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  • A 1,000m² serially-produced Seawing is expected be installed on one of “K” Line’s bulkers in 2022. (credit: Airseas)
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    PFF Live: Wind assisted propulsion is coming but regulation holds key

    2021-05-18T18:41:00Z

    Wind propulsion is likely to become an increasingly important part of the mix of solutions available to shipowners looking to reduce their environmental footprint, technology developers and ship operators heard in an online forum presented by The Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels Live today.

  • Rendering of the Pohjanmaa-class corvette (picture courtesy of Finnish Defence Forces)
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    WE Tech to make naval debut after Finnish corvette order

    2021-05-17T14:54:00Z

    WE Tech has won an order to supply the WE Drives for a series of diesel-electric Pohjanmaa-class Corvettes for the Finnish Navy, to be built at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) in Finland. The order is the first for WE Tech''s variable frequency drive solution from the naval market.

  • Van Oord is to install FuelSave's FS Marine+ system aboard its subsea rock installation vessel Bravenes. (credit: Van Oord)
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    FuelSave's FS+ methanol injection solution selected for first MaK retrofit

    2021-05-17T13:19:00Z

    Van Oord has selected a system that injects methanol and hydrogen as a combustion conditioning solution for its MaK four-stroke engines aboard a subsea rock installation vessel.

  • Total Lubmarine is in the final stages of developing a ‘next-generation’ digitalised lubrication analysis and supply management platform (credit: Total Lubmarine)
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    TOTAL LUBMARINE SETS SIGHTS ON LUBE DIGITALISATION

    2021-05-17T12:24:00Z

    Total Lubmarine is in the final stages of developing a ‘next-generation’ digitalised lubrication analysis and supply management platform, Serge Dal Farra, Global Marketing Manager at Total Lubmarine told The Motorship in an exclusive interview.

  • The keel-laying of the ‘MS Finneco II’ Photo: Finnlines
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    Keel laid for Finnlines’ second hybrid RoRo

    2021-05-17T11:11:00Z

    Finnlines’ newbuilding programme has progressed to budget and schedule with all three new ultra-green RoRo vessels in the production phase and the laying of the keel of the second RoRo at the Nanjang Jinling shipyard on 12 May 2021.

  • A JDP will study using ammonia as a marine fuel in Singapore
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    Ammonia as a marine fuel in Singapore

    2021-05-17T11:07:00Z

    Itochu, Itochu Enex, Vopak, Pavilion Energy, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Total have joined forces to develop ammonia as a new marine fuel in Singapore.

  • The new Conversion Optionality Study will focus on the financial risks and climate related financial disclosure risks connected with converting existing vessels to zero carbon fuels
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    Techno-economic study to assess case for alt fuel conversions

    2021-05-14T14:55:00Z

    An industry consortium has launched a ‘Conversion Optionality Study’ to assess the techno-economic, environmental and financial case for converting existing vessels to zero carbon fuels and -technology.

  • MSCL’s new passenger ferry being assembled right on the shoreline of Lake Victoria. (© OSK-ShipTech A/S)
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    OSK-ShipTech to support Great Lakes passenger ferry project in East Africa

    2021-05-14T13:08:00Z

    Danish naval architects OSK-ShipTech has signed a contract to provide Owner’s Assistance and local assembly supervision of a new passenger ferry currently being assembled in Tanzania.

  • The ‘Takaroa Sun’ Photo: NYK Line
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    First barge-to-ship methanol bunkering

    2021-05-14T12:08:00Z

    A dual-fuelled chemical tanker which can run on methanol has completed the first barge-to-ship methanol bunkering.

  • Norsepower’s first installation of its tiltable Rotor Sails on board a bulk carrier Photo: Norsepower
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    First Rotor Sails on board bulk carrier

    2021-05-14T12:02:00Z

    Norsepower has completed the installation of five tilting Rotor Sails on board a newbuild very large ore carrier (VLOC) chartered by Brazilian mining company, Vale.

  • NETSCo and Keppel AmFELS are developing Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) designs. (credit: NETSCo)
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    WINDFARM PROJECTS SPUR NEWBUILD BUSINESS

    2021-05-14T11:37:00Z

    South Korea’s adaptive shipbuilding industry has landed a major export deal in the rising market for offshore windfarm construction vessels, writes David Tinsley.

  • The seven-cylinder X82DF-1.0 which passed type approval tests will be installed on a 318,000dwt VLCC
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    WINGD X82DF PASSES TYPE APPROVAL TEST

    2021-05-13T21:43:00Z

    Winterthur-based engine designer WinGD announced that its X82DF-1.0 had passed type approval and factory acceptance tests at licensee CSE-QMD in Qingdao, China in April. The engine will be installed on a 318,000dwt very large crude carrier (VLCC), which is under construction at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) in China.

  • Jiangnan Shipbuilding unveiled its first Type B BrillancE containment tank on 12 May. (credit: Jiangnan Shipbuilding)
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    Jiangnan Shipbuilding receives AiP for LNGC with Type B tank design

    2021-05-13T17:05:00Z

    Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipbuilding has announced that it obtained an Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for a dual-fuel LNG carrier design on 12 May. The design features the first application of the shipbuilder''s proprietary Type B BrilliancE containment system, which has previously been used in very large ...

  • The ‘Berlin-Ramelau’ RoPax Photo: Damen
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    Damen launches new RoPax in Timor-Leste

    2021-05-13T12:54:00Z

    Damen Yichang Shipyard has launched a new RoPax 6716, to be operated by the Port Authority of Timor-Leste (APORTIL) stimulating trade, education and employment in the region.

  • Liquefied hydrogen occupies 800 times less volume compared to its gaseous state allowing for easier storage and transportation Photo: wikipedia
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    Hydrogen LH2 supply chain study

    2021-05-13T12:47:00Z

    Keppel Data Centres, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Linde Gas Singapore, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Vopak LNG have joined forces to determine whether bringing liquefied hydrogen (LH2) into Singapore to power Keppel’s data centres is feasible.

  • Svitzer tugs helped with the firefighting effort for the Iron Chieftain (credit: Svitzer)
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    INVESTIGATION CONCLUDES IRON CHIEFTAIN FIRE HIGHLIGHTS REGULATORY GAP

    2021-05-12T21:44:00Z

    The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has concluded that the fire on the self-unloading bulk carrier Iron Chieftain in 2018 demonstrates that international fire safety standards and regulations for the vessel type are inadequate.

  • Worley's design services for the first Liquid Wind eMethanol facility will include efficient integration with Övik Energi's plant (pictured). (Published under a Creative Commons Licence)
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    Liquid Wind in offtake talks as first production project advances

    2021-05-12T21:02:00Z

    Swedish emethanol developer Liquid Wind has awarded a front-end engineering contract to Worley for its first commercial scale eMethanol production facility in northern Sweden. The award follows the announcement that Siemens Energy was joining the power-to-methanol coalition and would supply a 70MW PEM electrolyzer to the project.

  • Viktor Friberg, Head of Marine Separation/Vice President BU Marine Separation and Heat Transfer, Alfa Laval
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    Alfa Laval wins LPG fuel supply system orders from Japanese market

    2021-05-12T13:24:00Z

    Alfa Laval has received an order for three units of the Alfa Laval FCM LPG, the low-flashpoint fuel supply system (LFSS) developed in partnership with MAN Energy Solutions.

  • Kongsberg and MAN Energy Solutions are to deliver a digital package to four vessels in Höegh Autoliners’ Horizon class fleet (credit: Kongsberg Digital)
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    Höegh Autoliners invests after MAN PrimeServ Assist and Vessel Insight trial

    2021-05-12T13:03:00Z

    Following the successful conclusion of a two-vessel pilot project of a joint digital solution, Höegh Autoliners has opted to roll out the digital solution to cover four further vessels.

  • Wärtsilä will supply Cargo Handling and LPG FSS for two new VLGCs for Oriental Energy. (© Oriental Energy)
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    Wärtsilä to supply cargo handling and LFSS for Oriental Energy VLGCs

    2021-05-12T12:15:00Z

    Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the cargo handling and LPG Fuel Supply Systems for two new very large gas carrier vessels (VLGC). The 93,000cbm vessels are being built for China-based Oriental Energy at Jiangnan shipyard.