According to HD Hyundai of South Korea, global efforts to achieve carbon neutrality and strengthen energy security are accelerating, with the result that nuclear power is drawing increasing attention as a carbon-free energy source. At the same time, heightened...
Classification society RINA has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to MAN Energy Solutions for its methanol-ready MAN L/V 32/44CR engine. The AiP covers an upgrade concept for the four-stroke engine for conversion to dual-fuel running on methanol to...
The increased performance of the fast-responsive Schottel RudderPropeller Dynamic SRP-D has now been confirmed by external sources, following initial investigations into the effect of thruster response on DP positioning carried out in cooperation with Dutch research...
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and HJ Shipbuilding and Construction (HJSC) have respectively ordered seven and two MAN B&W G80ME-LGIM dual-fuel engines in connection with the construction of nine 9,000 TEU container vessels for HMM, the South Korean...
Wärtsilä will supply the main propulsion machinery, as well as a range of other equipment and systems for two new 110m amphibious transport vessels being built for the Chilean Navy. The order was placed by Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada (Asmar), the state-owned...
A consortium including Wärtsilä has secured European Union funding to develop solutions minimising methane slip from marine engines, advancing the environmental and climate benefits of LNG as a ship fuel. Coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the...
According to Canadian propeller manufacturer Dominis Engineering, even a slight deviation in the machining, polishing, and finishing of ships’ propeller blades could result in excessive underwater radiated noise and cavitation, even if defects are within the tolerance...
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a repeat order from client Grimaldi Group to supply engineering and technology for two new 7800 lane metre ro-ro vessels, which will be built at China Merchant Jinling Shipyard, scheduled for delivery in 2025. Kongsberg Maritime will...
Yara Marine has secured the 300th vessel contract for FuelOpt, its automated propulsion optimisation system, which the company says strengthens its presence in the rapidly growing sector of vessel optimisation, as shipowners seek to minimise fuel costs and reduce...
Long-term MAN Energy Solutions licensee, Mitsui E&S Machinery, has won another contract to supply the individual MAN B&W 6G50ME-LGIM (-Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) engine for a 65,700 dwt bulk carrier to be built at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, this being the...
Kongsberg Maritime is to provide a suite of equipment to a newbuild ship named 'SDO-SuRS' (Special and Diving Operations - Submarine Rescue Ship) to be built by the Italian shipyard T Mariotti for Marina Militare Italiana (the Italian Navy). Crucial to this order is a...
Wärtsilä has successfully retrofitted an inline shaft generator system on the ‘Berge Toubkal’, a capesize bulk carrier owned by Singapore-based Berge Bulk. This is believed to be the marine industry’s first shaft generator retrofit, and its successful completion will...
Norwegian fishing company Leinebris has chosen Brunvoll pulling azimuth propulsion for a new vessel which will be outfitted with innovative equipment from several suppliers and will be equipped for longline, net and seiner fishing. The new Leinebris will like the...
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