Month: August 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has taken delivery of HMCS Harry DeWolf, its first full-electric power and propulsion ice class patrol vessel with combat package.

13th August 2020

GE powers first RCN full-electric ice patrol vessel

13th August 2020

LNG

LNG

Gloryholder Liquefied Gas Machinery (LGM Engineering) has been contracted to supply integrated LNG equipment for two dual-fuel chemical tankers for Swedish operator Tarbit.

13th August 2020

Two more dual-fuel chemical tankers will feature LGM Engineering FGSS

13th August 2020

LNG

LNG

The first ME-GI engine to feature MAN Energy Solutions’ newly-developed Pump Vaporizer Unit (PVU) has successfully completed LNG gas trials in South Korea, MAN ES has announced.

12th August 2020

First ME-GI engine with new PVU unit completes sea trials

12th August 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The two Super Eco 2700 containerships China’s Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard is building for Singapore-headquartered X-Press Feeders have launched with a water lubricated propeller shaft arrangement supplied by Thordon Bearings.

12th August 2020

Eco containerships opt for Thordon

12th August 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

DNV GL has seen the number of remote surveys rise by 33% as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic makes physical visits challenging.

12th August 2020

Covid-19 pandemic sees remote surveys soar

12th August 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

On 6 August, NYK Line, Japan Marine United Corporation, and ClassNK signed a joint R&D agreement for a dedicated floating storage and regasification barge for ammonia. The agreement also covered the commercialisation…

12th August 2020

ClassNK, NYK and JMU launch ammonia bunker vessel research project

12th August 2020

REGULATION

REGULATION

The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has issued Guidelines on Fatigue Assessment of Ships to underpin the distinguishing marks FTL (years) and FTL (years) Spectral North Atlantic, both introduced last year.

12th August 2020

RS INTRODUCES NEW GUIDELINES ON FATIGUE ASSESSMENT

12th August 2020

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Mercator Media Ltd regret to announce the postponement of Propulsion & Future Fuels, which will now be taking place from 18-20 May 2021 at the Le Méridien Hotel, Hamburg, Germany.

12th August 2020

New dates for Propulsion & Future Fuels

12th August 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The first of two dual-fuel Caledonian MacBrayne ferries being built at Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd, has been moved to dry dock in Greenock to undergo a planned schedule of remedial work.

11th August 2020

Remedial work underway on dual fuel ferry

11th August 2020

SUPPLIER NEWS

SUPPLIER NEWS

Supporting The Mission to Seafarers in launching – Digital Chaplaincy – ‘Chat to a Chaplain’ messenger service

11th August 2020

Supporting the need of the hour

11th August 2020