Latest News – Page 26
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NewsLOW-EMISSION CAR CARRIERS FOR VW TRADE
A new breed of vehicle carrier introduced to the Volkswagen Group’s transatlantic trade has been designed to marry high productivity and two-way utilisation with corporate goals as to a much reduced carbon footprint.
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NewsCHANGE OF ROLE FOR TRIESTE ENGINE PLANT?
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) head Gianluigi Aponte is reported to have reached an agreement to acquire Wartsila’s extensive Trieste marine engine plant, according to local Italian sources.
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NewsCONVERTER TECHNOLOGY BOOSTS ONSHORE POWER SOLUTIONS
Pekka Järvinen, Product Portfolio Manager at ABB Motion, explains how sophisticated converter technology addresses key obstacles, such as operating frequencies used by onshore networks and vessels, to deliver reliable shoreside electrical power to ships.
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NewsNorway’s Vestland Evaluating Hydrogen Value Chain
Ocean Hyway Cluster and partners are exploring the potential for retrofitting PSVs for hydrogen or ammonia fuel, including what value a local industry could create for Vestland in western Norway.
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NewsGAS HYBRID POWER FOR JAPANESE COASTAL BULKER
A gas engine developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries is central to the hybrid propulsion system fitted in a Japanese limestone carrier due to be delivered next month. The purely gas-fuelled, L30KG reciprocating main engine will be complemented by a 2,847kWh lithium-ion battery pack.
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NewsLR OneOcean names new CEO
Martin Penney will success founder Martin Taylor as new CEO of Lloyd’s Register OneOcean
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NewsDNV approves DESMI UV water treatment
DESMI has ‘set a new standard for aquaculture’ with the approval by DNV of its UV water treatment system
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NewsNOCC orders dual-fuel PCTC pair
Norwegian Car Carrier A/S (NOCC) has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement with CIMC Raffles Shipyard for a pair of dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) newbuildings.
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NewseFuel partners establish design centre to accelerate production roll out
Swedish green electro-fuel developer, Liquid Wind has established a Design and Performance Centre (DPC) in Denmark with project partners Alfa Laval, Carbon Clean, Siemens Energy and Topsoe in a bid to streamline innovation in design and accelerate the development of eFuel production sites.
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NewsWinGD and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding complete NH3 fuel supply system design
WinGD and Japanese shipbuilder and technology developer Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. have completed the initial design of an ammonia fuel supply system (AFSS) for vessels powered by WinGD’s X‑DF‑A ammonia-fueled engines.
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NewsEPS to retrofit suction sails on board oil tanker
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has announced that it has signed a deal to retrofit fixed suction sails on board an oil tanker.
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NewsENERGY SHIFT TO TRANSFORM SHIPYARDS, AS WELL AS SHIPS
Shipyards will need to innovate at an unprecedented scale and at an accelerated pace to deliver ships fit for the decarbonisation transition, Mikko Forss, Executive Vice President for Design Solutions, NAPA tells The Motorship.
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NewsWAP IS READY TO MEET FIRST IMO CO2 REDUCTION TARGETS
Giorgio Provinciali, CTO of AYRO explains that wind assisted propulsion is capable of single-handedly providing the carbon emission reduction needed to meet the IMO’s 2030 goals, and is already available today.
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NewsJapanese Pact Advances LPG Carrier Design
Combining increased cargo volume with the ability to run on LPG fuel, the 230m Phoenix Harmonia gives first form to a new class of LPG/ammonia carrier at the top end of the capacity scale. As well as bolstering the fleet controlled by the Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) Group, the project has industrial significance as the outcome of technical collaboration between two Japanese shipbuilders.
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NewsSUBSEA INFRA OUTAGES RAISE SAFETY ISSUES TO MAINSTREAM
Safety and security of undersea infrastructure - installations such as oil and gas pipelines, telecom cables and power cables from off shore wind farms - has become major news in light of events such as the damaging of the Nord Stream 2 and Balticconnector gas pipelines. A senior naval officer said that seabed warfare should be included in the mix of new domains.
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NewsWAP first for chemical tanker
Chemical tanker operator Chemship has announced that it has has commissioned the installation of four wind-assisted propulsion on one of its vessels, marking the first such installation on a chemical tanker.
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NewsPioneering on board CCS demo delivers promising initial results
A 1,000 hour demonstration of an on board carbon capture system concluded successfully in mid-February. The initial results of the EverLoNG prototype indicate that carbon capture rates of at least up to 85% are achievable.
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NewsCMB.TECH confirms order for NH3-fuelled container feeder
CMB.TECH announced that it had placed an order for an ammonia-fuelled container vessel with Chinese shipyard Qingdao Yangfen Shipbuilding on 16 February.
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NewsRINA green lights Pelican performance software
Blue Wasp Marine’s Pelican performance prediction software has been given the green light by RINA
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NewsMETIS brings data services to SOVs
METIS Cyberspace Technology is expanding its data and monitoring services to cover service operation vessels
