Ships & Yards – Page 7
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NewsStrain On Damen’s Romanian Links
Dutch group Damen has been compelled to give up management and operational control of the Mangalia shipyard, Romania’s largest shipbuilder and the biggest in Damen’s international network. The move has been precipitated by a change in Romanian legislation, but does not affect the organisation’s other, longer-established presence in the country by way of Damen Shipyards Galati.
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NewsCanadian tug fleet gets an electric boost courtesy of Sanmar
Sanmar Shipyards has delivered its second electric tug to HaiSea Marine in Canada
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NewsMAN ES adds Hengli Engine to list of 2-stroke licensees
Hengli Engine (Dalian) Co., Ltd., (Hengli Engine), agreed a marine two-stroke manufacturing licence agreement with MAN Energy Solutions on 7 July, and plans to enter the marine engine building market.
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NewsMAN ES participating in 4-stroke methanol retrofit research project
MAN Energy Solutions has launched a project to develop retrofit solutions for medium-speed marine engines. The ‘CliNeR-ECo’ project includes partners from industry and research institutes, and will run until the end of 2025. Research association comprising MAN Energy Solutions, WTZ Roßlau gGmbH and TU Darmstadt start ‘CliNeR-ECo’ project.
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NewsHapag-Lloyd and Seaspan ink 15+45 MeOH retrofit deal
Seaspan Corporation (Seaspan), the containership owner and manager, in collaboration with Hapag-Lloyd, have signed a Conversion Commitment Agreement with MAN PrimeServ. The deal covers the retrofit of the main engines aboard 15 container vessels equipped with MAN B&W S90-type main engines to dual-fuel MAN B&W ME-LGIM types capable of operation on green methanol. The Agreement includes 45 optional engine retrofit solutions.
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NewsMaintenance completes on polar research ship
Work has completed to maintain the RSS ’Sir David Attenborough’ before setting out again for Antarctica
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NewsStena Line plans series of methanol conversions
Stena Line plans to convert a number of its vessels to dual-fuel operation, capable of operation on methanol as fuel. While the specific details of the order have not yet been announced, Stena Line has awarded Wärtsilä a contract to carry out and convert some of its vessels to operate on methanol fuel.
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NewsAiP for green retrofit solution
RINA has awarded AiP for Aurelia’s green retrofit solution for Newcastlemax bulk carrier
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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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NewsRenewed partnership to drive wind propulsion innovation
BAR Technologies and Deltamarin are partnering again to lead the way on wind propulsion innovation
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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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NewsHavfram returns to CIMC Raffles for second WTIV
Havfram, a Norway-based offshore wind and services company, has ordered a second wind installation jack-up vessel to CIMC Raffles, taking up an option from December 2022.
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NewsChina launches first hydrogen powered vessel
China’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered vessel “Three Gorges Hydrogen Boat No. 1” was launched in Guangdong on 17 March.
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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
