Latest News – Page 251
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NewsFirst hybrid LNG-fuelled chemical tanker for Terntank under construction
Construction for two next-generation LNG-fuelled chemical tankers for Swedish operator Terntank began at the China Merchant Jinling shipyard in China on 31 June.
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NewsMomentum continues in Babcock LGE sales
Babcock’s liquid gas equipment (LGE) business has secured contracts valued at around £100 million since October 2019.
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NewsSertica data helps save survey time
Tanker company Torm is saving valuable time by importing data from Sertica’s planned maintenance system to DNV GL to digitalise surveys and improve performance.
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NewsDebut for MTU 16V pure gas engines in new Doeksen ferry
Netherlands-based ship operator Doeksen officially commissioning the first of two new ferries, MS Willem Barentz, in a ceremony in Harlingen, the Netherlands, on 1 July. The ferry is powered by two 1,492kW 16-cylinder MTU Series 4000 pure gas engines, in what is the first reference for the engines from Rolls-Royce.
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NewsFuruno acquires EMRI
Furuno Electric Company has acquired Danish company EMRI with effect from 1 July 2020.
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NewsKongsberg Digital acquires Coach Solutions
Kongsberg Digital has acquired Coach Solutions, a supplier of software solutions for vessel performance and monitoring. The new name will be Kongsberg Coach Solutions.
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NewsFerries and composites: commercial and practical challenges
Composites have a place on ferries, writes Stevie Knight, but just how effective these changes will be depends on commitment
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NewsBattery supplier looks to future
Didier Jouffroy, the Marine System Technical Advisor at battery supplier Saft, discusses the market and advances in technology in an interview with The Motorship
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NewsNMC BATTERY SURVIVES CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TEST
Canadian marine energy storage company Sterling PBES has tested its battery system''s ability to withstand catastrophic mechanical damage and demonstrated that thermal runaway did not occur.
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NewsHIGH STABILITY OF MSC ZOE CONTRIBUTED TO CONTAINER LOSSES
Investigations into the 2019 loss of 345 containers from MSC Zoe have indicated that the vessel''s high stability was a contributing factor, and other vessels may face similar risks
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NewsEurotank invests in commercial fuelling
Eurotank Service Group is extending its full spectrum of fuel system maintenance and installation services to the fleet fuelling sector with the launch of Europump Maintenance for commercial customers.
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NewsSHI inks deal to develop SOFC-powered vessels
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with US based-fuel cell producer Bloom Energy to design and develop fuel cell-powered ships.
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NewsRevised G8 Type Approvals for Aquarius UV and EC BWMS solutions
Wärtsilä’s Aquarius UV and Aquarius EC ballast water management systems (BWMS) have been granted compliance with revised IMO guidelines by class society DNV GL on behalf of the Norwegian Maritime Authority.
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NewsFull scale ammonia engine tests to begin in 2021
Wärtsilä is to begin long term, full-scale, testing of ammonia as a fuel from Q1 2021. The tests will be conducted on a marine four-stroke combustion engine at the Sustainable Energy Catapult Centre in Stord, Norway will be conducted in close cooperation with Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and Repsol.
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NewsLOHC hydrogen supply chain project advances
An international demonstration project to validate the feasibility of creating an international hydrogen supply chain, connecting Japan from Southeast Asia, has taken a number of major steps forward in recent months.
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NewsNorden orders Ultramax quartet
Denmark-based ship owner Norden has ordered a quartet of Ultramax bulk carriers from Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS).
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NewsYanmar tests two-stage turbos for four-stroke engines
Tests have shown that retrofitting four-stroke auxiliary engines with two-stage turbocharging is both practical and effective, offering the opportunity to increase their efficiency and output, according to Yanmar.
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NewsCONSTRUCTION OF E-FLEXER SERIES CONTINUES
Stena Line has confirmed that construction of the larger two vessels in its new generation E-Flexer series is underway in Weihai, China.
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NewsCO2 transportation project launches in Sweden
A Swedish project is set to become the first in the world to create a common infrastructure for the transportation of liquid carbon dioxide extracted via carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
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NewsDe Nora creates new marine team
De Nora has created a new legal entity, De Nora Marine Technologies, to facilitate the company’s global growth strategy within the maritime market.
