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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japanese marine electrical specialist BEMAC Corporation and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui) have agreed a deal to acquire 100% of the shares of The Switch from Yaskawa Europe Holding AB, a subsidiary of Yaskawa.

20th October 2023

Mitsui and BEMAC to acquire The Switch from Yaskawa

20th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Purpose-designed for a new waterway in northern Poland, the 63m trailing suction hopper dredger Ursa was launched last month by Finnish shipbuilder Tyovene.

20th October 2023

Finnish-Built Dredger For New Polish Canal

20th October 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

The calculations made for IMO efficiency regulations are theoretical and generic, so work is continuing to provide shipowners with a means of accurately measuring energy savings from wind-assist technologies in practice, but…

19th October 2023

Experience Builds Wind-Assist Technology Confidence

19th October 2023

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Wärtsilä has signed a Decarbonization Agreement with Raízen, an integrated energy company with a broad portfolio of renewables, to explore the potential use of ethanol as a marine fuel and to advance the development of the first…

19th October 2023

Wärtsilä inks deal to study feasibility of ethanol as marine fuel

19th October 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Brazilian offshore and merchant shipping company Posidonia signed a deal to install Kongsberg Digital’s vessel-to-cloud infrastructure, Vessel Insight, and its K-fleet applications on a number of vessels in its fleet.

19th October 2023

Brazilian shipowner opts for digitalisation tools

19th October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a hydrogen-fuelled multi-purpose vessel using Japan Engine’s large low-speed two-stroke hydrogen-fuelled engine as a main mover. The AiP is the world’s first for a…

19th October 2023

ClassNK awards world’s first AiP for H2-fuelled 2-stroke vessel design

19th October 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Norwegian technology provider HAV Group’s hydrogen-focused subsidiary HAV Hydrogen and Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) have completed a successful laboratory test of a hydrogen fuel cell in combination with a maritime control system. 

19th October 2023

Successful lab test advances Norwegian fuel cell project

19th October 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with Belgian shipping company Fast Lines Belgium for the delivery of two Damen Combi Freighter 3850s.

18th October 2023

Damen inks Combi Freighter deal with Belgian shipper

18th October 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

HD Hyundai has announced that will collaborate with Siemens to integrate digitalised manufacturing practices in its shipyards. As part of the deal, the two companies will jointly develop a digital platform to streamline its shipbuilding…

18th October 2023

Hyundai extends Siemens collaboration to shipyards

18th October 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Norwegian ferry and cruise operator Hurtigruten has achieved a 23% reduction in CO2 emissions on its 121-metre passenger vessel MS Richard With in the first year of service after the conclusion of a retrofit programme.…

18th October 2023

Hurtigruten ESS and engine retrofit delivers 23% CO2 emissions cut

18th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dry bulk ship owner, Berge Bulk, has had its Newcastlemax bulker, Berge Olympus, retrofitted with four BARTech WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies.

17th October 2023

Berge Bulk unveils emission busting wind cargo ship

17th October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Accelleron has published the results of a survey of 200 maritime decision-makers drawn from ship owners and operators. The results indicate that ship owners and operators believe that fuels produced from renewable…

17th October 2023

Accelleron e-fuel survey indicates varying degrees of e-fuel preparedness

17th October 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Exmar LPG, a joint venture between Exmar and Seapeak, has confirmed that a pair of 46,000 cbm gas carriers on order at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea will be powered by…

17th October 2023

Exmar orders pair of 46,000cbm gas carriers with WinGD X-DF-A engines

17th October 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

As the number of vessels operating on methanol as a fuel has steadily increased in recent years, VPS has deepened its experience of methanol as a marine fuel. Steve Bee, VPS Group Commercial Director,…

17th October 2023

VPS experience of methanol as a marine fuel

17th October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Vard, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialised vessels, has ordered 4 × MAN 12V175D-MEM gensets in connection with the building of a new purpose-built, cable-laying vessel (CLV) for…

17th October 2023

High-speed gensets for hybrid-electric cable-layer vessel

17th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

BAE Systems has announced that construction has begun on a new assembly hall at Glasgow’s Govan shipyard. The building hall project forms part of a wider £300m capital expenditure plan implemented on the strength of the…

17th October 2023

Construction of a new assembly hall begins at BAE Systems’ Govan yard

17th October 2023

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Brunvoll has been chosen as the supplier of a complete propulsion and manoeuvring system for what has been described as the most “technologically-advanced” cable-layer vessel. The new DP3 cable laying vessel has been ordered…

17th October 2023

Ulstein opts for Brunvoll propulsion package for new cable-layer

17th October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Prompted by recent fire incidents aboard vessels carrying electric vehicles (EVs), a leading operator in the deep-sea trades has strengthened measures to reduce fire risks.

17th October 2023

Leading Car Carrier Doubles Down On Fire Safety

17th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Work to upgrade Harland & Wolff’s Belfast shipyard was implemented last month, readying the company for a return to full-scale shipbuilding. The project to improve and enlarge the existing fabrication halls signifies…

17th October 2023

Investment Flow Starts At Belfast Yard

17th October 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

METIS Cyberspace Technology has added new functionality to its emissions management tool to help owners and operators make best use of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

16th October 2023

METIS adds new EU ETS function

16th October 2023