Latest News – Page 237
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NewsDamen to supply tugs to Antwerp
Damen Shipyards Group has been awarded a contract by the Port of Antwerp to deliver two RSD Tugs 2513 after an intensive tender process.
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NewsEEXI approach poses challenges for ferry segment
If the IMO adopts the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) approach, the new rules will have a particular impact on the ferry sector, Kari Reinikainen hears.
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NewsCOVID-19 guide to bulk handling
Vistrato Limited has produced a guide for ships and terminals handling solid bulk cargoes that focuses on minimising physical interactions between ship and shore personnel during loading/unloading operations as required by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsRivertrace integrates e-ORB tool to extend water quality solution
Rivertrace, the smart water quality monitoring technology provider, is offering an integrated SMARTSAFE e-ORB discharge monitoring system. The solution incorporates Rivertrace''s security system monitoring equipment with Prevention at Sea''s e-ORB (PAS electronic Oil Record Book) software application.
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NewsBerg Propulsion reorganises after Caterpillar purchase
After closing a deal on 30 June to buy Caterpillar Propulsion AB and re-establish Berg Propulsion, the company announced plans to consolidate its manufacturing in Sweden.
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NewsCOMMISSIONING FAILURES AN OMINOUS SIGN FOR BWTS OPERATION
An estimated 60-70 percent of the merchant fleet is yet to have a ballast water treatment system installed. Industry experience so far gives a clear warning of the pitfalls
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NewsBALLAST WATER EXCHANGE AS A LAST RESORT
Equipment delays are just the short-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsABB drives for full-electric workboat
Electrification among small vessels and workboats is an area of rapid innovation at the moment. One example of innovation is a fully-electric fish farming boat, Evoy, which is possibly the world’s fastest serial-production craft of its type. At the heart of Evoy’s electric propulsion system is an ABB drive.
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NewsSilverstream in eight newbuild LNGC deal
Silverstream Technologies has secured a new deal to install its air lubrication technology on board eight newbuild LNG carriers being constructed at Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea.
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NewsOptimarin expands service and parts network
Ballast water treatment specialist Optimarin has agreed with US-based Lee Engineering Supply Company to warehouse critical spare parts and expand its global service network.
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NewsBridging the gap: designing solutions to meet demand after 2030
While LNG remains the best near-term choice as a transition fuel, work to meet market demand after 2030 is accelerating, Volkmar Galke, WinGD’s Global Director of Sales, tells The Motorship.
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NewsCARGO DREDGER FOR DUTCH FLEET
Dutch expertise in dredge technology and construction has a new reference in the 106-metre trailing suction hopper dredger Anchorage, built for the coastal marine aggregate trade, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsMAN ES screws down on propulsion efficiency
Propellers are now just about as efficient as they can get, believes Jens Ring Nielsen, a senior technical engineer for MAN PrimeServ in Denmark.
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NewsRAMSSES hull section demonstrator progresses
The composite hull-section demonstrator within the EU-funded RAMSSES project is progressing. On 18 July, the project partners unveiled a full-scale composite ship hull section at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding’s (DSNS) facility in Vlissingen-East, the Netherlands.
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NewsJulien Bec of GTT: collaboration holds key to meeting future challenges
Julien Bec, Vice President, LNG as Fuel division at French technology and engineering company Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), offers his perspective on the lessons that the introduction of LNG into the fuel mix offers for other alternative fuels, and discusses the challenges of anticipating customer demand.
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NewsLR grants AiP on NH3-fuelled MR tanker design
Lloyd’s Register has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for its concept design of an ammonia-fuelled 50,000dwt MR tanker carrier. The AiP is the first for an ammonia-fuelled MR tanker.
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NewsGTT and Fleet Management sign TSA
Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has signed a global technical services agreement (TSA) with the Hong-Kong based ship management company, Fleet Management.
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NewsHengst to acquire Bosch Rexroth's hydraulic filtration division
Hengst is acquiring the hydraulic filtration business of Bosch Rexroth.
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NewsSpeedy turnaround for first X-DF major overhaul
The first major overhaul on two WinGD X-DF engines has been completed in nine days. The overhaul was conducted by CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC).
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NewsEU funding for Titan LNG project
Titan LNG has been granted €11 million in funding from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the grant scheme supporting transport infrastructure, connectivity and the switch to greener fuels for transport.
