Ships & Yards – Page 7

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    Naming ceremony for methanol-fuelled Stena Promise in the Port of Rotterdam

    2023-04-27T11:39:00Z

    Proman Stena Bulk has formally named its third newbuild IMOIIMeMAX methanol-fuelled 49,900dwt tanker, Stena Promise, in a ceremony hosted in the port of Rotterdam on 26 April. 

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    Another Finnish Delivery For Revived Brand

    2023-04-27T11:10:00Z

    Resurgent cruise brand Swan Hellenic has commissioned its third and largest newbuild to date, tailored to the cultural expedition segment of the market. After handover by Helsinki Shipyard on March 31, the 125m SH Diana sailed to Palermo to begin her career with a voyage encompassing North African and Iberian ports, before working up Europe’s Atlantic fringe to undertake Arctic sailings.

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    New Swedish passenger catamaran will run on hydrogen

    2023-04-25T10:31:00Z

    Sweden’s Gotlandsbolaget and the Australian shipyard Austal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a design agreement of Gotlandsbolaget’s new passenger catamaran, Gotland Horizon X, which will be able to run on hydrogen.

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    Maran Dry takes delivery of first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemaxes

    2023-04-24T13:23:00Z

    Maran Dry Management Inc. (MDM), the dry bulk shipping arm of the Angelicoussis Group, recently took delivery of its first LNG-fuelled bulk carriers. The two DNV-classed Newcastlemax bulk carriers are the first dual-fuel bulkers in the Greek market.

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    Wärtsilä develops engine de-rating solution for 96-bore powered boxships

    2023-04-24T13:07:00Z

    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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    ABS and Berge Bulk in methanol conversion project

    2023-04-24T12:46:00Z

    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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    Svitzer inks methanol retrofit MoU with Cat

    2023-04-18T11:46:00Z

    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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    GE partners up with Keppel for Petrobras FPSO project

    2023-04-12T14:36:00Z

    GE Power Conversion will supply electrical modules onboard two Petrobras FPSO vessels

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    Meyer Werft subsidiary inks Damen Shiprepair deal

    2023-04-12T12:27:00Z

    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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    Wärtsilä launches radical derating solution for two-stroke engines

    2023-03-30T11:29:00Z

    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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    Matson opts for third dual-fuel retrofit

    2023-03-16T12:06:00Z

    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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    Brunvoll receives DP2 control system retrofit order

    2023-03-13T11:16:00Z

    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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    ​Caribbean energy firm opts for Damen low emission tug

    2023-03-07T14:53:00Z

    The National Energy Corporation (NEC) of Trinidad and Tobago has taken delivery of a new Damen ASD Tug 2811

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    Ulstein wins seventh cruise contract for SunStone

    2023-02-21T13:55:00Z

    Ulstein has signed cruise ship design contract number 7 for SunStone Ships

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    Swedish methanol conversion project targets smaller engine sizes

    2023-02-21T10:46:00Z

    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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    P&O Maritime Logistics to convert MCV to MeOH-fuelled hybrid Cable Layer

    2023-02-20T17:54:00Z

    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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    Control System Retrofit Key To Extending Tug Operational Life

    2023-02-15T12:02:00Z

    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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    Faroese future-fuel ready live fish carrier

    2023-02-09T12:08:00Z

    The innovative hybrid wellboat Bakkafossur was added to Faroese shipowner Bakkafrost’s fleet in Janaury 2023. The 109-metre long live fish carrier has been designed with an eye on future developments in the offshore fish farming market, as well as potential changes in fuels.

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    Boost To Spanish LNG Bunkering Role

    2023-02-09T11:21:00Z

    Spanish shipbuilding has given new dimension to its capabilities by delivering a 5,000m3-capacity LNG bunker tanker, the first-ever produced by the industry. The 93m Haugesund Knutsen will supply LNG to gas-fuelled cruise ships, ferries and other vessels calling at Spanish ports.

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    Hapag-Lloyd launches huge fleet sustainability drive

    2023-02-08T14:09:00Z

    Hapag-Lloyd’s Fleet Upgrade Program will retrofit 100 ships with new propellers and bulbous bows