French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique has ordered Compac seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearings from Thordon Bearings of Canada for installation to a pair of wind-assisted passenger ships operated by travel operator Accor. When the first 220m, 22,300gt...
Danish marine pump specialist Svanehøj says it is experiencing a significant increase in orders for deepwell fuel pumps as orders for dual-fuel vessels continue to increase. A large new order from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding highlights the significant LNG pump...
As interest grows in the methanol pathway to decarbonisation, Wärtsilä has developed a dedicated fuel supply system for methanol, known as MethanolPac. Combined with the recently introduced Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engine and the company’s retrofit and system integration...
Hav Group company Norwegian Electric Systems has completed factory acceptance tests for a new Quadro Master Switchboard for the electric ferry 'Lote', which operator Fjord1 is converting from diesel mechanical propulsion to electric. The trademark blue cabinets...
Danfoss Power Solutions’ Editron division will power the UK’s first high-speed passenger ferries, with the first of two 40m long vessels built by Wight Shipyard Co joining the Uber Boat by Thames Clippers’ fleet in autumn 2022. The two new hybrid vessels, each capable...
From January 2023, the revised MARPOL Annex VI will enter into force and all existing ships of 400 GT and above must comply with the new EEXI requirements, meaning that owners of many thousands of vessels must promptly decide upon and implement a viable energy...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Brunvoll of Norway has secured a contract for azimuth propulsion systems for four newbuild vessels to be used for dredging of ports and other shallow waterways on behalf of a non-Norwegian navy. The vessels are 86m long and will have a crew of 14. The vessels will be...
Caterpillar Marine has entered into an agreement with California-based Pacific6 Enterprises to pilot a parallel battery hybrid propulsion system for a first-of-its kind aquaculture farming vessel. Powered by a Cat C18 engine and battery hybrid solution, the hybrid...
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has been commissioned to supply a complete propulsion and control system package for the forthcoming Scandlines zero-emissions vessel which, when built, is destined to be the world’s largest all-electric double-ended ferry. The ferry has been...
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