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BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

A Færøysund live fish carrier will become the first of its kind to feature ABB hybrid power and propulsion solution with integral energy storage.

17th June 2020

ABB hybrid power for live fish carrier

17th June 2020

MSPFFC

MSPFFC

Julien Bec graduated in 1999 from Ecole Centrale Paris with a Double Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Physics. He started his career in the automotive industry as an Engine Engineer.Following this experience,…

17th June 2020

Julien Bec

17th June 2020

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Engine efficiency has been limited by the need to avoid potentially damaging peak pressures. But supposing you could alter those pressures on the hoof, adjusting for load while the engine was operating?

17th June 2020

Pump it up (when you need it)

17th June 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The European Commission has clarified what will happen at the end of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement transition period, when the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU) No 1257/20137 no longer applies in the…

16th June 2020

Future of UK ship recycling uncertain

16th June 2020

LNG

LNG

WinGD is launching an innovative new solution that will permit further optimisation of its X-DF dual-fuel engine platform. The solution, Intelligent Control by Exhaust Recycling (iCER), will lower methane emissions by 50%,…

16th June 2020

WinGD halves methane slip with first X-DF2.0 solution

16th June 2020

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Product tanker owner Eletson Corp has simplified its lubricant procurement processes by switching to an e-commerce purchasing solution.

15th June 2020

Digitalisation solution offers lubricant procurement benefits for Greek shipowner

15th June 2020

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Brian Østergaard Sørensen, Vice President, Head of R&D 2-Stroke Business, at MAN Energy Solutions, looks back at technological developments and discusses the challenges of choosing between research priorities.

15th June 2020

MAN ES 2-stroke R&D chief prepares for multi-fuel future

15th June 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Russia’s most advanced shipyard, under development in the country’s Far Eastern region, has built the first in a long series of Aframax tankers, writes David Tinsley.

15th June 2020

AFRAMAX SIGNALS GROWING RUSSIAN SELF-RELIANCE

15th June 2020

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

The first MTU series 4000 mobile gas engines have successfully started sea trials.

15th June 2020

Sea trials for first mobile pure gas 16V 4000 series

15th June 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL has launched new guidance on recycling to help shipowners navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

15th June 2020

DNV GL launches ship recycling guidance

15th June 2020

REGULATION

REGULATION

Classification society RINA has announced that it has successfully completed its first statutory and associated class intermediate surveys with the use of remote technologies.

12th June 2020

RINA completes statutory and remote surveys remotely

12th June 2020

LNG

LNG

Energy major Total has agreed to develop new concepts for green LNG production with LNG plant specialist Siemens Gas and Power.

12th June 2020

Energy major to explore solutions to decarbonise LNG production

12th June 2020

LNG

LNG

The first offshore bunkering facility for LNG at a Chinese port will be developed at the port of Shenzhen, the port authorities announced on 3 June.

12th June 2020

First LNG offshore bunker terminal in China

12th June 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

C-Job Naval Architects has delivered the basic design package of the trailing suction hopper dredger to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD).

12th June 2020

C-Job designs new TSHD for GLDD

12th June 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Owners may have a dilemma when picking an energy technology capable of lasting a vessel’s 20 or 30-year lifetime, writes Stevie Knight

12th June 2020

A future-proof fleet: modular and adaptable design

12th June 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

AEGIR-Marine has concluded the comprehensive acquisition of Holland Propeller Services (HPS).

12th June 2020

AEGIR-Marine acquires HPS

12th June 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

It has been revealed that another merger of north German shipyards could be in the offing - just a month after the last one was agreed, writes Tom Todd.

12th June 2020

Germans negotiate another shipyard merger

12th June 2020

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The US Navy has taken delivery of the USS Zumwalt, its first fully-electric power and propulsion ship. The vessel is the first of three DDG 1000 class destroyers to enter service.

11th June 2020

US Navy takes delivery of first fully-electric power and propulsion vessel

11th June 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger (MHIET), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, is transferring its domestic marine engine sales and parts servicing operations currently performed by subsidiary Mitsubishi Heavy Industries…

11th June 2020

MHI transfers marine engines to Seika

11th June 2020

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Alfa Laval’s new scrubber is making it simple for smaller vessels such as handymax bulkers or product tankers to continue using heavy fuel oil and comply with SOx regulations.

11th June 2020

Alfa Laval scrubber suits smaller vessels

11th June 2020