Latest News – Page 285
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NewsAmerican Ethane reveals plans to order 17 VLECs
Houston-based American Ethane announced plans to order 17 very large ethane carriers at Gastech in Houston on 17 September. The 150,000 cbm capacity VLECs will be ordered from Chinese shipyards Hudong-Zhonghua and Jiangnan, both of which received approval in principle for VLEC designs earlier in 2019.
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NewsMore than batteries?
Energy storage used to be mostly the preserve of smaller vessels, most of the industry assuming it had little part in making large, constant-speed shipping more effective. However, this is set to change.
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NewsNew engine controls face down future challenges
Improved upgradability, connectivity and cybersecurity define a new generation of control systems expected to drive better efficiency and environmental performance in modern engines.
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NewsA second wind for air lubrication systems
MSC’s new 23,700 TEU MSC Gülsün is the latest vessel to be built ready to be fitted with an air lubrication system, amid a resurgence in interest in the technology, writes Nick Savvides.
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NewsRE-ENERGISED RAUMA YARD BUILDS BUSINESS
Finland is the setting for an unusual European case of the revival of shipbuilding in one of the industry’s traditional centres, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsNEW ENTRANT TO CEMENT HANDLING TRADE
Dutch shipbuilding has strengthened its hand in dedicated cement carrier design and construction through the delivery last month of the 4,200dwt self-discharger Kongsdal to Cyprus-based SMT Shipping, writes David Tinsley.
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Corvus energy system for LNG ferries
Seaspan Ferries has selected Corvus Energy to supply a 2034 kWh Orca Energy system for each of its newbuild LNG-battery hybrid ferries currently under construction.
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NewsIMO GHG targets drive propulsion revolution
The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) emissions reduction targets are driving a propulsion revolution as ship owners and operators seek to find alternatives to fossil fuels.
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NewsMAN propels Greenland research ship
The Astilleros Balenciaga shipyard in Spain has ordered a complete MAN propulsion package for a new research vessel for the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources.
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NewsWärtsilä BWMS in first Korean retrofit
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply its Aquarius UV ballast water management system (BWMS) for four bunkering ocean tanker vessels operated by Doorae Shipping, the first ever BWMS retrofit contract signed by Wärtsilä in Korea.
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NewsKongsberg hybrid upgrade for Tidewater OSV
Kongsberg has been contracted to provide a ‘full picture’ upgrade for a Tidewater Marine offshore supply vessel (OSV), ''Bailey Tide''.
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NewsGazpromneft expands marine lubricant range
Gazpromneft-Lubricants has launched a new marine oil for engines running on ultra-low-sulphur fuels, making it fully compliant with new requirements under the International MARPOL Convention.
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NewsWasaline ferry gets Wärtsilä nav/comms
The new Wasaline RoPax ferry, currently under construction at the Rauma Marine Constructions yard in Finland, will be fitted with the technology group Wärtsilä’s Nacos Platinum navigation and communication system.
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NewsThe appliance of data science to hybridisation
WinGD will upgrade the second test engine in Winterthur to allow the testing and validation of a hybrid system in a “semi-physical” set-up.
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NewsSMP to launch 'game changing' propulsion device
Adrian Miles, managing director of Stone Marine Propulsion, discusses the potential energy savings offered by the company’s Gate Rudder propulsion device
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NewsPulling power: applying dynamic control to towing kite technology
The last few months have seen an upsurge in interest in Seawing, the automated power kite developed by Toulouse-based developer Airseas, even before the product’s commercial launch.
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NewsCON-RO TONNAGE BOOST TO HAWAIIAN TRADE
A further phase in Matson Navigation’s modernisation programme for its Hawaiian services is set to be realised with the impending completion of the 52,000dwt con-ro vessel Lurline, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsLeaders urge action on fuel standards
The Round Table leaders of shipping industry trade associations, BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO, have met in London to consider transformational issues affecting the sector.
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NewsABB enables emissions-free Marseille visits
ABB is supplying shore connection technology to three Corsica Linea ferries, helping to reduce noise pollution and emissions whilst berthed in the Port of Marseille in France.
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NewsPrysmian cable layer newbuilding project progresses
Prysmian Group is moving ahead with the construction of its fourth cable-layer. The keel was laid for its newbuild cable-laying vessel, Leonardo da Vinci, at the Vard shipyard in Norway in September 2019.
