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SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

The era of autonomous commercial shipping will move a step closer in 2020 with the launching of the coastal container carrier Yara Birkeland, writes David Tinsley.

9th January 2020

NORWAY BANKING ON A GAME-CHANGER

9th January 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) has issued its first electronic vessel certificates.

8th January 2020

NMA goes digital with certificate issue

8th January 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

KVH Industries and Kongsberg Digital have successfully installed their first joint maritime IoT system on an active working vessel.

8th January 2020

IoT system installed on research vessel

8th January 2020

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Wärtsilä’s Exhaust Gas Cleaning (EGC) system has been Type Approved in China by the China Classification Society (CCS).

7th January 2020

EGC system gets CCS type approval

7th January 2020

LNG

LNG

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. has concluded a contract with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) to build two LNG-fuelled ferries, the first such project in Japan.

6th January 2020

LNG ferries an evolution in cruising

6th January 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Australian high-speed vessel technology has been favoured for a new stage in the development of the ferry network serving the Canary Islands, writes David Tinsley.

6th January 2020

POTENT TRIMARAN FERRIES FOR CANARY ROUTES

6th January 2020

LNG

LNG

Essberger Tankers has revealed plans to invest in up to eight advanced Chinese-built chemical parcel tankers with LNG DF propulsion, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.

6th January 2020

Essberger plans advanced LNG chemtankers

6th January 2020

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Total Lubmarine has developed a set of marine lubricants designed to work with a range of low sulphur fuels.

19th December 2019

Total approval from MAN for lubricant

19th December 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded Lloyd’s Register (LR) system-level cyber certification for its network architecture relating to Wärtsilä’s integrated main and auxiliary machinery.

19th December 2019

LR approves Wärtsilä cyber security

19th December 2019

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Shipyards De Hoop is building an event ship, MS RheinGalaxie for Germany’s Köln-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt GmbH (KD).

19th December 2019

Shipyards De Hoop orders electrical system package

19th December 2019