Month: June 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The 19,437 teu container vessel ‘MSC Jade’, featuring a 75,570kW rated, 103,000hp engine from MAN Diesel & Turbo, was delivered on May 20.

25th June 2016

Most powerful MAN engine enters service

25th June 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Permanent magnet (PM) propulsion motor Thorque+ will be installed on a longline fishing vessel to be built in Poland.

25th June 2016

Scana and Inpower develop PM propulsion motor

25th June 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Gas-Pro and T4 multi-gas detectors are now said to enable vessels to comply with the SOLAS X1-1/7 directive, according to Crowcon.

24th June 2016

Crowcon gas detectors enable SOLAS compliance

24th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Propulsion and steering specialist Schottel has refined its Rudderpropellers with an optimised coating process that is said to offer enhanced corrosion protection and greater resistance to abrasion.

23rd June 2016

Improved coatings for Schottel thrusters

23rd June 2016

LNG

LNG

Terntank’s dual-fuelled chemical tanker ‘Ternsund’ passed its sea trials last month, representing the final step in bringing Wärtsilä’s dual-fuel two-stroke engine to market.

23rd June 2016

Successful sea trial for Wärtsilä dual-fuel two-stroke

23rd June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL is now offering a new stability analysis solution that allows for hydrodynamic and stability analysis on one common model.

23rd June 2016

DNV GL launches stability analysis tool

23rd June 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Avalons fleet currently has eleven vessel equipped with MERUS technology and has now opted to install new MERUS rings.

22nd June 2016

Avalon vessels select water treatment plant

22nd June 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Manufacturer of lithium-ion based energy storage systems (ESS), Corvus Energy, has unveiled its next generation product line, Orca ESS, at the Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo in Amsterdam.

22nd June 2016

New marine battery range from Corvus

22nd June 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Vard shipyards has ordered Optimarin ballast water management systems (BWMS) for 15 specialist module carriers to be built for Topaz Energy and Marine in Romania and Vietnam.

22nd June 2016

Vard orders Optimarin BWMS for Topaz vessels

22nd June 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Total Talusia Optima, a BN 100 cylinder oil that can be used with either residual or distillate fuels, has been approved for use across Winterthur Gas & Diesel’s (WinGD) two-stroke engine range.

22nd June 2016

WinGD approves single cylinder oil solution from Total Lubmarine

22nd June 2016