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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Germany’s veteran polar research icebreaker Polarstern is being refurbished in Bremerhaven as local reports suggest a new tender invitation to build a successor is in the offing, reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.

21st October 2020

Polarstern revamps as replacement tipped

21st October 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB Marine & Ports latest shore connection technology is ensuring that calls by the passenger ferry ‘Viking XPRS’ at Estonia’s Port of Tallinn are made quietly, efficiently and emissions-free.

21st October 2020

ABB shore power at Port of Tallinn

21st October 2020

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

A Norwegian-led project to bring forward the introduction of next generation Li-ion battery technology to the marine industry has been awarded EUR9.4 million from the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation fund.

20th October 2020

Corvus participates in EU HYDRA battery development project

20th October 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Programme leader Hans Hopman of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) outlined the progress in the Sloshing of Liquefied Natural Gas (SLING) project during an event to mark the inauguration of MARINs…

20th October 2020

MARIN sloshing facility promotes advances in multi-phase research

20th October 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Yanmar Global CS Co., Ltd. (YGCS), a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. has commenced operations at Yanmar Synergy Square (YSQ) in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan.

20th October 2020

Yanmar Global CS in new location

20th October 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Sheffield-based Magnomatics has been awarded over £300,000 in grant funding as part of a £5 million UK government grant to develop and supply innovative power electronics, machines and drives.

20th October 2020

UK funding for magnetic gear technology developer

20th October 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply an advanced Energy Storage System (ESS) to four Harvey Energy class LNG-fuelled Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs). A fifth vessel in this class was earlier…

20th October 2020

Harvey Gulf selects ESS supplier for PSV retrofits

20th October 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Cummins has signed an agreement with Pittsburgh-based engineering software developer Ansys to use its simulation process and data management (SPDM) platform in its engine development programme.

19th October 2020

Cummins to use digital twin and SPDM technology for engine research

19th October 2020

LNG

LNG

Qingdao-based marine technology developer Headway Technology was awarded approval in principle (AiP) for its fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for high-pressure LNG-fuelled main engines by classification society DNV GL on 6 October.

19th October 2020

Headway Technologys FGSS awarded AiP by DNV GL

19th October 2020

LNG

LNG

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has been granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for an LNG fuel gas supply system…

19th October 2020

BV awards AiP to Mitsubishi Shipbuilding for LNG FGSS

19th October 2020