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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Against the backcloth of surging growth in the global offshore wind energy market, Danish consultancy Knud E.Hansen has augmented its portfolio of self-propelled, self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) designs, writes David…

23rd June 2021

OPTIMISED NEW OPTION FOR WINDFARM SCHEMES

23rd June 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Hapag-Lloyd, the liner-shipping company, has ordered 6 x 23,500+-teu container vessels from Korean shipyard, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), it announced on 22 June.

23rd June 2021

Hapag-Lloyd returns to DSME for 6 x dual-fuel ULCS

23rd June 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

DNV has revised its ST-0033 Maritime Simulator Systems standard with the introduction of a new class D for all function areas covering cloud-based simulation.

23rd June 2021

DNV revises simulator systems standard

23rd June 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

PBST has achieved pressure ratios of 7 with a new product line of radial turbochargers and boosted flow in another new product, with both expected to be ready for first customers in…

22nd June 2021

PBST IS READYING TWO NEW SERIES OF MODULAR RADIAL TURBOCHARGER

22nd June 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Japanese engine builder Makita has selected ABB’s A255-L turbocharger for an engine being built for a chemical tanker, marking the first time that a Japanese-built engine will feature the compact, low-speed turbocharger.

22nd June 2021

First Japanese-built engine order for A255-L turbocharger

22nd June 2021

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Optimarin, the Norway-based ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) supplier, is launching a service frame agreement integrating its new OptiLink digital solution to minimise operational costs and ensure regulatory compliance for shipowners.

22nd June 2021

Optimarin extends BWTS smart maintenance solution

22nd June 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Pure Car & Truck Carrier operator Neptune Lines is hosting shipboard trials of a next-level digital service for Marine Powertrain Condition Analysis.

22nd June 2021

Vibrations insight

22nd June 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A group of 24 leading North American industry participants have launched a coalition, the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, to achieve a commercially viable net zero emissions waterborne logistics sector.

21st June 2021

North American decarbonisation coalition takes aim at regional waterborne transportation

21st June 2021

OPINION

OPINION

A number of international shipowner associations have called for governments to act decisively in November to support the creation of an IMO-supervised USD 5 billion R&D Fund programme, to be led by…

21st June 2021

Shipping industry calls for action on multi-billion decarbonisation fund

21st June 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Destined for the north European aggregates trade, the second of two 40,700dwt gravity self-unloading bulk carriers ordered by a German-Canadian joint venture is being readied in China, writes David Tinsley.

21st June 2021

CAPACITY BOOST FOR EUROPEAN STONE TRADE

21st June 2021