Latest News – Page 260
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NewsMAN to roll out cybersecurity initiative for ME engines
MAN Energy Solutions has developed a new cybersecurity system, EngineVault, that will protect main-engine networks from online and physical cyberattacks.
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NewsThe Future is Electric – Let us safeguard it
Ian C Evans, Principal Electrical Engineer, Harmonic Solutions Marine presents an overview of some of the solutions to poor power quality in the second of his articles on the subject.
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NewsWärtsilä LFSS in two-stroke engine first
In a world first, technology group Wärtsilä’s liquid petroleum gas (LPG) fuel supply system (LFSS) has successfully completed full scale testing with a full sized two-stroke marine engine burning LPG as fuel.
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NewsMAN wins RCN tug engines contract
Ocean Industries has placed an order with MAN for eight IMO Tier III-compliant engines in connection with the construction of four ASD tugs for the Royal Canadian Navy.
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NewsNew cavity pump from Allweiler
Allweiler has launched the next-generation AEB-DE progressing cavity pump series of four pump sizes that share one installation footprint and are capable of bi-directional flow.
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NewsJust-in-time sailing success for Wärtsilä
Technology group Wärtsilä, together with project partners Carnival Maritime and HVCC Hamburg Vessel Coordination Center (HVCC), have successfully implemented and tested a new solution for just-in-time sailing.
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NewsFirst configurable hybrid transmission for ZF Marine
ZF Marine has launched the company''s first hybrid-capable transmission that can be installed in both V drive and down angle positions. The ZF 5200 A/V PTI has a wide range of transmission ratios and also offers space-saving possibilities for shipyards and designers seeking to maximise cargo (or passenger) capacity.
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NewsOEM impressions on operational performance post-sulphur cap
The switchover from HSFO to VSLFO fuel after 1 January 2020 has been well-managed and most difficulties have been minor and handled within the company, ship operators, ship owners and OEMs agree. The transition had been billed as one of the largest changes ever experienced in the industry, and initial ...
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NewsHIS high-speed camera system from Kistler
Kistler is adding a new product to its portfolio - the innovative HIS high-speed camera system with optical probes to visualise the combustion process in engines.
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NewsTurkish tug fitted with Schottel bestseller
Schottel has won a deal with Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine to provide propulsion units for a newly built escort and harbour tug.
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NewsDNV GL awards new fire safety notation to Gulsun series
Speaking at a press conference in London yesterday, DNV GL – Maritime ceo Knut Orbeck-Nilssen announced that class society DNV GL had updated its class rules and launched a voluntary ‘FCS’ notation for container vessels.
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NewsWind propulsion unit commercially installed
The first commercial retrofit of eConowind’s Ventifoil unit for wind-assisted ship propulsion has taken place on Jan van Dam Shipping’s 3,600 DWT general cargo vessel ''MV Ankie''.
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NewsInnovative THD solution offers efficiency savings
Knud E. Hansen’s HVAC system-focused subsidiary has introduced an electromagnetic power enhancement system to its product range. The mineral-based solution offers significant energy savings on electrical installations and also reduces total harmonic distortions (THD) by almost one-third.
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NewsKIEL BOOSTS COLD-IRONING NETWORK
Germany’s Baltic port of Kiel has awarded a contract to Siemens to build the country’s largest shore power system, considerably expanding capacity for vessels to shut down generators while alongside, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsWärtsilä Marine President Shares Long-Term Vision
Confronting shipping’s environmental challenges will demand new ways of operating as well as new fuels, according to Roger Holm.
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NewsApplying an AR lens to maintenance
Peter Dan Pedersen, Head of Technical Documentation and Multimedia at MAN Energy Solutions, describes how augmented reality offers improved maintenance efficiency and IoT benefits for ship operators
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NewsCIMAC calls for IMO action by 2023 on net zero fuels
The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) working group at the International Council on Combustion Engines (CIMAC) has released a policy position around the need for zero carbon energy sources in shipping. The working group explicitly calls on the IMO to “adopt binding measures until 2023 to phase-in net zero and zero carbon ...
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NewsWärtsilä to supply scrubbers to NCL
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply hybrid scrubber system packages, specially customised to meet the specific needs of two cruise vessels for Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL).
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NewsTechcross BWMS given DNV GL approval
ECS-Hychlor, a new type of indirect electrolysis-based ballast water management system (BWMS), developed by Techcross, has received type approval from DNV GL.
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NewsKeel laid for new RMC RoPax ferry
A traditional ceremony has been held at the Rauma shipyard to celebrate the keel laying of Rauma Marine Constructions’ newbuilding, NB6002, for Wasaline.
