DNV PARTNERS WITH KOREAN INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP ELECTRIC PROPULSION STANDARDS
DNV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) which focuses on developing standards for testing electric powered vessels through the use of digital twin-based criteria...
MAN ES RELAUNCHES LUBE OIL MONITORING TOOL
MAN Energy Solutions has introduced a new version of the MAN Fluid Monitor (MFM), its continuous engine oil monitoring tool originally launched in 2020. In doing so, the company has extended the application of the advanced oil monitoring technology to two-stroke...
MARITIME SKILLS FORUM LAUNCHED FOR EUROPEAN SHIPPING
A new initiative aims to identify the skills gap emerging from the digital and green transition and discuss the shortage of maritime professionals in Europe and limited mobility between land and on-board positions. The European Maritime Skills Forum has been launched...
WIND ASSISTANCE PROVIDES CII COMPLIANCE SOLUTION
Spanish wind propulsion company bound4blue has issued a new paper, highlighting the advantages that wind assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) deliver across all key efficiency regulations, unlocking CII benefits as well as FuelEU gains. The case study...
MODEL TESTS CONFIRM EMISSION SAVINGS FROM SCHOTTEL THRUSTER
German propulsion company Schottel reports that the increased performance of its RudderPropeller Dynamic SRP-D has again been confirmed by external sources. At the request of the Dutch Damen Group, the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) carried out...
ABS AiP ADDED TO HD KSOE LH2 TANK SOLUTION
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has received ABS approval in principle (AiP) for a tank design that enables large-scale hydrogen transport and storage. The vacuum insulation system from HD KSOE is designed to reduce the time required to...
GERMANY’S FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC SEAGOING VESSEL COMPLETES TRIALS
German company Reederei Norden-Frisia’s purely electrically powered new catamaran (e-Kat) has successfully completed the official acceptance voyages, meaning that all requirements for official approval for entry into service from its home port of Norddeich have...
MAN ES TO SUPPLY REACTOR FOR e-METHANE PLANT IN FINLAND
MAN Energy Solutions will deliver a 50 MWe methanation reactor for the Ren-Gas Tampere e-methane plant in Finland, which will produce renewable e-methane for the maritime and heavy road transport sectors. The equipment delivery will consist of a catalytic methanation...