Repair & Conversion
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NewsKM wins PCTC propulsion upgrade deal
Kongsberg Maritime is to upgrade ten Höegh Autoliners’ PCTCs with its Promas Lite propulsion system to improve efficiency and reduce fuel consumption
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NewsInnovative retrofit boosts ship’s efficiency
A collaboration between Berg Propulsion, CMA CGM, and Reederei Rambow has significantly enhanced a container ship’s efficiency through innovative retrofit
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NewsCOSCO orders 12 dual-fuel methanol ships
COSCO SHIPPING orders 12 dual-fuel methanol container ships to enhance fleet decarbonisation and meet efficiency standards
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NewsWorld’s first ammonia tugboat classed
ClassNK has classed the world’s first ammonia-fuelled tugboat for a Tokyo Bay demo under Japan’s Green Innovation Fund Project
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NewsSterntube failures on the rise
Increasing numbers of vessels are suffering failures in their stern tube bearings, according to SLS Technical Manager, Engineering, Jose Antonio Vazquez and 90% of them are in the aft bearing. And he believes he knows why. “Increased pressure over operators and crews to meet targets makes them take risks,” he said.
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NewsEchandia wins RoPax conversion deal
Echandia is helping Öresundslinjen decarbonise with the conversion of a RoPax ferry to full electrical operation
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NewsDamen to modify CMA CGM vessels
Modifications to ten CMA CGM vessels will bring fuel savings of more than 10%, says Damen
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NewsCMA CGM selects Damen for retrofit campaign
Container liner owner and operator CMA CGM has selected Damen Shipyards Group to install energy efficiency solutions onboard a number of container vessels over the next few years. The agreement marks the first time CMA CGM has selected European yards for the installation of complex energy efficiency modifications.
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NewsNorway’s Vestland Evaluating Hydrogen Value Chain
Ocean Hyway Cluster and partners are exploring the potential for retrofitting PSVs for hydrogen or ammonia fuel, including what value a local industry could create for Vestland in western Norway.
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NewsEPS to retrofit suction sails on board oil tanker
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has announced that it has signed a deal to retrofit fixed suction sails on board an oil tanker.
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NewsSolvang orders world’s first full scale onboard CCS retrofit
Solvang ASA, the Norway-based shipowner, has ordered a full-scale, turnkey Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) retrofit on board one of its LPG carriers with Singaporean shipyard Seatrium. The contract is understood to be the first of its kind for a full-scale CCS unit.
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NewsEU Backs efuels Retrofit for Bulker
A bulk carrier is to be converted to run on next-generation fuels under an EU-sponsored initiative aimed at accelerating international shipping’s decarbonisation. The EUR17m ($18.2m) GAMMA collaborative project, named in reference to usage of ‘green’ ammonia and (bio)methanol, will see a 62,000dwt Ultramax bulker retrofitted with new technologies.
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NewsNippon Paint Marine rides high on sustained market growth
Nippon Paint Marine has plenty in the pipeline this year, following the appointment of its new president
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NewsChemfleet adds three ships to Berg energy efficiency upgrade after verifying 10% fuel savings
Specialised ship manager Chemfleet has confirmed that an in-service Berg Propulsion upgrade to control systems onboard the tanker YM Miranda has yielded fuel savings of around 10%.
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NewsCOSCO Shipping Nantong completes first dual-fuel retrofit
COSCO Shipping announced that it completed the first dual-fuel conversion at its Nantong shipyard, located near Shanghai, on 1 January.
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NewsThruster upgrade improves Croatian ferry’s seakeeping
A recent thruster retrofit has helped a Croatian ferry deliver much-improved thrust and performance values, enabling the operator to tighten the ferry’s schedule on a new route with stronger winds and currents.
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NewsRetrofit to X-DF dual-fuel propulsion for Moss-type LNG carriers
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has announced that it plans to conduct a programme of main mover replacements for Moss-type LNG carriers within its fleet, substituting low pressure low speed dual-fuel engines for their current steam-turbines. The ship owner and operator is conducting a joint project with Namura Shipbuilding and Sasebo Heavy Industries.
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NewsTA for Ecomotus’ EcoPro Fuel Catalyst System
RINA has awarded Full Type Approval to the EcoPro Fuel Catalyst System, a standalone retrofit design that uses hydrogen to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency on marine engines.
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NewsAlfa Laval to supply LFSS for first boxship MeOH-conversion project
A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has specified Alfa Laval’s fuel supply system FCM Methanol for the first methanol retrofit project on a container vessel.
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NewsCOSCO inks 4+9 ME-LGIM conversion deal
COSCO Line has awarded COSCO Heavy Industry Shanghai Co. Ltd. a contract to retrofit the main engines aboard 4 container vessels equipped with MAN B&W 11S90ME-C10.5 prime movers. These will be retrofitted to dual-fuel MAN B&W 11S90ME-LGIM10.5 types capable of operation on fuel-oil/methanol.
