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BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Hybrid and other alternative propulsion systems for bulk carriers and tankers could be one outcome from the difficulties these two ship types face in meeting upcoming EEDI Phase 3 standards, believes Rolf…

9th September 2020

EEDI will encourage alternative propulsion technologies

9th September 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Classification society ABS has announced the release of the ABS Guide for Gas and Other Low-Flashpoint Fuel Ready Vessels. The guide also introduces a range of ‘Alternative Fuel Ready’ notations.

8th September 2020

ABS introduces Alternative Fuel Ready notation for vessels

8th September 2020

LNG

LNG

Furetank dual-fuel vessel ‘Fure Ven’ has become the first non-US flagged vessel to bunker LNG in a US port.

8th September 2020

Historic LNG bunkering in the US

8th September 2020

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Ballard Power Systems has launched a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell module for power applications aboard marine vessels.

8th September 2020

Ballard launches 200kW PEM fuel cell for maritime market

8th September 2020

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Global container shipping operator MSC, Mediterranean Shipping Company, has inked a deal with Jotun to install the Hull Skater Solution (HSS) aboard its 14,000 TEU container vessel MSC EVA.

8th September 2020

MSC to install Jotun HullSkater solution on MSC Eva

8th September 2020

LNG

LNG

Dual-fuel engines will be essential to meet EEDI Phase 3 when it comes into force for tankers and bulk carriers, Rudolf Wettstein, general manager for marketing and application in WinGD’s sales and…

8th September 2020

Dual-fuel or novel technologies needed to meet EEDI

8th September 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Techcross, the Korean manufacturer of ballast water management system (BWMS), confirmed that its full-flow electrolysis ElectroCleen system (ECS) has been granted compliance with revised IMO guidelines by the Korean government.

8th September 2020

Revised G8 Approvals for Techcross ECS and ECS-Hychlor

8th September 2020

WHITE PAPERS

WHITE PAPERS

ABS has published the ABS Guide for Gas and Other Low-Flashpoint Fuel Ready Vessels to support shipowners looking to build a new vessel or convert an existing one to use LNG, methanol,…

8th September 2020

ABS: Gas and Other Low-Flashpoint Fuel Ready Vessels

8th September 2020

LNG

LNG

GTT will undertake the tank design of two 174,000 m3 LNG carriers (LNGC) for Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), and four 174,000 m3 LNGCs for Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

7th September 2020

GTT receives order for six Hyundai Group LNG carriers

7th September 2020

LNG

LNG

Smart LNG, the joint venture between SCF Group (Sovcomflot Group) and Russian natural gas producer Novatek, has awarded Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex a contract to construct 10 new Arc7 LNG carriers.

7th September 2020

Sovcomflot JV awards Zvezda contract for 10 new Arc7 LNG carriers

7th September 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) has ordered an energy management and electric propulsion package from GE Power Conversion for HNLMS Den Helder, a new combat support vessel being built for the Royal…

7th September 2020

GE electric propulsion package for new Dutch Navy combat support vessel

7th September 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The first two of Havila Voyages four new coastal ships have launched at the Tersan shipyard in Turkey.

7th September 2020

First two Havila Voyages ships launch

7th September 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

With an increasing number of vessels returning to service following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, Survitec is advising that ships’ life-saving appliances are maintained according to their original service schedules in order…

7th September 2020

Maintain service schedules, urges Survitec

7th September 2020

LNG

LNG

Singapore-based ship operator Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a long-term charter for five LNG-fuelled Newcastlemaxes with BHP, the mining company.

4th September 2020

EPS awarded five-year BHP tender for dual-fuel Newcastlemaxes

4th September 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL has presented Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with a general approval of ship application (GASA) for a new concept of very large crude carriers (VLCCs) with a centreline oil-tight longitudinal bulkhead.

4th September 2020

Approval for HHI centreline oil-tight longitudinal bulkhead VLCC concept

4th September 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

RINA and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have successfully completed a pilot project to test the extension of the data exchange capability of the THETIS system.

4th September 2020

RINA proves digitalisation extension

4th September 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

NYK, IHI Power Systems and ClassNK have signed a joint research and development (R&D) agreement to put the worlds first ammonia-fuelled tugboat into practical use.

4th September 2020

Work starts on first ammonia-fuelled tugboat

4th September 2020

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Japan-based Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, K-Line and ClassNK have teamed up on a demonstration project for the installation of what they expect to be the worlds first onboard CO2 capture system.

3rd September 2020

New Project Joins the Race for the First Onboard CO2 Capture Installation

3rd September 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wilhelmsen and Hyundai Glovis have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange expertise and improve the companies’ technology and service offerings.

3rd September 2020

Wilhelmsen and Hyundai Glovis deepen ties

3rd September 2020

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Schottel has been awarded a contract to supply a total of eight propulsion units to the Turkish Atlas Shipyard.

3rd September 2020

Schottel to propel Russian AHTS

3rd September 2020