Month: March 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has developed temporary guidance for its member authorities during the COVID-19 crisis aimed at ensuring that supply chains remain open.

27th March 2020

COVID-19: Paris MoU issues guidance for ports

27th March 2020

TURBOCHARGER

TURBOCHARGER

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment (MHI-MME) has received the first order for MET33MBII turbochargers for 12PC2-6B engines manufactured by JFE Engineering Corporation.

26th March 2020

MHI receives first order for new turbocharger

26th March 2020

LNG

LNG

OxGas, a company fully owned by the Port of Oxelösund in Sweden, has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to develop and construct a multi-functional terminal for liquefied methane-based fuels.

26th March 2020

MAN ES to build LNG terminal at Oxelösund

26th March 2020

LNG

LNG

Energy company Gasum has entered into its first contract to supply a liquefied biogas (LBG) blend to a marine customer.

26th March 2020

LNG supplier inks first marine LBG supply contract

26th March 2020

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

A consortium of seven industry and academic partners, including technology group Wärtsilä, is conducting a three-year EU funded research project to develop two symbiotic ship engine and propulsion innovations.

25th March 2020

Flapping-wing solution at heart of next-gen efficiency project

25th March 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Wärtsilä has successfully proven the concept of using ammonia as a fuel, and is moving to test the combustion of ammonia in spark-ignited gas and dual-fuel test engines. The company intends to…

25th March 2020

Wärtsilä ammonia combustion research progresses

25th March 2020

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chevron Marine has extended its digital solutions offering, launching a suite of digital tools. The solutions extend the scope of Chevron Marine’s digitization programme after the launch of its e-commerce platform OnePort…

25th March 2020

Chevron Marine extends digital solutions offering

25th March 2020

LNG

LNG

Hamburg-based Nauticor and a subsidiary of Novatek are to collaborate to expand LNG bunker infrastructure along the north German coast.

25th March 2020

Deal to boost small-scale Baltic LNG bunker infrastructure

25th March 2020

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Sweden-based marine equipment supplier Marinfloc has launched a combined bilge water separator and Exhaust Gas Recirculation Bleed Off water treatment system.

25th March 2020

Combined EGR and bilge water separator launched

25th March 2020

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

WE Tech has received an order to deliver an energy efficient package including its direct drive permanent magnet shaft generator solution to three very large ethane carriers (VLECs). The vessels are to…

24th March 2020

WE Tech wins VLECs order

24th March 2020