with its first General Assembly.
