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ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a repeat order from shipowner and operator Grimaldi Group to supply power, automation and propulsion solutions for two new 7800-line metre (LM) Ro-Ro vessels, which will be built at China…

16th February 2023

KM package for Grimaldi newbuildings

16th February 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A pilot project to trial a new engine diagnostics solution within WinGD’s engine monitoring and remote support platform is being undertaken on a vessel managed by Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM). WinGD notes that the solution…

16th February 2023

BSM trials new WinGD predictive maintenance solution on LNGC

16th February 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has announced the successful installation of Value Maritime’s (VM) Filtree system onboard its managed vessel M/T Pacific Cobalt in Rotterdam.

16th February 2023

First reference for integrated CCS on Eastern Pacific tanker

16th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

HMM has placed an order with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for 7 x 9,000 teu container vessel newbuildings, and an order with HJ Shipbuilding and Construction (HJSC) for 2 x 9,000 teu…

16th February 2023

HMM places order 9 methanol-fuelled 9,000 teu newbuildings

16th February 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

News that HMM, the largest shipping company in Korea, had announced an agreement with potential methanol supply partners on 14 February was followed by an agreement between Costa Cruises and Proman to…

16th February 2023

HMM and Costa focus on methanol supply partnerships

16th February 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A ground-breaking wind propulsion project has been awarded a share of £60 million in UK government funding.

16th February 2023

Wind sail project secures government funding

16th February 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

A hydrogen fuel cell powered research vessel commissioned by the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography will be built to ABS Class.

15th February 2023

US hydrogen-fuelled research vessel to be ABS Class

15th February 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A project to develop a hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine (ICE) for light utility vehicles (HyMOT) has been awarded funding by France’s ADEME as part of its Future Investments Programme (PIA). The project includes…

15th February 2023

GTT digital subsidiary participating in French H2-fuelled ICE project

15th February 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A project to modernise the control system of a tug operated by Alfons Håkans in the Baltic Sea is expected to extend the operational life of the vessel by at least 15…

15th February 2023

Control System Retrofit Key To Extending Tug Operational Life

15th February 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

A theoretical study conducted by wind-assisted ship propulsion specialist Blue Wasp Marine has offered encouraging results, indicating that a relatively small change to the design of a Flettner rotor can significantly increase its aerodynamic…

15th February 2023

Design modification offers increased Flettner fuel efficiencies

15th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Mitsui E&S Machinery has been awarded the contract to supply a dual-fuel engine capable of operating on methanol for a 65,700 dwt bulk carrier slated for construction at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. 

14th February 2023

Tsuneishi inks methanol-fuelled bulker contract

14th February 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A joint study between classification society ClassNK and Marubeni Corporation has identified the fleet-wide fuel efficiencies offered by using NAPA’s voyage optimisation software.

14th February 2023

ClassNK joint study reveals voyage optimisation benefits

14th February 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Marine scientific and technical consultants and surveyors, Brookes Bell LLP, has announced that acquisition of the UK-based tribology consultancy Neale Consulting Engineers.

14th February 2023

Brookes Bell expands tribology offering

14th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Fincantieri and a consortium of Italian suppliers are extending their industrial cooperation with the Onex Elefsis Shipyards in Greece in the context of an Italian-led bid for a naval programme of Greek…

14th February 2023

Fincantieri inks cooperation deal with Greek yard

14th February 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

HST Marine has welcomed its second UK-built hybrid-electric crew transfer vessel (CTV) in an event highlighting Britain’s role in pioneering low-carbon vessels to support offshore wind operations. 

13th February 2023

HST Marine welcomes second hybrid-electric CTV

13th February 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

A ceremony was held in Stavanger, Norway on 10 February 2023 to mark the signature of bare boat charter and time charter contracts for two 7,500cbm liquefied CO2 ships between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE)…

13th February 2023

Charter contracts for Northern Lights LCO2 carriers marked

13th February 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Classification society DNV has awarded a first AiP to an inflatable wing sail design. The approval was issued to the WISAMO wing sail system developed by Michelin. The system is currently being installed…

13th February 2023

First AiP for inflatable wing sail design

13th February 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB and classification society RINA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to work together to contribute to the ongoing decarbonisation of the marine industry, with a focus on developing new…

13th February 2023

ABB and RINA sign technology MoU

13th February 2023

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Kongsberg Maritime will supply a propulsion package for a specialised newbuild ship to be built by the Italian shipyard T.Mariotti for the Italian navy, including a pair of Elegance PM motor driven pods.

13th February 2023

KM propulsion package for Italian specialised vessel

13th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Dutch heavy-lift fleet capacity and trading versatility has been strengthened by the delivery to Amsterdam-based Spliethoff of the Chinese-built Brouwersgracht.

13th February 2023

Agile Capacity For Offshore Lifts

13th February 2023