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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Swiss components and system solutions supplier Liebherr has extended its experience in developing components for cranes in the maritime sector to the emerging wind-assisted propulsion sector. It is supplying 1.7m diameter worm-driven…

3rd February 2021

Liebherr delivers worm-driven slewing drive solution

3rd February 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Chantier Davie in Quebec, Canada has added a third partner, GE, to its Polar Icebreaker program. The shipyard announced that GE was joining its Polar Icebreaker program in January, following the addition…

3rd February 2021

GE joins Davie shipyard Polar Icebreaker programme

3rd February 2021

LNG

LNG

GTT has received Approval in Principle (AiP) for the NO96 containment system application as an LNG fuel tank for Ultra Large Container Vessels from DNV GL.

3rd February 2021

DNV GL AiP for GTT NO96 system

3rd February 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS has launched an environmental monitor as part of its My Digital Fleet risk management platform.

3rd February 2021

ABS launches digital tool for sustainability

3rd February 2021

LNG

LNG

SAACKE Marine Systems is introducing a new Gas Combustion Unit to its product range. The new GCU offers a smaller footprint, reduced emissions and lower installation and maintenance costs, the company announced.

3rd February 2021

Saacke launches new GCU solution for LNG carrier market

3rd February 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Frese has launched what it believes is the world’s most compact 3-way control valve for optimisation of temperature control in marine cooling systems.

2nd February 2021

World’s most compact 3-way control valve

2nd February 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Swedish family-owned Erik Thun Group retains a high profile in the short-sea market and its long experience in the coastwise distribution of refined oil products and petrochemicals has found new expression in…

1st February 2021

NIMBLE TANKER FOR DRYING BERTHS

1st February 2021

LNG

LNG

Wärtsilä is to supply the dual-fuel engines for six new 172,500cbm LNG carrier vessels being built to serve the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia’s Arctic waters.

1st February 2021

Wärtsilä to power Arctic LNG project

1st February 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kongsberg Digital (KDI) and The Nautical Institute (NI) have announced an approved remote simulation solution for Dynamic Positioning (DP) induction courses.

1st February 2021

Approval for Kongsberg remote DP training

1st February 2021

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Toyota and Corvus Energy have announced plans to develop hydrogen fuel-cell systems, with the intention of making maritime-certified fuel cell systems commercially available by 2024.

1st February 2021

Corvus to develop PEM FC systems with Toyota stacks

1st February 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABB has launched a new emissions monitoring solution to help the maritime industry reduce its carbon footprint and comply with new sulphur emissions regulations that came into force last year.

29th January 2021

ABB launches new emissions monitoring system

29th January 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Heavy-duty capability and sustainability find new levels in the monohull offshore construction ship ordered from a Chinese yard by Jan De Nul, writes David Tinsley.

29th January 2021

CRANE SHIP FOR BIGGEST WINDFARM LIFTS

29th January 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Shaft generators can save operating costs, reduce emissions and raise a ship’s environmental profile, but they require more thought than ever writes Stevie Knight

29th January 2021

Shaft generators: Savings, considerations and the business case

29th January 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

One of the worlds largest bulk shipping companies, Oldendorff Carriers, has joined with partners to develop and test a rotor sail wind propulsion system for dry bulkers, reports Tom Todd.

29th January 2021

Oldendorff tests wind propulsion on bulkers

29th January 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Alfa Laval and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have joined forces to develop zero carbon solutions for the maritime industry.

28th January 2021

Partnership focuses on decarbonising shipping

28th January 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hydroniq Coolers has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Danish plate heat exchanger supplier SonFlow.

28th January 2021

Hydroniq Coolers teams up with SonFlow

28th January 2021

MSPFFC

MSPFFC

Gold Sponsor

28th January 2021

DNV – Gold sponsor

28th January 2021

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

We are delighted to confirm WinGD will again sponsor Propulsion & Future Fuels for the third year in a row.

28th January 2021

WinGD to sponsor Propulsion and Future Fuels

28th January 2021

LNG

LNG

Six ultra-large container ship newbuildings ordered by Hapag-Lloyd will be powered by MAN B&W G95ME-GI Mk10.5 main engines, the engine designer confirmed on Tuesday 26 January. The order for the series of…

27th January 2021

ME-GI engines for Hapag-Lloyd ULCS newbuilds

27th January 2021

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

While online platforms have introduced improved transparency around availability and quotations in many corners of the shipping industry, the ship repair and retrofit sector had been seen as a hard-to-digitalise sector -…

27th January 2021

New online portal to boost transparency in repair and retrofit market

27th January 2021