FOUR MAN DIESELS POWER CHANTIERS DE L’ATLANTIQUE-BUILT SUPPLY SHIP
MAN Energy Solutions has delivered four engines – two MAN 12V32/44CR engines, each rated 7,200 kW and two MAN 8L32/44CR engines (rated 4,800 kW each) for a BRF naval supply vessel set to enter service in early 2023. The BRF is the first in a series of four such...
COACH SOLUTIONS AND VESON NAUTICAL FORM VESSEL OPTIMISATION PARTNERSHIP
Kongsberg Digital owned vessel performance and optimised weather routing company Coach Solutions has formed an alliance with commercial maritime software developer Veson Nautical, under which Coach Solutions functionality will be integrated with the Veson IMOS...
FIRST BATTERY HYBRID FERRY BUILT TO INDIAN REGISTER CLASS
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has recently classed a 100-passenger battery hybrid powered catamaran ferry, ‘Water Metro-01′, the first in a series of 23 such vessels being built by Cochin Shipyard (CSL). The 24.8m ferry, designed for fast shore charging, is...
HALDOR TOPSOE JOINS HYDROGEN COUNCIL TO PROMOTE GREEN HYDROGEN
Danish company Haldor Topsoe has joined the Hydrogen Council, a global industry initiative comprising companies with a united vision and long-term ambition to promote hydrogen in accelerating green solutions for hard-to-abate sectors including maritime transportation....
HØGLUND AUTOMATION AND HYBRID SYSTEMS FOR FINNISH NEWBUILDS
Høglund has been commissioned to supply advanced hybrid and automation systems to six hybrid bulk vessels, with potential for six more, on order for Finland’s AtoB@C Shipping, a carrier of dry bulk cargoes in the Baltic region. These 1A ice class bulk vessels, which...
DNV LEADS AMMONIA FUEL SAFETY STUDY IN SINGAPORE
DNV is to lead an ammonia bunkering safety study by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore, which aims to define a robust set of safety guidelines and operational envelopes that will establish the basis of a regulatory sandbox for ammonia...
FIRST IN SUSTAINABLE COASTER SERIES HANDED OVER
The first ship of a new ‘Hanse Eco’ class of coastal vessels operated by the Rhenus-Arkon-Shipinvest shipping company has now been handed over by the shipyard. The ‘Wilson Flex I’ has now started its voyage from China to Europe via South Korea. Rhenus-Arkon-Shipinvest...
CIMAC POSTPONES NEXT WORLD CONGRESS
Due to the ongoing pandemic, and with companies and governments still deploying travel restrictions, CIMAC -the International Council on Combustion Engines – has taken the decision to reschedule its planned world congress event for a year. The event, normally...