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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Ferry operator Scandlines has signed an agreement with Norsepower Oy to install Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution on board a hybrid passenger ferry.

14th August 2019

Scandlines installs Norsepower Rotor Sail

14th August 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Energy and infrastructure solution provider, Saipem, is implementing DNV GL’s hull planned maintenance system based on 3D digital twins of crane and pipelaying vessels.

14th August 2019

Saipem installs DNV GL digital twin software

14th August 2019

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Roger Strevens, VP of Global Sustainability at Wallenius Wilhelmsen will deliver a keynote address on day one of Propulsion & Future Fuels 2019.

14th August 2019

Keynote: Decarbonisation – boosters and blockers

14th August 2019

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

This year’s programme features a number of future fuel showcase sessions discussing alternative and low flashpoint fuels such as LNG, ammonia, hydrogen, batteries, methanol and more. There will be a focus on…

14th August 2019

Ammonia: the future for shipping?

14th August 2019

LNG

LNG

Alan Duckett, Sales & Technical Director of Babcock LGE discusses the companys cargo handling products and the wider LNG and alternative fuel markets in an exclusive interview with The Motorship

13th August 2019

Positioned for growth in alternative fuels

13th August 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Australian shipbuilders Austal and Incat Tasmania, have ordered eight MAN 16V28/33D STC engines following the decision of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago to build one fast ferry at…

13th August 2019

MAN Engines to power Austal and Incat ferries

13th August 2019

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Corvus Energy has finalised an investment deal with Shell Ventures to support the global development of its maritime energy storage solutions.

12th August 2019

Shell Ventures invests in Corvus Energy

12th August 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Rolls-Royce Power Systems business unit, with its core brand MTU, will present itself more clearly in future as an integral part of the British Rolls-Royce engineering group.

9th August 2019

Rolls-Royce Power Systems brand shift

9th August 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Jotun will provide its Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) anti-fouling coating system for 42 vessels in Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s ro-ro fleet.

8th August 2019

Jotun anti-fouling deal to aid major fleet

8th August 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The maritime industry is currently trying to make sense of clashing emission requirements, writes Stevie Knight

8th August 2019

Double bind: an industry caught between issues

8th August 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japan’s Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd and Kawasaki Kishen Kaisa (K-Line) have received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV GL for a 250,000 dwt VLOC design concept capable of using LNG as…

8th August 2019

DNV GL AiP for LNG-fuelled Wozmax design

8th August 2019

REGULATION

REGULATION

Classification society, ClassNK, is participating in a working group aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from shipping.

7th August 2019

ClassNK joins emissions working group

7th August 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Maritime Strategies International has unveiled a new digital platform which enables clients to access the consultancy’s macro and shipping market models and asset valuations data via a single interface.

7th August 2019

MSI launches new digital platform

7th August 2019

LNG

LNG

GasLog has taken delivery of its first 180,000 cubic metre (cbm) LNG carrier from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Korea.

6th August 2019

GasLog LNG carrier delivered by SHI

6th August 2019

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

The maritime sales team of RENK’s Rheine plant has won its first new construction project for its MARHY maritime hybrid system.

5th August 2019

RENK wins first order for hybrid drive

5th August 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of the world’s first fully electric ship-handing tug.

5th August 2019

Damen supplies world’s first electric tug

5th August 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norway’s maritime cluster has opened a new chapter in the roll-out of environmentally-attuned shipping through the completion of the world’s largest ‘plug-in’ hybrid ferry combining diesel and electric power, writes David Tinsley.

3rd August 2019

LARGEST PLUG-IN HYBRID FERRY MAKES DEBUT

3rd August 2019

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Australian manufacturer of flow meters and fluid transfer instruments, Macnaught, has expanded its MX series offering more options for both hazardous and safe environments.

2nd August 2019

Macnaught expands flow meter range

2nd August 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABB has won a contract to supply ABB Ability remote diagnostic systems to eleven Sovcomflot vessels operating in the Arctic and Russia’s far east.

2nd August 2019

ABB provides remote support to Sovcomflot

2nd August 2019

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Energy management company, Nidec ASI, has developed and installed its Power Management System on a mega yacht, optimising power management on the vessel and distributing it between the staterooms, propulsive system and…

1st August 2019

Nidec sustainably powers mega yacht

1st August 2019