Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Lifecycle Agreement with Royal Caribbean Group, designed to optimise the performance, reliability and availability of engines onboard 37 Royal Caribbean cruise ships to ensure the highest level of operational efficiency to support...
The first three new Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) built by the Dutch Damen Group for Windcat Offshore will be powered by full propulsion packages from Schottel. The design of Windcat’s Elevation Series CSOV is the result of cooperation between Damen,...
ABB and Carnival Corporation have signed a long-term partnership agreement to collaborate on continued operational excellence and ship performance across the cruise company’s fleet using systematic maintenance planning, critical spares management, and innovative...
Wärtsilä has introduced a new ultra-low emission version of its Wärtsilä 31DF engine, regarded as highly efficient even before the upgrade. When operating on LNG, this new version can further reduce methane emissions on a 50% load point by up to 56% and NOx by up to...
Japanese shipping group NYK has commenced conversion of the LNG-fuelled tugboat 'Sakigake' to ammonia fuel at the Oppama factory of Keihin Dock Co to achieve further reductions in GHG emissions. Sakigake, now known as A-tug, is operated in Tokyo Bay by the NYK Group...
Netherlands-based companies W&O Supply and Broen Clorius Controls of Denmark have announced a partnership on optimisation projects related to energy savings and CO2 emission reductions within the marine segment. Through the partnership, W&O Supply will add...
Designer and builder of specialised vessels Vard has ordered four MAN 12V175D-MEM GenSets in connection with the building of a new purpose-built, cable-laying vessel (CLV) for NCT Offshore, a Danish subsea specialist. The GenSets will form part of the vessel’s...
Swiss marine power company WinGD has received an order for the delivery of ammonia-fuelled X-DF-A engines for two 46,000m3 LPG/ammonia carriers to be built for Exmar LPG, a joint venture of Exmar and Seapeak, at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. The two 52-bore X52DF-A engines...
MAN Energy Solutions has announced a partnership with industry and research institutes that will develop engine concepts for hydrogen-fuelled, medium-speed engines in the maritime sector. Known as ‘HydroPoLEn’, the project is supported and funded by the German Federal...
Swedish battery system company Echandia has received an order from the Ö-varvet shipyard to supply two vessels, Älvsnabben 4 and Älvsnabben 5, with battery systems to enable full electrical propulsion. The battery systems will each have a capacity of 496 kWh. The...
Denmark-based transport and logistics company Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (DFDS) has selected Elomatic to develop and deliver its Elogrid solution on the 'Crown Seaways' cruise ferry, to improve energy efficiency and reduce its carbon emissions. The Crown Seaways...
Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to upgrade the propulsion systems on five ro-pax ferries for Italian operator Moby, with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions by more than 30,000t/yr. The Moby ro-pax fleet operates in the western Mediterranean, including routes...
Wärtsilä has announced that it is to supply its recently introduced 25DF dual-fuel (LNG) engine for two new sail-assisted luxury cruise ships. The vessels are being built at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique (CdA) shipyard in France for Orient Express Silenseas, part of...
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