Latest News – Page 283
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NewsFIRST LIQUEFIED HYDROGEN CARRIER UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Japanese shipbuilder and engineering conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has begun construction of the world’s first liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier.
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NewsProman and Stena Bulk join forces
Proman Shipping and Stena Bulk have joined forces to operate two long term time-chartered ships under the name ''Proman Stena Bulk Limited''.
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NewsFirst German ship-to-ship LNG bunkering
Nauticor has successfully completed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in a German port.
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NewsVolvo Penta gensets power Swedish ferry
Gensets supplied by Volvo Penta Centre BMG Power Systems are powering the largest electric-hybrid ferry in Sweden.
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NewsDNV GL approves fuel cells for SHI tankers
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received approval in principle (AiP) from DNV GL for its Aframax (A-max) crude oil tankers (COT) using fuel cells with improved efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
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NewsDNA-based fuel tracing passes first test
The first pilot of BunkerTrace, the system that combines synthetic DNA tracers and blockchain to manage risk for marine fuels by creating a transparent chain of custody, has successfully completed.
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NewsClassNK approves hard sail system design
Classification society ClassNK has granted approval in principle (AIP) for the basic design of a hard sail system which converts wind energy to propulsive force with a telescopic hard sail.
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NewsDigitalisation's endless opportunities
Per Hansson SVP, Head of Group Digital, Group Strategy and M&A MAN Energy Solutions SE discusses the opportunities offered by digitalisation.
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NewsLooming ship recycling deadlines
Robin Townsend of Bureau Veritas’s ship recycling consultancy partner, Marprof Environmental, warned that ship owners need to pay careful attention to ship recycling regulations.
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NewsCorvus Energy to market LiC technology
Corvus Energy agreed a licensing agreement Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) for a lithium-ion capacitor (LiC) technology.
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NewsMAN TO DEBUT LOW-PRESSURE DUAL-FUEL MODELS
Supplementing the ME-GI range of high-pressure dual-fuel, two-stroke engines, MAN Energy Solutions plans to launch its ME-GA low-pressure generation with five- and six-cylinder models in the 700mm-bore size, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsCOSCO BWMS system gains USCG type approval
The US Coastguard awarded type approval to Beijing-based COSCO Shipbuilding Industry Co. for its Blue Ocean Shield (BOS) ballast water management system (BWMS) on 7 September.
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NewsUECC orders third hybrid LNG RoRo
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has confirmed an option with China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard Group for a third battery hybrid LNG vessel for UECC’s Atlantic short sea trade.
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NewsEngine lubrication changes and challenges
A technical seminar has addressed the changes in engine lubrication that the shipping industry is facing because of the IMO’s 0.5% sulphur fuel cap.
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NewsReduce power to cut emissions, says BIMCO
Non-governmental organisation, BIMCO, has submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to regulate propulsion power of ships in an attempt to sustain the greenhouse gas (GHG) savings already achieved through slower steaming.
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NewsSupply vessel fitted with Vard SeaQ ESS
A platform supply vessel has been successfully equipped with Vard Electro’s SeaQ energy storage system (ESS) and SeaQ shore connection.
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NewsBICAR scrubber certified by DNV GL
Belgian chemicals company, Solvay, and Austrian engineering group, Andritz, have announced that the BICAR dry exhaust gas cleaning system, designed to comply with the new sulphur emission regulations, has successfully been certified by DNV GL.
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NewsWärtsilä and Q Power agree on renewables
Technology group Wärtsilä and Q Power, a Finnish specialist in biomethanisation, have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the development and commercialisation of renewable fuels.
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NewsAiP for Osaka Gas for gas conversion project
Classification society, ClassNK, has granted approval in principle (AIP) to Osaka Gas for their joint project with Daihatsu Diesel on an LPG Reformer for marine engines.
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NewsContest to find best 3D printed hull design
Lloyd’s Register (LR) is partnering with Singapore’s National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC) to launch a global competition to find the best design idea for a 3D printed rescue boat hull.
