Repair & Conversion – Page 8
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NewsDamen converts PSV into fish feed carrier
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) is converting a platform supply vessel (PSV) into a fish feed carrier for fish feed distributor Eidsvaag.
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NewsRetrofit engine start solution for low-sulphur fuels
CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), is to deliver a retrofit solution to prevent engine starting problems that may occur on some common-rail two-stroke engines with less viscous low-sulphur fuels.
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NewsRetrofitted Wessels ship runs on SNG
MAN Energy Solutions and Wessels Marine will demonstrate a retrofitted feeder container ship, showcasing its use of synthetic natural gas (SNG) produced from renewable electrical energy.
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NewsFirst South Asian autonomous tug retrofit
ABB and Keppel Marine and Deepwater Technology (KMDTech) have joined forces to retrofit a harbour tugboat, making it the first autonomous tug in South Asia.
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NewsAtlantic Offshore battery hybrid upgrade
Technology group Wärtsilä will engineer, supply, and install complete battery hybrid packages to two offshore supply vessels owned by the Norway-based operator Atlantic Offshore.
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NewsLNG Retrofits: Why Better Lateral Thinking is Needed to Ensure Reliability
Peter Morsbach, Director Projects at Høglund Gas Solutions, discusses some of the issues that can arise during LNG retrofits.
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NewsAiP for Osaka Gas for gas conversion project
Classification society, ClassNK, has granted approval in principle (AIP) to Osaka Gas for their joint project with Daihatsu Diesel on an LPG Reformer for marine engines.
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NewsKongsberg hybrid upgrade for Tidewater OSV
Kongsberg has been contracted to provide a ‘full picture’ upgrade for a Tidewater Marine offshore supply vessel (OSV), ''Bailey Tide''.
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NewsSchottel retrofits Finnish ferry propellers
The Schottel after sales team has carried out a modernisation on two double-ended ferries operated by FinFerries.
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NewsVeteran Polarstern docks again - but not for the last time
Germany’s 37-year old polar research icebreaker Polarstern is at Lloyd Werft for its 70th visit since 1982 and although a successor will soon be built, it will continue calling for a while to come, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsCorvus fits ESS for Grimaldi Ro-Pax ferries
Corvus Energy has completed the installation of a 5.5MWh battery energy storage systems (ESS) for each of the two Ro-Pax cruise ferries owned and operated by the Italian Grimaldi Group.
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NewsCommon rail retrofit achieved 11% fuel savings
Engine and turbine management solution specialist Heinzmann retrofitted a common-rail (CR) retrofit conversion to a 40 year old vessel from the Swedish icebreaker fleet. The retrofit successfully increased the vessel''s engine efficiency, and lowered fuel consumption by up to 11%, according to Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) service data.
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NewsFive more years for AIDAluna at “preferred” yard
AIDA Cruises’ ten year old cruise ship AIDAluna has been given a clean bill of health for a further five years during its latest stay at Carnival contract yard Blohm + Voss in Hamburg, reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsFirst EBL offers fuel savings in DP3 hybrid retrofit
The world’s first Electronic Bus Link (EBL) from Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch has been successfully commissioned on ‘North Sea Giant’.
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NewsRemontowa in RoRo LNG conversion
A BC Ferries RoRo vessel has departed Remontowa Shiprepair Yard following the successful completion of a mid-life upgrade (MLU).
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NewsBabcock completes second Northlink docking
Babcock International, the aerospace and defence company, has completed the refit of two NorthLink passenger ferries that run between mainland Scotland and the Orkney and Shetland islands.
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NewsMaersk Tankers to install scrubbers on LR2 vessels
Maersk Tankers is to retrofit one LR2 vessel in the Maersk Product Tanker fleet with a scrubber system, and has ordered a further three scrubber systems for LR2 newbuilds to comply with the IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap.
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NewsBilfinger in €100m scrubber deals
German industrial services provider, Bilfinger, has won contracts worth more than €100m to fit its scrubber technology on 70 vessels.
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NewsCROE wins USA scrubber contract
Scrubber manufacturer, CR Ocean Engineering (CROE) has been awarded a contract with a USA-based shipping company for the fitting of 35 exhaust gas scrubber cleaning systems.
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NewsWärtsilä to deliver world’s first hybrid retrofit for short-sea shipping vessel
Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with international shipping company Hagland Shipping AS for a hybrid retrofit installation.
