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ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a repeat order from shipowner and operator Grimaldi Group to supply power, automation and propulsion solutions for two new 7800-line metre (LM) Ro-Ro vessels, which will be built at China…

16th February 2023

KM package for Grimaldi newbuildings

16th February 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A pilot project to trial a new engine diagnostics solution within WinGD’s engine monitoring and remote support platform is being undertaken on a vessel managed by Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM). WinGD notes that the solution…

16th February 2023

BSM trials new WinGD predictive maintenance solution on LNGC

16th February 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has announced the successful installation of Value Maritime’s (VM) Filtree system onboard its managed vessel M/T Pacific Cobalt in Rotterdam.

16th February 2023

First reference for integrated CCS on Eastern Pacific tanker

16th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

HMM has placed an order with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for 7 x 9,000 teu container vessel newbuildings, and an order with HJ Shipbuilding and Construction (HJSC) for 2 x 9,000 teu…

16th February 2023

HMM places order 9 methanol-fuelled 9,000 teu newbuildings

16th February 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

News that HMM, the largest shipping company in Korea, had announced an agreement with potential methanol supply partners on 14 February was followed by an agreement between Costa Cruises and Proman to…

16th February 2023

HMM and Costa focus on methanol supply partnerships

16th February 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A ground-breaking wind propulsion project has been awarded a share of £60 million in UK government funding.

16th February 2023

Wind sail project secures government funding

16th February 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

A hydrogen fuel cell powered research vessel commissioned by the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography will be built to ABS Class.

15th February 2023

US hydrogen-fuelled research vessel to be ABS Class

15th February 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A project to develop a hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine (ICE) for light utility vehicles (HyMOT) has been awarded funding by France’s ADEME as part of its Future Investments Programme (PIA). The project includes…

15th February 2023

GTT digital subsidiary participating in French H2-fuelled ICE project

15th February 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A project to modernise the control system of a tug operated by Alfons Håkans in the Baltic Sea is expected to extend the operational life of the vessel by at least 15…

15th February 2023

Control System Retrofit Key To Extending Tug Operational Life

15th February 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

A theoretical study conducted by wind-assisted ship propulsion specialist Blue Wasp Marine has offered encouraging results, indicating that a relatively small change to the design of a Flettner rotor can significantly increase its aerodynamic…

15th February 2023

Design modification offers increased Flettner fuel efficiencies

15th February 2023