Equipment

Following last year’s business downturn inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Germany’s marine and offshore equipment sector reports clear signs of recovery, writes David Tinsley.

Hyundai Heavy Industries has contracted TMC Compressors to supply marine air lubrication system (ALS) compressors to five newbuild LNG carriers under construction for three different shipowners.

GEA is delivering eight marine separators to shipping company F. Laeisz for installation on board one of Germanys best-known research vessels helping to save more than 15 tonnes of CO2 per year.

William Hackett, the offshore lifting hoists and chains specialist, has launched the latest evolution in its hoisting range incorporating Quad Pawl technology, and plans to bring the solution to the offshore market.

Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply another of its Gas Cargo Handling Systems to a very large gas carrier being built for a tanker operator.

Hydromaster, the UK-based propulsion and thruster supplier, has developed a new fully azimuthing, 360-degree thruster and will supply the units to six hybrid-electric carbon fibre Waterbuses.

The Kistler Group has expanded its range of smart accessory equipment to ensure that piezoelectric sensors can be perfectly and securely positioned in any individual measuring system.

Silverstream Technologies has received an order from China Merchants Nanjing Jinling Shipyard in China to deliver its air lubrications solution for two RoPax newbuildings for Finnlines.

LGM Engineering signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding to supply the fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for eight LR2 crude/product tankers. The 119,000dwt newbuildings were ordered by…

Van Oord has selected a system that injects methanol and hydrogen as a combustion conditioning solution for its MaK four-stroke engines aboard a subsea rock installation vessel.