Latest News – Page 274
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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.
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NewsABS and RCN in digital monitoring pilot
ABS is engaged in a pilot programme with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to deliver the ABS Digital Asset Framework for the RCN’s Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels.
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NewsDamen supplies ferries to Zanzibar
Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications & Transport of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar for the supply of five inshore ferries to carry tourists visiting Pemba Island and others nearby in the Zanzibar Archipelago.
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NewsAutomatic ferry enters regular service
The world''s first adaptive ferry transit conducted during normal service has taken place in the Oslo fjord in Norway.
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NewsLandmark delivery of 3d printed parts
A Berge Bulk vessel has received the world’s first commercial delivery of 3d printed scupper plugs, as part of Wilhelmsen’s Early Adopter Program.
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NewsOptimarin signs landmark deal with DOF
Optimarin has signed a fleet agreement with DOF for the installation of 16 Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS), with an option to extend the contract to 50 vessels in total.
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NewsIn search of the better battery
We’re growing more familiar with marine battery installations – even though so far they’ve only made it onto a relatively narrow segment of vessel types. But new developments promise to challenge what we thought we knew about their limitations, opening the door to installation onboard a far broader swathe of ...
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NewsSK authorities cancel Panasia GloEn TA
MOF, the South Korean ministry responsible for overseeing the country’s marine industry, has cancelled the type approval for Panasia’s GloEn ballast water treatment systems.
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NewsBW LPG takes up option for further ME-LGIP retrofits
Shipowner BW LPG has exercised an option to convert four more very large gas carriers to operate on MAN B&W ME-LGIP engines.
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NewsGETTING A HANDLE ON METHANE SLIP
Marine engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has introduced guaranteed levels of methane slip for its ME-GI gas-injected, dual-fuel two-stroke series, writes David Tinsley.
