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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The engine trials for the first installation of ABB’s Flexible integrated Turbocharging System for Two-Stroke Engines (FiTS2) were carried out in May 2020.

4th November 2020

First FiTS2 is fitted into bulkcarrier newbuilding

4th November 2020

LNG

LNG

MAN Energy Solutions anticipates a 2025 market launch for one of its key technologies for eliminating methane slip from four-stroke gas-burning dual-fuel engines. The other, switching the engines from the Otto to…

4th November 2020

MAN REVEALS TIMELINE FOR FOUR-STROKE METHANE SLIP SOLUTIONS

4th November 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wärtsilä is working with shipbuilder Fincantieri for the supply of a broad range of solutions to be installed in a number of cruise ships currently being built by the Italian yard.

4th November 2020

Wärtsilä strengthens cruise sector position

4th November 2020

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Sanmar Shipyards and Schottel have signed a framework agreement making Schottel the exclusive supplier of thrusters for 90-tonne BP tugs of the Bigaçay class in a Robert Allan design.

4th November 2020

Schottel and Sanmar sign thruster deal

4th November 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with the Dutch ferry joint venture (JV) Aqualiner-Swets for a total of nine sustainable passenger vessels.

3rd November 2020

Damen secures nine-vessel order with ferry JV

3rd November 2020

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Content from our commercial partnersFind out more   Plot your path to lower emissions… How far can current technology take shipping towards its emissions targets? How can existing ship systems be made…

3rd November 2020

ABB Virtual Industry Expert Day

3rd November 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

One of Russia’s most productive inland shipyards has completed a further tranche of sea/river cargo vessels capacity-optimised for the country’s extensive waterway network, writes David Tinsley.

2nd November 2020

HIGH PAYLOADS WITH RUSSIAN SEA/RIVER CLASS

2nd November 2020

LNG

LNG

Deltamarin and GTTs LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax design has the same cargo capacity and dimensions as a standard 210,000dwt Newcastlemax but can carry enough LNG for two round trips from Australia to China or…

2nd November 2020

NEWCASTLEMAX DESIGN RUNS ON LNG WITHOUT LOSS OF CARGO CAPACITY

2nd November 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The two 22,000dwt chemical tankers under construction for Donsötank Rederi are leading the industry in emissions reductions and crew welfare.

2nd November 2020

CHEMICAL TANKERS SET NEW STANDARD FOR ENVIRONMENT AND CREW

2nd November 2020

LNG

LNG

ABB has secured a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering worth more than US$300 million to supply a power and propulsion package for six new vessels that will transport LNG along…

2nd November 2020

Azipod to power newbuild LNG carriers

2nd November 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

DNV GL is launching a new digital chapter to its rules for ship classification.

2nd November 2020

New DNV GL rules drive smart ships

2nd November 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ClassNK has granted its digital smart ship (DSS) notation for an LNG-fuelled pure car truck carrier (PCTC) which was ordered to Shin Kurushima Dockyard by NYK Line.

30th October 2020

ClassNK digital notation for LNG PCTC

30th October 2020

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) tied to a license and cooperation agreement with Anemoi Marine Technologies for the future sales and servicing of Rotor Sail solutions to the shipping…

30th October 2020

Wärtsilä and Anemoi sign Rotor Sail MoU

30th October 2020

WHITE PAPERS

WHITE PAPERS

ABS has published guidance on Ammonia as Marine Fuel, evaluating the challenges in design and operation of ammonia-fuelled vessels. The whitepaper provides information for shipowners considering ammonia as an option in both…

30th October 2020

ABS: Ammonia as marine fuel

30th October 2020

WHITE PAPERS

WHITE PAPERS

William Hackett, the offshore lifting hoists and chains specialist, has published a report to help minimise the risk of Hydrogen Embrittlement (HE) and Stress Induced Corrosion Cracking (SICC). The report includes guidance…

30th October 2020

Guidelines to Minimise the Risk of Hydrogen Embrittlement

30th October 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Russian shipyard Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex has awarded Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) the contract to design the containment tank for ten new LNG carriers. The design will feature GTTs Mark III membrane containment…

29th October 2020

Zvezda awards GTT containment contract for ten new ARC7 LNGCs

29th October 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The unfinished 42,400gt LNG RoPax ferry Honfleur was being towed to Norwegian yard Fosen this week for completion after work on the ship at Germany’s FSG Shipyard stopped in 2018, reports Tom…

29th October 2020

Fosen completion deal as Honfleur leaves FSG

29th October 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Former chief executive of Telonor, Jon Fredrik Baksaas, has been appointed as DNV GL’s new chair of the board.

29th October 2020

DNV GL board appointments

29th October 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Kongsberg’s ship-to-cloud data infrastructure service has been qualified by DNV GL as meeting its criteria for Technical Qualification, with safety and cyber security the critical parameters.

29th October 2020

DNV GL tech qualification for Vessel Insight

29th October 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Volvo Penta has won an order to supply the gensets for a series of five pure-electric passenger ferry newbuildings ordered by Norwegian operator Boreal, to be built at Sefine Shipyard in Turkey.

28th October 2020

Genset order for Norwegian pure-electric ferries

28th October 2020