Month: August 2014

‘Red Falcon’s’ new observation lounge immediately below the wheelhouse REPAIR & CONVERSION

Island ferry gains more accommodation

ClassNK approval will guarantee higher reliability in the crankshaft and also weight-savings GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK approval for crankshaft calculations

MTU's series 4000 gas engine on the test bed GENERAL NEWS

MTUs gas engine and new propulsion at SMM

Mein Schiff 4 under build in Turku. Two more to come as Meyer agrees yard take-over. GENERAL NEWS

Meyer takes Turku with TUI orders

Greg Atkinson: There’s been no room for fuzzy thinking, we take everything stepwise, proving at each stage that it will work OPINION

Greg Atkinson: Innovation and autonomy

‘Seven Waves’, designed and built for work in the Brazilian offshore fields VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Adept breed of pipelayer shaped by Brazilian needs

Glycerine is non-toxic, and often used in food and makeup FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Nobody’s fuel… yet

First all-electric ferry to carry both passengers and vehicles PROPULSION

Automated charging for battery ferry

Hyde Marine has sold almost 400 systems. EQUIPMENT

Buying a ballast water treatment system is the easy part

The height of Cargoproa twin masts allow use of wind in the 100-150m elevation range above sea level. PROPULSION

Wind propulsion designers wait on shipowner participation