Repair & Conversion

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Marine battery system supplier, Echandia, has won a deal with Öresundslinjen for the conversion of a RoPax ferry to full electrical operation.

8th May 2024

Echandia wins RoPax conversion deal

8th May 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

CMA CGM has brought Damen on board to help modify ten of its vessels for greater fuel efficiency.

12th April 2024

Damen to modify CMA CGM vessels

12th April 2024

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Container liner owner and operator CMA CGM has selected Damen Shipyards Group to install energy efficiency solutions onboard a number of container vessels over the next few years. The agreement marks the first time CMA…

4th April 2024

CMA CGM selects Damen for retrofit campaign

4th April 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Ocean Hyway Cluster and partners are exploring the potential for retrofitting PSVs for hydrogen or ammonia fuel, including what value a local industry could create for Vestland in western Norway.

23rd February 2024

Norway’s Vestland Evaluating Hydrogen Value Chain

23rd February 2024

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has announced that it has signed a deal to retrofit fixed suction sails on board an oil tanker.

22nd February 2024

EPS to retrofit suction sails on board oil tanker

22nd February 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Solvang ASA, the Norway-based shipowner, has ordered a full-scale, turnkey Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) retrofit on board one of its LPG carriers with Singaporean shipyard Seatrium. The contract is understood to be…

16th February 2024

Solvang orders world’s first full scale onboard CCS retrofit

16th February 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

A bulk carrier is to be converted to run on next-generation fuels under an EU-sponsored initiative aimed at accelerating international shipping’s decarbonisation. The EUR17m ($18.2m) GAMMA collaborative project, named in reference to…

8th February 2024

EU Backs efuels Retrofit for Bulker

8th February 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Nippon Paint Marine is benefitting from sustained growth in the hull coatings market as a result of increased regulation, decarbonisation targets and the energy transition.

6th February 2024

Nippon Paint Marine rides high on sustained market growth

6th February 2024

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Specialised ship manager Chemfleet has confirmed that an in-service Berg Propulsion upgrade to control systems onboard the tanker YM Miranda has yielded fuel savings of around 10%.

23rd January 2024

Chemfleet adds three ships to Berg energy efficiency upgrade after verifying 10% fuel savings

23rd January 2024

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

COSCO Shipping announced that it completed the first dual-fuel conversion at its Nantong shipyard, located near Shanghai, on 1 January. 

8th January 2024

COSCO Shipping Nantong completes first dual-fuel retrofit

8th January 2024

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A recent thruster retrofit has helped a Croatian ferry deliver much-improved thrust and performance values, enabling the operator to tighten the ferry’s schedule on a new route with stronger winds and currents. 

19th December 2023

Thruster upgrade improves Croatian ferry’s seakeeping

19th December 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has announced that it plans to conduct a programme of main mover replacements for Moss-type LNG carriers within its fleet, substituting low pressure low speed dual-fuel engines for their…

12th December 2023

Retrofit to X-DF dual-fuel propulsion for Moss-type LNG carriers

12th December 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

RINA has awarded Full Type Approval to the EcoPro Fuel Catalyst System, a standalone retrofit design that uses hydrogen to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency on marine engines.

7th December 2023

TA for Ecomotus’ EcoPro Fuel Catalyst System

7th December 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has specified Alfa Laval’s fuel supply system FCM Methanol for the first methanol retrofit project on a container vessel. 

7th December 2023

Alfa Laval to supply LFSS for first boxship MeOH-conversion project

7th December 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

COSCO Line has awarded COSCO Heavy Industry Shanghai Co. Ltd. a contract to retrofit the main engines aboard 4 container vessels equipped with MAN B&W 11S90ME-C10.5 prime movers. These will be retrofitted to dual-fuel MAN B&W 11S90ME-LGIM10.5 types capable…

7th December 2023

COSCO inks 4+9 ME-LGIM conversion deal

7th December 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

BMT has published the results of a collaborative study exploring the feasibility of retrofitting medium-sized Ro-Pax ferries with a range of hydrogen propulsion and storage technologies. The study was conducted jointly with…

4th December 2023

BMT hydrogen propulsion retrofit white paper

4th December 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Cummins’ proposal to collaborate with maritime partners in the development and deployment of a methanol conversion kit for its QSK60 engine has qualified for UK research funding.

24th November 2023

UK Backs Methanol Retrofit Project

24th November 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Hafnia, the Singapore-headquartered tanker operator, has awarded Wärtsilä the contract to supply propulsion solutions for ten oil and chemical tankers. 

23rd November 2023

Hafnia orders orders Wärtsilä propulsion retrofits for tankers

23rd November 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Lloyd’s Register (LR), in collaboration with SDC Ship Design and Consult, has developed a new concept for the use of ballast water tanks in place of cofferdams around methanol tanks, allowing ship…

20th November 2023

Space saving concept for methanol-fuelled vessels developed

20th November 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

OEMs, like shipowners, are facing the increasing need to ensure the operational flexibility and fuel efficiency of their power and propulsion systems as expensive new fuels gradually take hold.

13th November 2023

New Fuels Change Lifetime Equation For Equipment

13th November 2023