AUSTAL USING AI TOOLSET TO DIGITALLY OPTIMISE HULL DESIGN
Western Australian shipyard Austal’s new artificial intelligence (AI) toolset, DeepMorpher, is helping the company’s designers explore broader design spaces whilst significantly reducing resource requirements for complex hull optimisation routines. The company says...
JAPAN’S SECOND GAS-FUELLED FERRY ENTERS SERVICE
MOL group company’s second LNG-fuelled ferry, ‘Sunflower Murasaki’ has now begun operation on the Osaka-Beppu route as a replacement for an existing vessel. The new ferry is a sister ship to the Sunflower Kurenai. Compared to earlier ferries, the new...
WÄRTSILÄ SIMULATOR FOR SWEDEN ADDS SHORE POWER AND LNG BUNKER TRAINING
Wärtsilä is to supply a new maritime educational centre on the island of Donsö in Sweden with a simulation training lab equipped with what is said to be the most sophisticated technology available, for Swedish shipping company Furetank. The training lab will allowing...
AiP FOR DELTAMARIN AND GTT LNG VLCC DESIGN
Deltamarin and GTT have received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society ClassNK for a joint 12,500 m3 LNG dual fuel VLCC design. Deltamarin, GTT and ClassNK have been collaborating on the development of an LNG-fuelled energy-efficient Very Large...
EU SETS TARGETS FOR CARBON CAPTURE
According to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the European Union is introducing a new Act, proposed by the European Commission, which will have an annual target for carbon capture and storage (CCS). The Net Zero Industry Act aims to accelerate the...
ClassNK ADDS FEATURES TO GHG EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT TOOL
ClassNK has released new features for its GHG Emissions Management Tool, ‘ClassNK ZETA’ (Zero Emission Transition Accelerator), which enables visualisation of CO2 emissions and CII ratings of ships. It provides accurate current status and simulation of CII...
COOLING WATER PUMP SYSTEM SAVES CO2 OFFSHORE
Pump company Framo says that its Submerged Turbine technology has been recognised by the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) with the OTC Spotlight on New Technology award, to be presented at the 2023 event in Houston. The Framo Submerged Turbine is designed to...
SVANEHØJ EXPANDS LNG SERVICES IN US
With its third company acquisition in just over two years, marine pump specialist Svanehøj continues to expand its service solution business, this time by taking over California-based Complete Cryogenic Services, a specialist in service and overhaul of submerged pumps...