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NewsVard Marine designs pioneering bunker barge
Vard Marine recently completed the concept design of a new 5,400 cubic meter (CBM) LNG bunker barge for Polaris New Energy’s bunkering operations that will support LNG-fuelled ships on the east coast of the US.
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News32/44CR engines for French tanker newbuilds
A temporary consortium formed by Chantiers de l''Atlantique and Naval Group has been awarded a contract for four Logistic Support Ships (LSS). MAN Energy Solutions will supply the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard with 16 medium-speed engines in connection with the building of four refuelling tankers for the French Navy.
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NewsHavyard developing world's largest hydrogen fuel cell system
Ship designer Havyard plans to finalise the design of its ‘high capacity hydrogen energy system’ and submit it for preliminary approval from the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) by the end of 2020. The project anticipates the design of the most powerful maritime fuel cell system, a 3.2MW proton exchange membrane ...
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NewsWE Tech package for UECC's hybrid PCTCs
Energy efficiency supplier WE Tech will supply a package of battery hybrid and power distribution solutions to two pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) ordered by United European Car Carriers (UECC).
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NewsGorch Fock yard saga takes another turn.
Germany’s Luerssen Group has bought the insolvent Elsflether Werft - along with the controversial contract to repair and renovate the famous Navy sail training ship Gorch Fock - reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsNew Fuel Pump Generation Improves Reliability for MAN 32/40CD Engines
A new patented Mk3 injection pump for MAN 32/40CD engines has been launched by MAN PrimeServ, the after-sales division of MAN Energy Solutions. The pump provides significantly increased reliability and almost doubles TBO (time between overhaul), compared to the market standard.
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NewsPasteurising BWMS given IMO approval
Danish ballast water treatment system manufacturer, Bawat, has been granted IMO Type Approval for its technology that uses only a ship’s own waste heat to kill off invasive species.
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NewsPowerCell fuel cell system on show at expo
PowerCell Sweden has developed an improved version of its MS-100 fuel cell system which will be presented at the Fuel Cell Seminar & Energy Exposition in California on 5 November.
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NewsNorth Sea wind propulsion project launches
A €5.4 million project to research and trial wind propulsion in the North Sea has been officially approved and launched.
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NewsExxonMobil lubricates Color Line ferries
ExxonMobil is supplying Mobilgard ADL 40 engine oil for Color Line’s latest addition to its fleet of ferries.
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NewsNew MSC cruise vessel to feature SOFC fuel cell
Chantiers de l’Atlantique held the steel cutting ceremony for MSC Cruises’ new MSC Europa cruise vessel on 31 October. The first of four LNG-fuelled World Class vessels will be the first LNG-fuelled cruise vessel to be constructed in France and will also be the first cruise vessel to be fitted ...
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NewsHurtigruten tests biodiesel on cruise ship
In a bid for emissions-free operation, Hurtigruten has become the first Norwegian cruise line to test biodiesel on board its MS ‘Polarlys’.
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NewsSchottel propels new diving bell ship
Schottel has supplied propulsion units for Duisburg waterway and shipping authority’s (WSA Duisburg) new diving bell ship.
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NewsKR puts hydrogen at heart of zero emission ship strategy
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) expects hydrogen to represent one of the three main fuel types in its zero emission vessel designs, a KR representative announced during the Kormarine conference in Busan in October 2019. Other fuels include LNG, LPG, ethanol and methanol, and bio-fuels.
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NewsMaersk teams up with Wallenius Wilhelmsen to develop advanced biofuel
Maersk and Wallenius Wilhelmsen are investigating the viability of an advanced biofuel, LEO, which includes ethanol and lignin.
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NewsDELAYED GREENING OF THE COSTA FLEET
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has announced a further delay in the delivery of the 182,700gt Costa Smeralda, attributing the continuing postponement to the high complexity and sheer size of the vessel, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsTug powered by battery and hydrogen cell
Tokyo Kisen and e5 Lab have jointly developed the new concept design of an electric propulsion harbour tugboat powered by a large-capacity battery and hydrogen fuel cell.
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NewsRotary engine GTL alternative to reliquefaction
Korean technology solutions provider Marine Radio Company Ltd. (MRC) is developing a small-scale rotary engine gas-to-liquid solution as a potential alternative to reliquefaction systems for LNG carriers, according to a presentation at the Kormarine conference in Busan in October 2019.
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NewsSmart shipping used on Bourbon supply vessels
Bourbon and Sonasurf have announced the signing of a three-year cooperation agreement with Total in Angola for the deployment of the Smart shipping programme on its latest-generation supply vessels.
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NewsKorean Register in joint scrubber research projects
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) is participating in a government-funded project to develop systems to reduce particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from low, medium and high-speed engines.
