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REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

ABB is to retrofit a Tallink shuttle vessel with its shore connection solution for quiet and emission-free overnight layovers whilst at port in Tallinn.

27th August 2021

ABB shore connection retrofit for ferry

27th August 2021

MSPFFC

MSPFFC

Born 1966 in Cologne, graduated in Mechanical Engineering (RWTH Aachen) and Ph.D. in combustion technology 1995Professional career in Internal Combustion Engine Engineering with management positions at Deutz AG, Daimler AG, DAF N.V.…

27th August 2021

Andreas Lingens

27th August 2021

MSPFFC

MSPFFC

Olivier Cartier is Vice-President Technical within Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, responsible for the Technical organization encompassing design review activities, research and developments of rules, guidelines and associated computerized tools. Olivier started…

27th August 2021

Olivier Cartier

27th August 2021

MSPFFC

MSPFFC

Claus W. Graugaard will join as Head of On-board Vessel Solutions. Before joining the Center, he was Senior Vice President, Head of Fleet Management, at Lauritzen Kosan (J. Lauritzen). He brings more…

27th August 2021

Claus Winter Graugaard

27th August 2021

MSPFFC

MSPFFC

Mr. Klaus Dahmcke Rasmussen is head of sales retrofit projects at MAN Energy Solutions, Mr. Rasmussen has more than 20 years’ experience from the LNG and LPG industry. His team has recently…

26th August 2021

Klaus Dahmcke Rasmussen

26th August 2021

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

AFAI Southern Shipyard has successfully delivered a pair of Incat Crowther 35 crew transfer vessels (CTV), said to be the first hybrid CTVs in operation with zero-emission capability.

26th August 2021

Two more Incat Crowther CTVs for MHO & Co

26th August 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) took delivery of the second of Canada’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) programme, the future HMCS Margaret Brooke, from Irving Shipbuilding Inc., in July 2021.

25th August 2021

RCN ICE PATROL VESSEL PROGRAMME PICKS UP PACE

25th August 2021

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Classification society DNV has granted Type Approval to a battery system supplied by Netherlands-based technology supplier Praxis. The GreenBattery energy storage system, which utilises lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell technology, forms…

25th August 2021

DNV AWARDS TYPE APPROVAL TO PRAXIS LFP BATTERY SYSTEM

25th August 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Shell has teamed up with Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes business, to introduce an analytics-based oil condition monitoring and machine health service for the marine sector.

25th August 2021

Shell launches analytics-based oil condition monitoring service

25th August 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Kongsberg Digital (KDI) has won four successive contracts with maritime training centres, schools and universities in South Korea.

25th August 2021

Kongsberg wins new South Korea contracts

25th August 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

In a milestone project for South America, Brazilian towage group Starnav has contracted Detroit shipyard in Itajaí, Brazil, to equip four newly-built tugs with Schottel RudderPropellers.

25th August 2021

Schottel RudderPropellers for four new tugs

25th August 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MAN Energy Solutions has received a landmark order to supply a 95-bore low-speed, dual-fuel engine to run on methanol, in a move that will introduce methanol as a marine fuel for the…

25th August 2021

MAN Confirms HHI Order for 95 bore Methanol Dual-Fuel Engine

25th August 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ClassNK has released guidelines for additive manufacturing (3D printing) that summarise the approval requirements for metallic marine equipment by additive manufacturing technology.

24th August 2021

3D printing guidelines released

24th August 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd. has contracted TMC Compressors (TMC) to supply its marine compressed air system to four very large gas carriers the yard is building for Chinese gas carrier Tianjin…

24th August 2021

TMC compressors selected for LPG-fuelled carriers

24th August 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Danish ship builder Karstensens Shipyard has selected Wärtsilä as the main propulsion supplier for two new fishing vessels.

24th August 2021

Wärtsilä propulsion solutions for newbuild fishing vessels

24th August 2021

LNG

LNG

Høglund has been has been awarded the contract for the retrofit of a Fuel Gas Supply System (FGSS) solution for Norwegian tanker owner and operator Utkilen.

24th August 2021

HOGLUND WINS FGSS CONTRACT FOR UTKILEN CHEMICAL TANKERS

24th August 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A.P. Moller-Maersk has placed an order with Hyundai Heavy industries for 8 x 16,000 teu container vessel newbuildings. The order for the dual-fuel methanol-fuelled newbuildings, which will be operated on carbon neutral…

24th August 2021

HHI lands 8+4 methanol-fuelled 16,000 teu order from Maersk

24th August 2021

LNG

LNG

Gasum has won a contract with Finnish government central purchasing body, Hansel, to supply LNG to the Transport Infrastructure Agency and Border Guard in 2021/22.

23rd August 2021

Gasum wins Finnish government LNG deal

23rd August 2021

LNG

LNG

MAN Energy Solutions has received 40 new orders for its two-speed low-pressure, dual-fuel MAN B&W ME-GA engine and accompanying EGR, the company announced.

23rd August 2021

MAN announces dozens of orders for ME-GA engine

23rd August 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has appointed ferry design consultancy Navalue to lead the concept design of its Small Vessel Replacement Programme (SVRP). The programme covers the replacement of up to seven…

23rd August 2021

Design consultant appointed for Scottish ferry replacement programme

23rd August 2021