Month: November 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Technology group Wärtsilä, in collaboration with PSA Marine, has achieved a breakthrough in its IntelliTug project, with the commencing of dynamic positioning (DP) trials under real-life conditions.

7th November 2019

Autonomous harbour tug moves closer

7th November 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MAN Energy Solutions and Wessels Marine will demonstrate a retrofitted feeder container ship, showcasing its use of synthetic natural gas (SNG) produced from renewable electrical energy.

7th November 2019

Retrofitted Wessels ship runs on SNG

7th November 2019

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Maersk is to trial a containerised 600 kWh marine battery system on board Maersk Cape Town in December 2019. The vessel utilises a waste heat recovery system, which will be used to…

6th November 2019

Maersk to trial first containerised battery system on boxship

6th November 2019

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 has congratulated Danish ferry operator DFDS for ten years of successful scrubber operation, with the exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) on board the RoRo Ficaria Seaways…

6th November 2019

CSA applauds DFDS for scrubber results

6th November 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Stena Lines pilot project using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to predict the most fuel-efficient way to operate a vessel has been shown to be successful.

6th November 2019

AI proves key to fuel efficiency for Stena

6th November 2019

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Winterthur-based engine designer WinGD has won an order from Taiwan-based Evergreen to equip their new ultra large containerships with 11X92-B two-stroke engines.

5th November 2019

WinGD engines for Evergreen newbuilds

5th November 2019

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has been awarded the contract to supply two next-generation heavy-lift vessels with for UE engines. The heavy lift vessels are under construction at Nanjing Jinling Shipyard in China,…

5th November 2019

J-ENG awarded contract for new NYK heavy-lift vessels

5th November 2019

LNG

LNG

Vard Marine recently completed the concept design of a new 5,400 cubic meter (CBM) LNG bunker barge for Polaris New Energy’s bunkering operations that will support LNG-fuelled ships on the east coast…

5th November 2019

Vard Marine designs pioneering bunker barge

5th November 2019

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

A temporary consortium formed by Chantiers de lAtlantique and Naval Group has been awarded a contract for four Logistic Support Ships (LSS). MAN Energy Solutions will supply the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard…

5th November 2019

32/44CR engines for French tanker newbuilds

5th November 2019

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Propulsion & Future Fuels will cover a record number of alternative fuels on the programme this year. The conference is just two weeks away and will take place at the Sofitel Alter…

5th November 2019

Alternative fuels at Propulsion & Future fuels

5th November 2019