Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract from Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry to supply a package of mission-critical technology for its latest wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), which is currently under construction for Cadeler, a shipping and construction...
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KM’S NEW THRUSTER DESIGNED FOR EFFICIENCY AND COMPACTNESS
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has launched a new series of retractable azimuth thrusters, the ULE PM type, which are smaller than competing units while maintaining thrust power, being the result of a long design process that focused on reducing size and boosting efficiency....
COMPANIES JOIN FORCES ON EMISSIONS REDUCTION
Turbocharger manufacturer Kompressorenbau Bannewitz (KBB) and emissions control company Eminox have extended their recent technological collaboration to develop a white paper publication, ‘From turbo-to-tailpipe - minimising emissions from internal combustion engines...
NORWEGIAN SHIP DESIGN STARTS DETAIL ENGINEERING FOR BATTERY CONVERSION
The ferry 'Barøy' owned and operated by Torghatten Nord is to be rebuilt at Fosen Yard during the second half of 2023, and Norwegian Ship Design, which started working on the project two years ago,is now starting on the detailed phase of engineering work. Torghatten...
LOW-EMISSION ENGINE MARKS 40m hp UE MILESTONE
With the completion of a 6UEC42LSH-Eco-D3-EGR engine for a Handy-size bulk carrier built by Imabari Shipbuilding, Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng) has achieved cumulative production of 40 million horsepower, from a total of 4,586 individual UE engines. The UE engine...
LNGC OPERATORS ORDER WinGD SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENCY AND MAINTENANCE OPTIMISATION
Swiss marine power company WinGD has received orders from two LNG carrier operators for its WinGD Integrated Digital Expert (WiDE) engine monitoring, diagnostics and remote support service. Knutsen OAS Shipping has ordered WiDE for seven vessels, which include a...
WÄRTSILÄ REPOWERS INLAND PUSHER VESSEL TO CUT EMISSIONS
Wärtsilä is to carry out what it believes to be the most complete re-powering project ever performed on an inland waterway vessel, retrofitting the ‘Herkules V’ pusher vessel owned by Hidrovias do Brasil, to achieve notably increased efficiency, reduced emissions, and...
COX MARINE SETS WORLD SPEED RECORD USING SUSTAINABLE FUEL
UK diesel outboard manufacturer Cox Marine’s standard engine has set a new world speed record while operating on HVO fuel, showing a net CO2 saving over a comparable gasoline outboard of 94% with no loss of performance. The Cox Marine team and its vessel Pegasus...
ROLLS-ROYCE AND EST-FLOATTECH SIGN BATTERY CONTRACT
Dutch company EST-Floattech's German office has signed a long-term framework contract with Rolls-Royce Power Systems for EST Floatech's Green Orca 1050 battery module which will provide energy for 10 newbuild ferries. The two companies are forming a partnership, and...
ABB SHAFT GENERATORS SUPPORT COSCO BOXSHIPS WITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ABB has secured a contract with the shipyard Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou), to equip 10 China Cosco Shipping Corporation container vessels with its permanent magnet shaft generator systems. The deal is considered to reaffim the growing appeal of the systems...
SCHOTTEL ELECTRIC PROPULSION FOR NEW CHINESE WTIVs
Four newly built Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs) for Ouyang Offshore in Shanghai will all be propelled by Schottel azimuth thrusters, with the first vessel to be delivered in the last quarter of 2022 and others to follow by June 2023. The new vessels have...
KOREA LOOKS TO NUCLEAR POWER FOR FUTURE SHIPS
Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai, is to invest US$ 30m in Terra Power, a small modular reactor (SMR) company founded by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Through this contract, Korea Offshore & Shipbuilding...
RENK CO2 REDUCTION SOLUTION APPROVED BY WinGD
With WinGD announcing its approval, both of the main designers of two-stroke-engines now list the Integrated Front-end Power System (IFPS) by Renk as an approved power take-off (PTO) solution for two-stroke-engines. IFPS is offered as a solution to save fuel...