Repair & Conversion – Page 3
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NewsRetrofit challenges could hamper timely reduction of emissions
Class societies are actively collaborating with yards and manufacturers to ensure successful and timely engine retrofit projects, but there are challenges.
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NewsFirst MAN 48/60 MeOH retrofit will use low-pressure port fuel injection
MAN Energy Solutions has confirmed that it will upgrade a 48/60 engine to a 51/60 using a low-pressure injection strategy as its first retrofit of a 4-stroke diesel to dual-fuel MeOH.
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NewsMaersk to retrofit 11 container vessels to dual-fuel methanol operation
A.P. Moller – Maersk, the Danish logistics company, has awarded MAN PrimeServ a contract to retrofit the main engines aboard 11 container vessels equipped with MAN B&W 8G95ME-C9.5 prime movers. These will be retrofitted to dual-fuel MAN B&W 8G95ME-LGIM10.5 types capable of operation on fuel-oil/methanol.
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NewsRoyston completes OSV overhaul
Royston has completed a complete overhaul of a Tidewater Marine OSV’s diesel power plant system
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NewsNewport Shipping to offer vessel widening
Newport Shipping has announced that it plans to offer ship widening as a conversion in collaboration with the NSB Group. The NSB Group believes that widening represents an alternative route to improved EEXI and CII scores for container vessels.
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NewsFirst engine room BWMS retrofit for Techcross
Techcross, the South Korea-based ballast water management system supplier, has announced that a BWMS has been successfully retrofitted in the engine room of a tanker. Techcross patented the ‘Engine Room Solution’ installation method for BWMS systems in 2016, but the installation represents the first reference for a retrofit installation.
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NewsSCR Retrofit Makes Cruise Ship Tier III-Compatible
Following a retrofit aboard the Ambience, a vessel belonging to Ambassador Cruise lines, managed by Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services, has become Tier III-compatible.
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NewsReliquefaction retrofit contract for FSU reduces costs and emissions
Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply a reliquefaction system for a retrofit project on an LNG carrier vessel converted to operate as a floating storage unit (FSU).
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NewsViking LH2 fuel cell project advances
Dr. Pierluigi Busetto of Trieste-based naval architects Navalprogetti s.r.l. discusses the progress of a retrofittable liquid hydrogen (LH2) container-based system in an interview with The Motorship
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NewsWärtsilä develops engine de-rating solution for 96-bore powered boxships
Wärtsilä has developed a radical de-rating solution for customers operating larger container vessels that offers substantial reductions in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
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NewsABS and Berge Bulk in methanol conversion project
Classification society ABS is participating in a study project with Berge Bulk to examine the possibility of converting the main engine of a bulk carrier to a methanol-fuelled dual-fuel engine.
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NewsSvitzer inks methanol retrofit MoU with Cat
Caterpillar Marine and Svitzer, the marine operations and towage operator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to adopt solutions that enable Svitzer to utilise methanol in their fleet. The implementation of dual-fuel methanol engines focuses on new tugs as well as conversions of existing Cat powered tugs, which comprise the majority of Svitzer’s fleet.
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NewsMeyer Werft subsidiary inks Damen Shiprepair deal
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has signed a joint cooperation agreement with MEYER Group. DSC will work with MEYER’s new subsidiary, MEYER RE. MEYER RE offers shipping companies solutions to maximise their vessel’s sustainability, ideally throughout their lifecycle from development and build to supporting them through their operating lives and finally end-of-life recycling.
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NewsWärtsilä launches radical derating solution for two-stroke engines
Wärtsilä has introduced a new radical derating retrofit solution – Wärtsilä Fit4Power - to extend the emissions-compliant lifetime of merchant vessels by providing the existing two-stroke fleet with leaner, healthier and more optimised engines.
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NewsMatson opts for third dual-fuel retrofit
Matson Navigation has exercised an option to convert the main engine aboard the containership Kaimana Hila to a dual-fuel ME-GI unit capable of running on LNG.
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NewsBrunvoll receives DP2 control system retrofit order
Brunvoll has announced that it has been awarded the contract for delivery of a BruCon DP2 control system as part of the replacement of the existing dynamic positioning system onboard an offshore supply vessel.
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NewsSwedish methanol conversion project targets smaller engine sizes
A new project to develop dual-fuel kits for conversion of new and existing diesel engines to methanol operation has been launched. The project is being developed by marine design and engine developer ScandiNAOS AB, Chalmers University of Technology and the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) as a follow-up the successful conversion ...
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NewsP&O Maritime Logistics to convert MCV to MeOH-fuelled hybrid Cable Layer
P&O Maritime Logistics has announced plans to convert one of its Modular Carrier Vessels (MCVs) into a Cable-Laying Vessel (CLV). The conversion will see the MCV equipped with an energy storage supply (ESS) and the conversion of its engines to allow them to operate on methanol fuel.
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NewsControl System Retrofit Key To Extending Tug Operational Life
A project to modernise the control system of a tug operated by Alfons Håkans in the Baltic Sea is expected to extend the operational life of the vessel by at least 15 years.
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NewsHapag-Lloyd launches huge fleet sustainability drive
Hapag-Lloyd’s Fleet Upgrade Program will retrofit 100 ships with new propellers and bulbous bows
