Latest News – Page 510
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NewsNew battery technology demonstrated afloat in Switzerland
Alcoa, technology company Phinergy and the Swiss HEIG-VD University have joined forces to demonstrate a zero-emissions electric demo boat powered by an aluminum-air battery on Lake Neuchâtel.
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NewsGibdock dredger repair
Van Oord’s 137m long trailing suction hopper dredger, ‘Lelystad’ has undergone an extensive programme of works at Gibdock’s yard in Gibraltar.
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NewsAMS acceptance for Trojan ballast system
Trojan Technologies’ Marinex ballast water treatment (BWT) system has been approved by the US Coast Guard (USCG) as an Alternate Management System (AMS) for all water qualities: freshwater, brackish water and marine water.
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NewsWärtsilä unveils new LNG solution
Wärtsilä has upgraded its fully integrated fuel gas handling system, LNGPac, and made improvements to its Gas Valve Unit (GVU) as the use of LNG as a marine fuel becomes increasingly popular.
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NewsUlstein platform supply order
Ulstein Design & Solutions has entered into an extensive contract with Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd, China, to design and supply equipment for four PX121 type platform supply vessels.
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NewsPreferred bidder announced for Ferguson businesses
The Joint Administrators of the Ferguson Shipbuilders Group have announced that Clyde Blowers Capital has been chosen as preferred bidder for the group’s business and assets.
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NewsVane is claimed to cut fuel consumption
A Dutch company, Hull Vane, has developed a foil which can be fitted below a ship’s stern, and which is said to significantly reduce fuel consumption.
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NewsControl system designed for hybrid ships
Wärtsilä is launching a hybrid control system, designed to combine different power sources with energy storage devices resulting in fuel savings and lower emissions.
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NewsGerman LNG bunker barge draws interest
A lot of interest has been reported in a new German LNG bunker barge design - TB-X- developed by a Hamburg shipyard for a wide range of applications, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsMacGregor wins Chinese offshore orders
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured two orders for its offshore equipment from Chinese shipbuilders Wuhu Xinlian and Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd.
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Russia plans to acquire large Crimean shipyard
The Russian government and a group of Russian investors are in negotiations for the acquisition of the Zaliv shipyard, one of the largest in Eastern Europe, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsPod troubles bring forward QV yard stay
Cunard’s 90,000gt Queen Victoria will dock at Blohm + Voss Repair in Hamburg in January - nearly a year earlier than planned - because a propulsion unit bearing needs replacing, Tom Todd reports.
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Evoqua BWMS accepted by US Coast Guard
Evoqua Water Technologies’ SeaCURE ballast water management system (BWMS) has received alternate management system (AMS) approval, giving shipowners more choice for type approved and AMS approved solutions.
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NewsHavyard windfarm vessel fit-out
Havyard is fitting out the first of two newbuild offshore windfarm vessels for new customer, shipping company, ESVAGT, opening a door to the new market of renewable energy for the shipbuilder.
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NewsCombining best features of diesel electric and mechanical propulsion
Dag Pike looks at a Dutch innovation in diesel electric propulsion, fitted to an offshore supply vessel for service in the US, which is claimed to provide substantial fuel savings and increased flexibility.
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NewsBlueTech design for Bulgarian carriers
Finnish naval architecture company, Foreship BlueTech, has been contracted by Bulgaria’s Navibulgar to design four bulk carriers to be built at Hongqiang shipyard.
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Orders rush in for OceanSaver
Norway’s OceanSaver is seeing a rise in orders for its ballast water treatment (BWT) system as shipowners rush to ensure they comply with the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention.
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NewsSwitching ownership
The Switch, a Finnish based supplier of permanent magnet (PM) generator and converter packages for renewable energy applications, has received a repeat PM shaft generator orders from WE Tech Solutions of Finland.
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NewsUS embraces Diesel power at last
The September 1964 issue of The Motor Ship led with news that a US company was to build a European-designed large marine Diesel engine. This may not seem a particularly newsworthy story in a magazine devoted to large Diesel-powered ships, but as the US had resolutely stuck to steam turbines ...
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NewsGreen boost for NAMEPA members
The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) members have been awarded an automatic positive adjustment (+5 points) towards member vessels’ RightShip Environmental Rating.
