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    MAN PrimeServ and C.C. JENSEN Sign Cooperation Agreement

    2024-02-08T15:38:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions and C.C.JENSEN (CJC), the oil maintenance specialist, recently signed a Cooperation Agreement regarding the promotion and sales of CJC products by MAN PrimeServ, MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division in Copenhagen. 

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    EU Backs efuels Retrofit for Bulker

    2024-02-08T15:30:00Z

    A bulk carrier is to be converted to run on next-generation fuels under an EU-sponsored initiative aimed at accelerating international shipping’s decarbonisation. The EUR17m ($18.2m) GAMMA collaborative project, named in reference to usage of ‘green’ ammonia and (bio)methanol, will see a 62,000dwt Ultramax bulker retrofitted with new technologies.

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    DESMI launches mag-drive centrifugal pumps

    2024-02-06T12:32:00Z

    DESMI has launched a new mag-drive centrifugal pump, adding a magnetic coupling to its range of centrifugal pumps. The technology offers particular advantages for a methanol fuel system, combining the high efficiency and robust reliability of centrifugal pumps without the need for a traditional shaft seal solution in the pump.

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    DNV study validates energy efficiency gains for DFE+ propulsion solution for LNGCs

    2024-02-06T11:59:00Z

    DNV has quantified the gains that owners of LNG carriers could expect to achieve using the new Dual Fuel, Electric+ (DFE+) solution developed by ABB and MAN Energy Solutions. Comprising MAN’s four-stroke 49/60DF dual fuel engine and ABB’s Dynamic AC power distribution and control system, the solution has been developed to overcome efficiency challenges that are specific to the vessel type.

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    Belgian Maker Lands Methanol Engine Deal

    2024-02-05T15:07:00Z

    Belgian manufacturer ABC Engines has raised its game in the methanol-capable four-stroke market by winning the contract to power one of the largest cableships ever ordered.

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    Wingsail Retrofit for UK Cargo Ship

    2024-02-05T14:59:00Z

    UK cargo vessel operator Carisbrooke Shipping is planning to adopt a new wind-assisted propulsion solution under a joint initiative with system developer GT Green Technologies and the University of Bristol. 

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    Oldendorff to retrofit Rotor Sails on bulker

    2024-02-05T14:40:00Z

    Oldendorff has signed an agreement with Norsepower Oy to install three Norsepower Rotor Sails on board a neo-Panamax bulk carrier.

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    MAN Propulsion Package to Power Tanker Quartet

    2024-02-01T13:22:00Z

    Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding and Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry in China have ordered 4 × MAN 10L32/44CR main engines in connection with the construction of 4 × 41,000 dwt oil-and-chemical tankers for German Tanker Shipping (GTS).

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    Brunvoll DP2 System Passes Sea Trial

    2024-02-01T13:19:00Z

    Brunvoll has announced that the first Brunvoll BruCon DP2 dynamic positioning system has passed third party verification onboard the offshore vessel Stril Mar. Following the successful installation and testing of the BruCon DP2 system, Brunvoll plans to offer the BruCon DP2 system as a solution for both newbuilds and as a retrofit solution.

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    Anemoi awarded UK grant to test and develop its 3.5m Rotor Sail design

    2024-02-01T13:07:00Z

    Anemoi Marine Technologies (Anemoi) has been awarded a grant from the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) Round 4. The CMDC Round 4 is part of a suite of interventions launched by the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE). The aim of this competition is to fund real world demonstrations, trials and feasibility studies into clean maritime technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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    ABB and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings extend long-term service deal

    2024-01-30T17:51:00Z

    ABB and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) have announced the signature of a long-term partnership agreement to accelerate the decarbonisation and digitalisation of the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) fleet. Targeting increased safety and efficiency, the agreement covers 14 existing ships and a further four vessels due for delivery from 2025 to 2028.

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    French Ferry Upgrade Yields Big Fuel Saving

    2024-01-30T12:36:00Z

    The fuel efficiency of Brittany Ferries’ 20 year-old flagship Pont-Aven is expected to improve by around 10% as a result of the incorporation of a duck tail projection at the stern.

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    Odfjell opts for Italian ShaPoLi supplier

    2024-01-25T15:05:00Z

    Odfjell, the wet products transportation specialist, has selected Italy-based technology developer Oceanly as the supplier of Shaft Power Limitation (ShaPoLi) technology for its fleet. 

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    Rolls-Royce Power Systems opens US remanufacturing service centre

    2024-01-25T14:54:00Z

    Rolls-Royce Power Systems Division opened a new Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center on its mtu Aiken campus in South Carolina (USA) on 24 January. The new facility is connected to the existing manufacturing operations and represents a low double-digit million dollar investment.

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    Japanese Consortium Targets 2026 For First NH3-Fuelled Gas Carrier

    2024-01-25T14:23:00Z

    Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has announced that it will provide a low-speed two-stroke dual-fuel engine capable of operating on ammonia for an ammonia-fuelled medium-sized gas carrier, which will be constructed at Nihon Shipyard. A series of contracts relating to the construction of the 40,000 cbm ammonia carrier were signed in December 2023 by J-ENG, Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. and ship owner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK).

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    Chemfleet adds three ships to Berg energy efficiency upgrade after verifying 10% fuel savings

    2024-01-23T12:52:00Z

    Specialised ship manager Chemfleet has confirmed that an in-service Berg Propulsion upgrade to control systems onboard the tanker YM Miranda has yielded fuel savings of around 10%.

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    AiPs for MAN Cryo NH3 FSS

    2024-01-23T12:47:00Z

    MAN Cryo has announced that its design for an ammonia fuel-supply system to safely provide ammonia to marine-engine applications has been awarded an Approval in Principle from classification societies, DNV and Bureau Veritas.

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    WinGD expects to claim ‘majority’ of QatarEnergy phase two engine orders

    2024-01-23T12:43:00Z

    WinGD is expecting to secure the majority of dual-fuel engine orders for LNG carriers being built in the second phase of QatarEnergy’s newbuilding project. With initial engine and technical specifications confirmed for nearly half of the orders in the second round, WinGD’s X-DF2.0 engines are already the preferred choice to be installed on most vessels.

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    Fleet Build-Up For Chinese Car Exports

    2024-01-23T12:29:00Z

    Chinese industry has reached another logistical milestone through the delivery of the first pure car/truck carrier(PCTC) built at a domestic yard specifically for the export of Chinese-made vehicles.

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    IACS adopts new UR on control of ammonia releases on NH3-fuelled vessels

    2024-01-18T14:51:00Z

    IACS has announced that it has developed a Unified Requirement (URH1) covering the release of ammonia from the onboard systems for bunkering, storing, preparing and using ammonia as fuel.