WINGD LARGE-BORE ENGINES APPROACH 1 MILLION HOURS OF OPERATION
WinGD’s series of 920mm bore size X92 engines, which power some of the largest vessels in the world, in both the dual fuel Otto-cycle and traditional Diesel-cycle platforms, are said to be providing the efficiency and emissions performance ship-owners need to deliver...
WILHELMSEN ORDERS BWMS FROM TECO2030
Norwegian cleantech company Teco2030 has received an order worth about NOK 1.64m for a Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) from Wilhelmsen Ship Management, the agent for the vessel ‘Seabord Explorer’. This ecosystem protection solution order was landed by...
LARGEST ETHANE CARRIER NAMED IN TEXAS
The world’s largest ethane carrier, built in China for the global Ineos Group, was named, in Houston, as the ‘Pacific Ineos Belstaff’ after the iconic Belstaff clothing brand, which is owned by Ineos. The new ship joins Ineos’s growing carrier fleet and was primarily...
BMT TO DESIGN US WIND FARM SUPPORT VESSELS
BMT has been awarded a design contract for three new Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) to be operated at east coast wind farms in the US. Designed by the company’s team of specialists, the 27m CTV design features BMT’s latest developments to maximise safety, performance,...
SCHOTTEL TO SUPPLY LOW-EMISSION PROPULSION FOR PERUVIAN TUG
PSA Marine Peru, a wholly owned subsidiary of PSA Marine of Singapore, has contracted Cheoy Lee Shipyards (CLS) in Hong Kong for equipping one newly built tug with Schottel RudderPropellers featuring the patented Sydrive-M technology. As a mechanical hybrid solution...
VESSELSVALUE MAKES ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATINGS AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL SHIPS
Maritime data provider VesselsValue has added a new Green product that allows clients to access, customise and compare vessels’ Energy Efficiency ratings, by combining VV’s extensive shipping data with the IMO’s framework to calculate the Energy Efficiency score...
ANALYSIS SUGGESTS LNG BEATS OIL-BASED FUEL IN CII COMPLIANCE
According to analysis carried out by marine fuel coalition Sea-LNG, LNG-fuelled ships will be able to continue to operate as normal under the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII). Sea-LNG believes the CII scheme is set to shake up vessel efficiency and...
AWARD RECOGNISES SHORTSEA SHIPPING DECARBONISATION PROJECT
An innovative project team that introduced a new shortsea ship design making use of battery and fuel cell technology has been named as the winner of the eighth Intelligence Hunt project competition, by SeaFocus. The Intelligence Hunt is a project-based awards scheme...