Month: January 2020

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) is converting a platform supply vessel (PSV) into a fish feed carrier for fish feed distributor Eidsvaag.

Importer · 31st January 2020

Damen converts PSV into fish feed carrier

Importer · 31st January 2020

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Engine designer WinGD has developed a flexible injection system, that can allow for the injection of lower density liquid fuels alongside conventional fuels including heavy fuel oil and marine diesel oil. In a new whitepaper, ‘Flexible Injector to Advance Alternative…

Importer · 30th January 2020

WinGD unveils flexible injector concept

Importer · 30th January 2020

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

WinGD has developed a flexible injection system that will allow it to investigate liquid fuels with the potential to reduce shipping’s emissions. The system will also help the engine designer to develop…

30th January 2020

Flexible Injector to Advance Alternative Fuels Research

30th January 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian shipowner Aasen Shipping has ordered a pair of self-discharging bulk carriers featuring hybrid propulsion from the Royal Bodewes shipyard in the Netherlands. The vessels will be the first of their kind…

30th January 2020

Aasen Shipping orders first hybrid self-discharging bulkers

30th January 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Delivery of the polar expedition ship Greg Mortimer has given first form to China’s bid to become a force in the international cruise vessel construction market, writes David Tinsley.

30th January 2020

CHINESE-BUILT EXPEDITION SHIP DEBUT

30th January 2020

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

MAN Energy Solutions’ China Production and Four-Stroke Denmark’s Aft Ship & Propeller Department have signed an intercompany agreement aimed at expanding the propeller business in China.

30th January 2020

MAN expands Chinese propeller business

30th January 2020

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk and responsible for the premature deaths of an estimated 7 million people worldwide each year. Air pollution contributes to the global burden of…

30th January 2020

Reducing NOx emissions from ship exhaust

30th January 2020

LNG

LNG

Public Gas Corporation of Greece SA (DEPA) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed an agreement worth up to €20m for the construction of a new LNG bunkering vessel for use…

29th January 2020

Funding for first Greek LNG bunkering

29th January 2020

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Furthering its commitment to wind propulsion technologies, ClassNK is joining not-for-profit organisation, the International Windship Association (IWSA).

29th January 2020

ClassNK commits to wind propulsion

29th January 2020

LNG

LNG

HHI-EMD (Hyundai’s Engine Machinery Division) has announced the completion of the first shop test for the first of six MAN ME-GI engines, with MAN Energy Solutions reporting that the engine successfully ran…

28th January 2020

Shop test for first DF 11G90ME-GI engine

28th January 2020