Month: January 2021

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä, as part of a consortium led by the University of Vaasa in Finland, will play a major role in an important project aimed at reducing the environmental impact of shipping. Project…

25th January 2021

Finnish-led research consortium to test H2 engine and wind-assisted technologies

25th January 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL has presented Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) with an Approval in Principle (AIP) for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for ships.

25th January 2021

DNV GL AWARDS KSOE AIP FOR WING SAIL SOLUTION

25th January 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wind is picking up, writes Stevie Knight.

25th January 2021

Powering the rising wind

25th January 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a letter of intent with Chinese shipbuilder Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore to deliver a large technology package for the BT-220IU Wind Turbine Installation Unit.

25th January 2021

KM to supply tech for turbine installations

25th January 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

In what is said to be an industry first, ABS has awarded China Merchants Industry (CMI) approval in principle (AIP) for its deep-sea mining system design.

25th January 2021

ABS approves deep-sea mining system design

25th January 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A massive boost to the fleet deployed by Hamburg-based United Heavy Lift (UHL) is in prospect with the start of deliveries of eight newbuilds from China, writes David Tinsley.

25th January 2021

SECOND COMING OF ECO LIFTER CLASS

25th January 2021

SUPPLIER NEWS

SUPPLIER NEWS

Finnøy Gear & Propeller has reached another milestone for its Finnøy range by selling installation number 1500 and 1501. The anniversary contract will go to Tehnomont Shipyard in Croatia, who has ordered…

24th January 2021

Signes 1500th anniversary contract

24th January 2021

LNG

LNG

PAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and Total have concluded a time charter agreement for up to seven years for a newbuilding 174,000cbm LNG carrier, to be owned and operated by SCF, with options…

22nd January 2021

Fourth Atlanticmax LNG carrier for SCF

22nd January 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

As it completes the ten thousandth installation of Fleet Xpress, Inmarsat has launched a new ‘Fleet Data Academy’ to support the adoption of the growing range of maritime digital applications.

22nd January 2021

Inmarsat launches new data academy

22nd January 2021

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Vanadium redox flow batteries are being developed for shipping applications by corporate and research partners in Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and Canada, and cost-competitiveness could be enhanced by leasing the 100% reusable…

22nd January 2021

BENEFITS OF VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY TECHNOLOGY STACKING UP

22nd January 2021