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  • Consortium participant Eltronic FuelTech supplied a Gas Valve Train Installation for TOTE's LNG-fuelled containership (Picture courtesy of TOTE, Inc. and General Dynamics NASSCO)
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    Eltronic FuelTech to develop ammonia fuel supply system for AEngine consortium

    2020-10-21T22:39:00Z

    Innovation Fund Denmark announced the establishment of a consortium to develop a two-stroke, ammonia-fuelled engine for maritime shipping. The consortium aims to specify and demonstrate an entire, marine-propulsion system that will pave the way for the first commercial order for an ammonia-fuelled vessel.

  • Polarstern returns to Lloyd Werft. Photo Annika Meyer
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    Polarstern revamps as replacement tipped

    2020-10-21T16:52:00Z

    Germany’s veteran polar research icebreaker Polarstern is being refurbished in Bremerhaven as local reports suggest a new tender invitation to build a successor is in the offing, reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.

  • The ‘Viking XPRS’ Photo: ABB
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    ABB shore power at Port of Tallinn

    2020-10-21T14:01:00Z

    ABB Marine & Ports latest shore connection technology is ensuring that calls by the passenger ferry ‘Viking XPRS’ at Estonia’s Port of Tallinn are made quietly, efficiently and emissions-free.

  • HYDRA project member Elkem plans to make a final investment decision on a large-scale battery materials plant in southern Norway in 2021. (credit: Elkem)
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    Corvus participates in EU HYDRA battery development project

    2020-10-20T21:30:00Z

    A Norwegian-led project to bring forward the introduction of next generation Li-ion battery technology to the marine industry has been awarded EUR9.4 million from the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation fund.

  • A research programme using MARIN’s autoclave is advancing understanding of multi-phase dynamics in LNG tank sloshing (credit: MARIN)
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    MARIN sloshing facility promotes advances in multi-phase research

    2020-10-20T18:16:00Z

    Programme leader Hans Hopman of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) outlined the progress in the Sloshing of Liquefied Natural Gas (SLING) project during an event to mark the inauguration of MARIN''s The Atmosphere test facility in Wageningen.

  • Yanmar Synergy Square
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    Yanmar Global CS in new location

    2020-10-20T13:42:00Z

    Yanmar Global CS Co., Ltd. (YGCS), a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. has commenced operations at Yanmar Synergy Square (YSQ) in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan.

  • The Compact High Efficiency Generator (CHEG) Project identified potential 2.9% reductions in wind power generation costs by switching to PDD generators, such as the 500kW model pictured. (credit: Magnomatics)
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    UK funding for magnetic gear technology developer

    2020-10-20T12:34:00Z

    Sheffield-based Magnomatics has been awarded over £300,000 in grant funding as part of a £5 million UK government grant to develop and supply innovative power electronics, machines and drives.

  • The ESS will enable the PSVs to operate on battery power only when stationary at sea or in port. (copyright: Wärtsilä Corporation)
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    Harvey Gulf selects ESS supplier for PSV retrofits

    2020-10-20T11:17:00Z

    Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply an advanced Energy Storage System (ESS) to four Harvey Energy class LNG-fuelled Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs). A fifth vessel in this class was earlier fitted with a Wärtsilä ESS. Louisiana-based Harvey Gulf placed this latest order with Wärtsilä in October.

  • Cummins' workhorse X-15 engine. (credit: Cummins Inc.)
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    Cummins to use digital twin and SPDM technology for engine research

    2020-10-19T19:09:00Z

    Cummins has signed an agreement with Pittsburgh-based engineering software developer Ansys to use its simulation process and data management (SPDM) platform in its engine development programme.

  • DNV GL awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Headway Technologies' fuel gas supply system on 6 October (credit: Headway Technologies)
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    Headway Technology's FGSS awarded AiP by DNV GL

    2020-10-19T17:43:00Z

    Qingdao-based marine technology developer Headway Technology was awarded approval in principle (AiP) for its fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for high-pressure LNG-fuelled main engines by classification society DNV GL on 6 October.

  • By incorporating double-shell small size vacuum-insulated type tanks as well as an optimised Tank Connection Space, the innovative FGSS offers installation and maintenance efficiencies. (credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
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    BV awards AiP to Mitsubishi Shipbuilding for LNG FGSS

    2020-10-19T12:56:00Z

    Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has been granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for an LNG fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for marine four-stroke dual fuel engines.

  • GTT has acquired PEM electrolysis specialist, Areva H2Gen Photo: GTT
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    GTT acquires Areva H2Gen

    2020-10-19T12:02:00Z

    GTT has acquired Areva H2Gen, a French company leader in proton exchange membrane electrolysis.

  • Ulstein’s J102 WTIV can operate 75% of the time in zero-emission mode Photo: Ulstein
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    Zero-emission can be a reality today

    2020-10-19T11:55:00Z

    Zero-emission operations can be a reality today and do not have to be a future option, says shipbuilder, Ulstein Group.

  • Eleanor Roosevelt, constructed by the Armon yard in Gijon.(credit: Balearia).
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    PLEDGE TO LNG REINFORCED BY NEW RO-PAX

    2020-10-18T21:41:00Z

    Having charted a course for wholesale fleet adoption of LNG fuel within the decade, Balearia’s forthcoming addition blends a potent dual-fuel power installation with very high service speed, writes David Tinsley.

  • Chart Industries completed the acquisition of Worthington Industries' hydrogen containment and manufacturing facilities in mid October (credit: Chart Industries)
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    Chart Industries targets marine technology and LH2 potential

    2020-10-18T21:24:00Z

    Global manufacturer of liquefaction and cryogenic equipment, Chart Industries, has announced a EUR30 million investment in McPhy, a French company that specialises in zero-carbon hydrogen production and distribution equipment.

  • Dettifoss entering Aalborg for the first time.(credit: Port of Aalborg)
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    ICELANDIC SISTERS FOR GREENLAND TRADE

    2020-10-18T19:34:00Z

    Icelandic operator Eimskip has introduced two containership newbuilds to the Greenland trade on the strength of a pact with the territory’s Royal Arctic Line (RAL), writes David Tinsley.

  • The CMA CGM ‘JACQUES SAADE’ Photo: Wärtsilä
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    Largest LNG container ship delivered

    2020-10-16T12:16:00Z

    The first 23,000teu container vessel in the world to be powered by liquefied natural gas and equipped with a range of solutions from technology group Wärtsilä has been delivered.

  • The successful bunkering of M/T ‘Pacific Beryl’ Photo: EPS
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    GoodFuels to supply biofuel bunkers to EPS

    2020-10-16T12:10:00Z

    Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has appointed GoodFuels to supply biofuel bunkers for its 2010-built 47,377dwt MR tanker.

  • Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO of DNV GL – Maritime, calls for closer collaboration between industry participants, and mulls an extension of the EU’s Green Deal to cover shipping (credit: DNV GL)
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    Time to pull together: Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen calls for collaboration not fragmentation

    2020-10-15T17:51:00Z

    CEO Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen of DNV GL - Maritime issues a call to arms for industry participants to come together, and mulls an extension of the EU’s Green Deal to cover shipping

  • Mathieu Philippe Photo: BV
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    BV appoints new commercial director

    2020-10-15T13:13:00Z

    Mathieu Philippe has been appointed to the new position of Commercial Director – Marine at classification society Bureau Veritas.