AiP FOR CHINESE AMMONIA FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM
CSSC company SunRui’s in-house developed marine ammonia fuel supply system (AFSS) has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate from LR and CCS classification societies. The company says that the successful development of its own AFSS is a major...
MEYER WERFT LAYS KEEL FOR THIRD CARNIVAL LNG-FUELLED CRUISESHIP
With the traditional keel laying ceremony at Meyer Werft’s Papenburg shipyard, the construction of Carnival Jubilee – the first ship for the Miami-based shipping company to be built in Papenburg – has reached another milestone. Bernard Meyer, MD...
BATTERY TUGBOAT TO BE BUILT IN JAPAN
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (‘K’ Line) group company Seagate Corporation is to build a new all-electric battery-powered tugboat. The boat’s hybrid propulsion system will have an electric motor as the main power source, fed by a large capacity lithium-ion...
MAN OFFERS ENGINE UPGRADE FOR GREENER OPERATION
MAN PrimeServ, MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales brand, is now offering its customers the opportunity to retrofit older MAN 48/60 engines to the newer MAN 51/60 specification as part of its new ‘lifecycle upgrade’ offering. The upgrade enables customers to prepare...
FRENCH BWMS COMPANY ENJOYS SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Water treatment specialist Bio-UV Group has reported a 38% growth in BIO-SEA ballast water management system (BWMS) sales in the first half of the year, compared to the same period of 2021, despite a year impacted by various geopolitical factors. The company sold more...
ABB’S TURBOCHARGER COMPANY TO BECOME SEPARATE BUSINESS
The Board of Directors of ABB has decided to spin off the company’s Accelleron (formerly ABB Turbocharging) turbocharging division, allowing ABB to focus on its core electrification and automation business, while Accelleron will concentrate on heavy-duty...
HYDROFOILS CUT EMISSIONS BY 10% ON WINDFARM VESSEL
‘Seacat Sceptre’, a hydrofoil-optimised Offshore Energy Support Vessel (OESV) owned by Seacat Services, has exceeded its performance predictions while on charter in Scotland to Seagreen Wind Energy. Developed by designer Chartwell Marine, Sceptre is the...
DNV AiP FOR HYUNDAI’S HIGH-EFFICIENCY OPV DESIGN.
A new concept for an offshore patrol vessel (OPV), developed by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) by classification society DNV. The HDP-2200 was developed with two versions: a baseline and variant design. The baseline design...