Latest News – Page 262
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NewsHAZID workshop examines ammonia as fuel
A consortium of ship owners and operators and original equipment manufacturers are collaborating in a project into the use of ammonia (NH3) as a marine fuel. As a first step, Bureau Veritas led a hazard identification workshop (HAZID) to understand the risks involved with using ammonia as a marine fuel ...
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NewsRolls-Royce Power Systems appoints new COO
Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the designer of MTU engines and systems, has appointed Otto Preiss as COO to the management board. Preiss will take up his new position from 1 May.
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NewsABS extends remote survey offering
In an industry first, ABS is now able to conduct almost all classification annual surveys remotely on eligible vessel.
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NewsCTI helps ensure recycling compliance
Tough market conditions caused in part by the COVID-19 pandemic have led to many shipowners yet to undertake the necessary steps to ensure compliance with the European ship recycling regulations coming into force at the end of the year.
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NewsFinancing for LNG infrastructure project
New financing has will help realise a flexible marine infrastructure project which aims to develop cost effective innovations in the LNG value chain and beyond.
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NewsA techno-economic view on the zero carbon fuel landscape
Lloyd''s Register and UCL''s University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS) have published a report looking at the economic viability, technology readiness and stakeholder engagement of different zero carbon fuels. While the fuels will be technologically possible in the next few years, confidence in the availability of such fuels and the supply ...
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NewsTailor-made oil skimmer solutions
Framo has introduced a new oil skimmer based on its TransRec platform. The new solution allows customers to specify a range of options to tailor their systems to fit their operational requirements.
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NewsJapanese auxiliary machinery monitoring tool trial
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Japanese technology developer Asahi Kasei Engineering Corp. (AEC) have begun trialling a predictive maintenance tool for auxiliary engines on ten ocean-going vessels, following the successful conclusion of a pilot project aboard three vessels.
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NewsDSIC delivers VLOC for sea trial
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) announced that SK Shipping''s 325,000 dwt very large ore carrier K.Iron Mountain has left the shipyard to begin sea trials. The bulker represents the first delivery since the resumption of work at the shipyard in February.
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NewsHyundai retrofits new AI navigation tool to bulker
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has successfully retrofitted its ''Hyundai Intelligent Navigation Assistant System'' (HiNAS) navigation tool to a 250,000 dwt bulker operated by SK Shipping. HHI claims this is the first time a large operational vessel has been fitted with an AI-assisted navigation technology.
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NewsScana wins first offshore wind farm contract
Kvaerner has awarded Incus-owned Scana Offshore a contract for the supply of mooring equipment to Hywind Tampen, Equinor''s new floating wind farm in the Norwegian North Sea.
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NewsCOVID-19: Shipping must continue, says IMO
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council has urged that shipping continues despite the coronavirus pandemic during its thirty-first extraordinary session, the first not to be held live in organisation’s history.
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NewsVard to design and build first SOV for Taiwanese market
Vard, the Norwegian shipbuilder and designer, is to design and build the first Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for operation in Taiwan. The order will be built at Vard''s yard in Vietnam, Vard Vung Tau, with delivery scheduled for H1 2022.
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NewsANOTHER RO-RO WORKHORSE FROM FLENSBURG STABLE
Despite the earlier suspension of operations due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft has handed over its latest high-capacity ro-ro freight vessel, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsStadt extends electric propulsion solution
Norwegian power specialist Stadt has extended the scope of its electric propulsion solution, Lean Propulsion, to maximise the operational benefits of gensets fitted with variable speed control.
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NewsMINSHIP bulk carrier biofuel trial
Bavarian ship management company MINSHIP and its subsidiary MINMARINE have announced that a bulk carrier in their fleet of managed vessels has successfully bunkered biofuel at the Port of Rotterdam.
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NewsWärtsilä delivers fast remote service
Wärtsilä has announced the launch of its global Smart Support Centre service, aimed at improving asset uptime via remote access for customers of Wärtsilä’s Voyage business, reducing the need for physical service attendance.
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NewsInto the blue: WinGD hybridisation programme takes flight
Stefan Goranov, Program Manager - Hybridisation at engine designer WinGD discusses efficiency gains and the next steps in the engine designer’s hybridisation programme.
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NewsMAN powers new Baltic RoRos
MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply Tier II-compliant main engines for three RoRo vessels intended for operation in the Baltic Sea.
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NewsSchottel propels heavy lift crane vessel
Jan De Nul has ordered a heavy lift crane vessel capable of lifting 5,000 tonnes from the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China.
