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Using an abundant, if toxic, resource to power the maritime fleet. A mature future fuel already in use - but will it become dominant? LNG is currently the most popular lower carbon fuel, but with bio and e-LNG it could move beyond its current transition fuel status supported by extensive existing infrastructure. Numerous NGOs protested against the IMO earlier this year putting biofuels in its Global Fuel Standard, but the “fuel versus food” debate seems to have been solved by deriving fuels from waste. Technically the cleanest possible fuel source available to the maritime world and one that has the longest history, dating back to the 1950s. Why is it not in common, non-military use? Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More
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SponsoredNavigating the future: electric spooling winches and the revolution in maritime deck operations
The maritime industry is embarking on a transformation, steering away from traditional hydraulic winch mechanisms in favor of advanced electrically operated systems.
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NewsABB propulsion package for Finnish multi-purpose patrol vessels
ABB will supply a power and propulsion package for two new, advanced multi-purpose patrol vessels to be built by Meyer Turku for the Finnish Border Guard.
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NewsAHC technology boosts US ocean research vessel
When the University of Hawai‘i Marine Center decided to upgrade the winch and offshore crane on its Research Vessel Kilo Moana in 2019, the new Launch and Recovery System was equipped with enhanced winch control with active heave compensation. The solution provides scientists with a safe, efficient and reliable way ...
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NewsA self-enclosed drive solution for changing work patterns
Increasing a ship’s remit isn’t altogether easy, especially if it demands extra capabilities that don’t fit into either onboard space - or power parameters.
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NewsABB trials inbuilt AHC solution for offshore vessel
A pilot installation on board an offshore vessel has provided the first practical application for an in-built active heave compensation (AHC) winch application with ABB’s ACS880 variable speed drive in the offshore segment.
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NewsABB to supply propulsion package for Seabourn’s new cruise ships
Carnival Corporation’s ultra-luxury brand Seabourn has selected ABB to provide an integrated power and propulsion package for two ultra-luxury expedition newbuildings.
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NewsGearless propulsor improves operational profitability
Kimmo Kokkila, product manager, propulsion products, ABB Marine & Cranes, Finland, describes why podded propulsors are one of the most efficient marine electrical propulsion systems in the marketplace.
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NewsABB supplies drive systems to Vard Electro for PSVs
ABB reports that its modular liquid-cooled drives and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are part of an application-specific propulsion and thruster power system for offshore supply ships from Vard Electro.
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First PSV with onboard DC grid
The first vessel to feature ABB’s onboard DC grid system, the PSV ‘Dina Star’, has been delivered to Myklebusthaug Offshore of Norway by shipbuilder Kleven.
