SCHOTTEL PROPULSION UNIT RECORDS FUEL AND EMISSION SAVINGS
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...
NEW NYK COAL CARRIER OFFSETS GHG EMISSIONS TO ZERO
The newbuild coal carrier ‘Kagura’ owned by NYK and chartered to Chugoku Electric Power Co (EnerGia) has been delivered from Oshima Shipbuilding. Under a long-term transport contract with EnerGia, the 235m 99,990 dwt vessel will use carbon offsets to...
OSV UPGRADED WITH BATTERY AND BRUNVOLL DP SYSTEM
Norwegian propulsion company Brunvoll has received an order from Simon Møkster Shipping to replace the existing dynamic positioning system onboard offshore supply vessel ‘Stril Mar’. Brunvoll will deliver a BruCon DP2 control system with four manoeuvring...
OFFSHORE FLEET IMPROVES CARBON FOOTPRINT WITH WÄRTSILÄ
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year optimised maintenance agreement with National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), a subsidiary of National Marine Dredging Group (NMDC Group), covering seven vessels in the NPCC fleet. The agreement is designed to maximise...
ELECTRIC AND LNG TUGS NAMED IN CANADA
HaiSea Marine, a joint venture majority owned by the Canadian Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan, has officially named and blessed its new harbour tug boat fleet – which includes the world’s first fully electric harbour tug boats, along with dual fuel (LNG and...
LR CERTIFIES ELECTRONIC RECORD BOOK
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded a Statement of Compliance (SoC) to German marine engineering company Marsig for its Searecs electronic record book. The platform offers an electronic alternative to hardcopy logbooks and unifies the extensive collection of documents...
FIRST ORDER FOR MAN G80 METHANOL-CAPABLE ENGINES
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...
PCTC TAKES ON LNG BUNKERS IN SINGAPORE
Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and FueLNG, a joint venture between Sembcorp subsidiary Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd and Shell Eastern Petroleum, have completed the first bunkering to an LNG-fuelled Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC)...