ALFA LAVAL ENTERS AMMONIA-FUELLED SHIPPING ARENA
Alfa Laval believes that as the shipping industry transitions to cleaner fuels, ammonia as marine fuel is gaining momentum, and regards itself as being at the forefront of enabling this shift. Through research, product development, and strategic partnerships, the...
NEW SHAFT SOLUTION FOR STERNTUBELESS SHIP CONCEPT
Representing what the company describes as ‘a breakthrough in the evolution of a ship’s propeller shaft line’, Canada’s Thordon Bearings has unveiled the Thordon-Blue Ocean Stern Space (T-Boss), a new solution designed to meet the propeller shaft...
CMT’S CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM HELPS MEET CARBON GOALS
CM Technologies (CMT) says that several shipowners are trialling its new cloud-based engine performance analysis tool as way of optimising the fleet-wide efficiency of their diesel engines to meet CO2 reduction goals in line with the IMO EEXI and CII requirements. The...
BAR TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES SMALLER WINDWINGS VERSIONS
BAR Technologies is expanding its WindWings portfolio of wind assistance for ships with the launch of new 20m and 24m models, designed to save 0.7t/day per WindWing on average, on worldwide routes. Building on the successful 37.5m WindWings, these new models will make...
WÄRTSILÄ UPGRADES COLOR LINE SCRUBBERS FOR CLOSED-LOOP OPERATION
Wärtsilä has received an order to upgrade the exhaust treatment system onboard four vessels in Norwegian operator Color Line’s fleet, adding close-loop functionality to the ships’ current open-loop scrubbers, enabling the ships to operate at maximum efficiency, safely...
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES FORECASTING TOOL FOR FOULING AND CII
AkzoNobel’s International marine coatings brand has announced a series of updates to Intertrac Vision, its digital forecasting tool designed to enable data-driven decision making on fouling control coatings for global vessel operators. Intertrac Vision analyses...
NORTHERN OFFSHORE SERVICES CTV ADOPTS VOLVO PENTA IPS PROPULSION
Northern Offshore Services (NOS) has unveiled its new I-Class Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) powered by what is said to be the first real-world commercial application of Volvo Penta’s IPS Professional Platform. The vessel has now begun operating in a UK wind farm. NOS and...
ABB ENERGY SAVING MEASURES FOR NEW CABLE LAYER
ABB says it has reinforced its longstanding relationship with NKT by securing a contract for the integrated power and propulsion system onboard the owner’s latest highly advanced cable layer. The new order, which includes Onboard DC Grid power distribution system,...