News

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

An American company Infinitum is seeking to develop a 250kW version of a new concept of electric motor, which could be used in the marine market, writes Dag Pike.

6th July 2020

US company seeks to scale up super-compact pancake motor to 250kW

6th July 2020

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Brunvoll has won a large contract for thrusters from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in South Korea. The Norwegian propulsion specialist also noted that it had extended its product portfolio in 2020.

3rd July 2020

Brunvoll receives thruster order for DP2 shuttle tankers

3rd July 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Shipyard Royal Niestern Sander has selected Pon Power to provide a diesel-electric propulsion package for the worlds first shallow draft ice-breaking vessel. The scope of the propulsion package includes the main engines…

3rd July 2020

Cat propulsion package for shallow draft ice-breaking walk-to-work vessel

3rd July 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards Group has successfully concluded keel laying for the Crane Barge 7532 that is going to be delivered in Panama, following award of tender in August last year.

3rd July 2020

Damen completes keel laying for crane barge

3rd July 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Silverstream Technologies, in collaboration with the University of Southampton, has been awarded an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) grant to advance machine learning in the maritime sector.

3rd July 2020

Grant to advance AI in UK maritime sector

3rd July 2020

LNG

LNG

GTT has announced the signing of a Technical Assistance and License Agreement (TALA) with Zvezda Shipyard.

2nd July 2020

GTT signs licensing agreement with Zvezda Shipyard

2nd July 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Danish shipowner J. Lauritzen A/S is to operate its gas and bulker arms as independent companies, the shipowner announced on Wednesday.

2nd July 2020

Lauritzen restructures bulker and tanker arms into standalone entities

2nd July 2020

LNG

LNG

Construction for two next-generation LNG-fuelled chemical tankers for Swedish operator Terntank began at the China Merchant Jinling shipyard in China on 31 June.

2nd July 2020

First hybrid LNG-fuelled chemical tanker for Terntank under construction

2nd July 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Babcock’s liquid gas equipment (LGE) business has secured contracts valued at around £100 million since October 2019.

2nd July 2020

Momentum continues in Babcock LGE sales

2nd July 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Tanker company Torm is saving valuable time by importing data from Sertica’s planned maintenance system to DNV GL to digitalise surveys and improve performance.

2nd July 2020

Sertica data helps save survey time

2nd July 2020

LNG

LNG

Netherlands-based ship operator Doeksen officially commissioning the first of two new ferries, MS Willem Barentz, in a ceremony in Harlingen, the Netherlands, on 1 July. The ferry is powered by two 1,492kW…

1st July 2020

Debut for MTU 16V pure gas engines in new Doeksen ferry

1st July 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Furuno Electric Company has acquired Danish company EMRI with effect from 1 July 2020.

1st July 2020

Furuno acquires EMRI

1st July 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Kongsberg Digital has acquired Coach Solutions, a supplier of software solutions for vessel performance and monitoring. The new name will be Kongsberg Coach Solutions.

1st July 2020

Kongsberg Digital acquires Coach Solutions

1st July 2020

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Composites have a place on ferries, writes Stevie Knight, but just how effective these changes will be depends on commitment

1st July 2020

Ferries and composites: commercial and practical challenges

1st July 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Didier Jouffroy, the Marine System Technical Advisor at battery supplier Saft, discusses the market and advances in technology in an interview with The Motorship

1st July 2020

Battery supplier looks to future

1st July 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Canadian marine energy storage company Sterling PBES has tested its battery systems ability to withstand catastrophic mechanical damage and demonstrated that thermal runaway did not occur.

1st July 2020

NMC BATTERY SURVIVES CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TEST

1st July 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Investigations into the 2019 loss of 345 containers from MSC Zoe have indicated that the vessels high stability was a contributing factor, and other vessels may face similar risks

1st July 2020

HIGH STABILITY OF MSC ZOE CONTRIBUTED TO CONTAINER LOSSES

1st July 2020

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Eurotank Service Group is extending its full spectrum of fuel system maintenance and installation services to the fleet fuelling sector with the launch of Europump Maintenance for commercial customers.

30th June 2020

Eurotank invests in commercial fuelling

30th June 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with US based-fuel cell producer Bloom Energy to design and develop fuel cell-powered ships.

30th June 2020

SHI inks deal to develop SOFC-powered vessels

30th June 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Wärtsilä’s Aquarius UV and Aquarius EC ballast water management systems (BWMS) have been granted compliance with revised IMO guidelines by class society DNV GL on behalf of the Norwegian Maritime Authority.

30th June 2020

Revised G8 Type Approvals for Aquarius UV and EC BWMS solutions

30th June 2020