WÄRTSILÄ SCRUBBERS FOR TWO CHINA-BUILT RO-PAXES
Wärtsilä has secured a new agreement for its exhaust gas cleaning systems to be installed on two newbuild 218m ro-pax vessels at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China. The contract will see Wärtsilä fit and commission two 25MW V-SOx hybrid scrubber systems,...
GUANGZHOU NOW LICENSED BY J-ENG TO BUILD UE ENGINES
Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) has concluded a license agreement to grant the rights to manufacture and sell UE series Engines to Guangzhou Diesel Engine Factory (GDF) in China. The license is applied to all models with a cylinder bore of 33cm to 50cm (1,655 kW to...
ClassNK AND PowerX TO COLLABORATE ON NOVEL RENEWABLES PROJECT
Classification Society ClassNK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PowerX for a collaboration on the development of a Power Transfer Vessel’ known as Power ARK. PowerX is developing the first model of the Power ARK series, Power ARK 100, a 100TEU...
ALFA LAVAL LAUNCHES MARINE HEAT-TO-POWER SYSTEM
Alfa Laval says the first of a range of new decarbonisation solutions is soon to be introduced: the Alfa Laval E-PowerPack, which can convert waste heat directly into electrical power, to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The new system, to be launched in...
LOW-EMISSION MAN ENGINES TO POWER CO2 CARRIERS
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry has ordered two MAN B&W 7S35ME-GI dual-fuel engines in connection with the construction of two 7,500m3 liquid CO2 carriers for Northern Lights, a joint venture between Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies. Each ME-GI engine will feature...
WINGD ENGINES ORDERED FOR AMMONIA-READY CONTAINER VESSELS
Swiss engine designer WinGD has confirmed that four 14,000 TEU container ships for Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (PIL), being built at the Jiangnan shipyard in China, will feature WinGD X92DF-2.0 dual-fuel engines capable of operating on both gas and...
WIND ASSISTANCE TO BE TRIALLED ON LARGE RO-RO
Norsepower of Finland is reported to have signed an agreement with CLdN, a Luxembourg-based short sea and bulk shipping, company, to instal two rotor sails on CLdN’s ro-ro ‘Delphine’. The 35m high rotors will enable an estimated fuel and emission...
WÄRTSILÄ TO EQUIP AUSTRALIAN RO-RO NEWBUILD
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply main and auxiliary engines, fuel storage tanks, gas handling equipment and electrical systems for a new ro-ro being built for Australian operator SeaRoad Shipping. The 210m vessel is under construction at the Flensburger...