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LNG

LNG

Kongsberg Maritime has won a significant and strategic new equipment contract with Russian LNG producer Novatek.

10th February 2021

Kongsberg wins strategic Arctic LNGC contract

10th February 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime has added internal pressure sensors to new models in its cNODE MiniS transponder range, providing essential positioning and depth data for subsea operations.

9th February 2021

Pressure sensors for Kongsberg transponders

9th February 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Hydrogen faces challenges common to other alternative fuels; price, availability, storage and the need for renewable feedstocks, writes Sotirios Mamalis, Manager, Sustainability, Fuels and Technology, ABS

9th February 2021

Understanding the potential of Hydrogen as a marine fuel

9th February 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

An emulsified fuel made from waste refinery products and water may make a leap from the lab to long-haul shipping, reports Paul Gunton

9th February 2021

MSC to trial emulsion-based MSAR fuel

9th February 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

MAN Energy Solutions has been selected to supply a complete hybrid-propulsion package for two Indonesian Navy minehunters under construction at Abeking and Rasmussen in Germany.

9th February 2021

MAN 175D hybrid-propulsion package for Indonesian Navy minehunters

9th February 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Floating offshore wind “offers the ability for large capacity expansion near to demand centres,” believes Mark Spring, Lloyd’s Register’s ‘voice on offshore wind’.

8th February 2021

Floating turbines are essential for windpower targets

8th February 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Japan’s NYK Line has placed an order for two LPG-fuelled very large gas carriers (VLGC). The 230 metre-long vessels will become NYK’s first LPG-fuelled VLGCs when they enter service.

8th February 2021

NYK orders first two LPG-fuelled gas carriers from KHI

8th February 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Leading classification society DNV GL has agreed an investment partnership with a UK-based company, Windship Technology, for an innovative zero-emission concept combining wind-assisted propulsion with onboard carbon capture and a highly efficient…

8th February 2021

DNV GL agrees investment partnership in innovative UK ZEV technical solution

8th February 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Maritime risk management organisation, RightShip, has delivered a new Safety Score and Platform, enabling the marine industry to improve the safety of vessel operations.

8th February 2021

RightShip’s new safety platform goes live

8th February 2021

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Vallianz and SeaTech Solutions have entered into a two-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop the next generation of e-tugs.

8th February 2021

Vallianz and SeaTech sign e-tug MoU

8th February 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Signalling a further phase in the renewal of the UK marine aggregates dredger fleet, the 103m Cemex Go Innovation has been completed by her Romanian yard of build, writes David Tinsley.

8th February 2021

PRODUCTIVE NEW CARGO DREDGER FOR UK

8th February 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A Russian group is to buy the Norwegian medium-speed engine design and manufacturing arm of London-headquartered Rolls-Royce Holdings, writes David Tinsley.

5th February 2021

RUSSIAN BUYER FOR BERGEN ENGINES

5th February 2021

LNG

LNG

Wärtsilä has signed a strategic partnership agreement with SAACKE, the Germany-based global supplier of marine firing plants for seagoing vessels, offshore plants and LNG tankers.

5th February 2021

Wärtsilä and SAACKE team up on gas

5th February 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Bureau Veritas (BV) has certified a new-generation 3D printed propeller manufactured by Naval Group.

5th February 2021

BV certifies 3D printed propeller

5th February 2021

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

We are delighted to confirm Total Lubmarine, Part of the Total Group, the world”s fifth largest publicly traded oil and gas company as a sponsor of Propulsion & Future Fuels 2021.

4th February 2021

Introducing Total Lubmarine as a returning Sponsor of Propulsion & Future Fuels

4th February 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

An energy saving solution developed between Kongsberg Maritime, COSL Drilling Europe and NOV is poised to generate environmental and financial savings in offshore drilling operations.

4th February 2021

Reducing cost and emissions during drilling

4th February 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bureau Veritas (BV) has developed a new notation to recognise the performance of ultra-low emission vessels (ULEVs).

4th February 2021

New BV notation for ULEVs

4th February 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rotterdam-based naval architect C-Job is involved in a number of design projects for offshore wind construction vessels. Its general manager Maarten Veldhuizen set out some of the key considerations for these specialized…

3rd February 2021

Offshore wind vessels: the design basics

3rd February 2021

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply a range of solutions to a new Ro-Pax ferry for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IOMSP). The 132 metre-long vessel is being…

3rd February 2021

Wärtsilä hybrid solution for new Isle of Man ferry

3rd February 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

STX Engine has signed a contract with Daehan Shipbuilding (DHSC) for 3 × MAN 6L23/30H Mk3 GenSets for 1+1 vessels, which marks the first sale of the engine’s Mk3 version.

3rd February 2021

First order for Mk3 MAN 23/30H GenSet

3rd February 2021