Latest News – Page 230
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NewsWilson inks BWMS fleet deal with Norwegian Greentech
Norway-based ship owner company Wilson ASA has signed an agreement to retrofit its fleet of vessels with Norway-based Norwegian Greentech AS’s UV and filtration ballast water management system (BWMS).
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NewsThordon fits second ro-ro with ThorPlas-Blue
Thordon Bearings is to retrofit its grease-free ThorPlas-Blue bearings to one of the world’s most environmentally friendly ships at its next scheduled drydocking.
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NewsSvanehøj takeover creates one-stop shop
Pump manufacturer Svanehøj has acquired FORCE Technology’s Marine Equipment Service department meaning that shipowners will only have to go to one place to service their gas tankers.
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NewsFirst STS LNG bunkering in Malaysia
Titan LNG has successfully arranged the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in the port of Pasir Gudang, partnering with Malaysian oil and gas corporation, Petronas.
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NewsSynergy converts LNG carrier to FSU
Synergy Group has successfully converted a 1992-built, 126,000 cubic metre capacity liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier into a floating storage unit (FSU).
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NewsCHILEAN DEBUT FOR EFFICIENT NEW GEOMETRY ROPAX HULL DESIGN
Naval architect firm NaviForm provided details of its new geometry hulls, including the power savings expected based on tank testing of the unprecedented designs.
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NewsCBO selects Wärtsilä for first Latin America PSV hybrid retrofit
Brazil-based offshore support vessel operator CBO is undertaking the first hybrid retrofit in Latin America on the CBO Flamengo, a platform supply vessel (PSV). Technology group Wärtsilä has received an order to supply an energy storage solution as part of the hybrid retrofit. The order was booked in October 2020.
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NewsMacGregor wins first LNG bunker barge hose handling crane order
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order from Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Wisconsin, USA to supply two fixed boom cranes that will handle the hoses on a new 5,400m3 LNG bunker barge currently under construction.
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NewsDual-fuel barges for European river network
Concordia Damen signed a contract for 40 dual-fuel barges last week. The barges feature an efficient design, Parsifal, and will be chartered by Shell and operated by the VT Group/Marlow.
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NewsSvanehøj VLEC pump systems order
Svanehøj has secured a pump systems order for two very large ethane carriers (VLEC) as it expands its range for the VLEC segment in the form of longer pumps with a larger capacity that can work efficiently at temperatures as low as -104°C.
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NewsGas Fest virtual workshops identify incremental pathway for LNG-fuelled shipping
Gas Fest and the Society for Gas as Marine Fuel (SGMF) hosted a series of virtual workshops last week to explore how to strengthen the framework for clean fuels in shipping. The invitation-only workshops featured a number of senior representatives from shipowners, energy majors, bunker operators, port authorities, class societies ...
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NewsJ-ENG TO LAUNCH SUCCESSOR TO UEC33LSII
Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) is to introduce a successor to its low-speed UEC33LSII design. The UEC33LSH-C2 engine is being launched with a new ultrawide rating concept, allowing it to meet LPG carrier requirements, as well as Handysize bulk carriers, small-sized chemical tankers and specialist asphalt and cement carriers.
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NewsCompletion of first J-ENG 6UEC50LSH-Eco-C2-EGR engine
Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) successfully finished the shop test of the first 6UEC50LSH-Eco-C2-EGR engine. The engine will be installed in a Onomichi Dockyard-built wood chip carrier for Japanese ship owner Tokai Shipping Co., Ltd.
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NewsMAN Cryo involved in 'several' LH2 FGSS projects
MAN Cryo, the wholly-owned subsidiary of MAN Energy Solutions, is working on a number of projects for liquid-hydrogen fuel gas supply systems (LH2 FGSSs), the company announced on 10 November.
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NewsGSI to build third dual-fuel MR tanker for Proman Stena Bulk
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between Stena Bulk and Switzerland-based Proman AG, has taken up an option for a third methanol-fuelled chemical tanker at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI).
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NewsNew class rules for floating offshore wind
DNV GL has released the first integrated rule set for floating offshore wind structures to help expand the sector.
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NewsNORDIC ICEBREAKER INVESTMENT IN THE OFFING
A new generation of powerful icebreakers is planned by Finland and Sweden for escort work in the changing operating environment of the Baltic Sea, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsU-Ming wins first long-term dual-fuel bulker charter
Taiwan-based ship owner and operator U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation (U-Ming) has signed a ten-year charter agreement for four LNG-fuelled Capesize bulkers with Anglo American, the mining company.
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NewsWärtsilä to provide predictive maintenance solution to Thenamaris LNGCs
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed an Optimised Maintenance Agreement covering the main engines for two new, dual-fuel 174,000 cbm LNG carriers (LNGCs) managed by Greece-based Thenamaris LNG Inc.
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NewsEnd-to-end digitalisation package for Norwegian shipowner
A Norwegian shipowner has selected MAN Energy Solutions to provide a package of digitalisation services for its trawler/purse seiner. The scope of the end-to-end digitalisation package includes real-time, remote monitoring via the MAN CEON application and the MAN PrimeServ Assist data-driven service solution.
