ROTOR SAIL ORDER FOR LARGE BULK CARRIER
UK-based wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) designer Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the retrofit on another large vessel after installing five 35m units on the 400,000 dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC) ‘NSU Tubarao’. The vessel, owned by bulk...
BATTERY ORDER FOR CANADIAN HYBRID ICEBREAKER GOES TO SWEDEN
Swedish maritime battery system supplier Echandia has secured an order from ABB to supply a 3.7MWh battery system for a new hybrid icebreaker vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard to be built at Helsinki Shipyard. The contract marks Echandia’s first entry into the...
KR TAKES DIGITAL APPROACH TO DECARBONISATION
KR (Korean Register) has launched two new digital platforms, Pilot (Platform for Insightful LOw-emission Transitions) and Power (Performance evaluation for Operational characteristics, Weather and aging Effect and fuel consumption Review), designed to support the...
CMT EXPANDS PRESENCE IN ASIAN MARKET
German company CMT (Condition Monitoring Technologies) has deepened its presence across Asia’s influential shipping hubs through an expanded partnership with Singapore’s Junma Services, a move that the company says is already generating new customer interest in Hong...
WATTLAB TO FIT SOLAR PV PANELS TO BERGE BULK CARRIER
Dutch company Wattlab has signed a contract to outfit the hatches of Berge Rederi’s ‘BRF Froan’ with an onboard solar energy system producing 172,8 kWp, twice the power of Wattlab’s previous installation. The vessel will become the world’s...
GOLTENS AND WE TECH JOIN FORCES FOR ADVANCED ENERGY OPTIMISATION
Goltens Worldwide and WE Tech Solutions of Finland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly promote, sell, and deliver advanced marine retrofit projects aimed at improving vessel energy efficiency and reducing emissions. Under the agreement, Goltens...
CMA CGM PLEASED WITH EUROPEAN DECARBONISATION PLAN
CMA CGM has welcomed the publication by the European Commission of the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), which the company believes marks an important step towards accelerating the decarbonisation of maritime transport while preserving the competitiveness...
AYK UPGRADES BATTERIES IN SVITZER HYBRID TUGS
Marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy has completed a battery renewal deal for four Svitzer hybrid tugs operating at Chevron Australia’s Gorgon LNG terminal in Barrow Island, Western Australia. AYK Energy managed the original battery installation for the diesel...