Month: January 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The latest version of IBM’s Maximo Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software has been granted type approval by classification society, DNV GL.

20th January 2021

IBM asset software approved by DNV GL

20th January 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Wärtsilä Voyage has launched a technology package for semi-autonomous sailing that features the industry’s most advanced sensors and high-accuracy ship control systems.

19th January 2021

Wärtsilä aids semi-autonomous sailing

19th January 2021

LNG

LNG

Chinese shipbuilder Wuhu Shipyard has achieved a breakthrough in the specialised tanker market by landing an export contract for two bitumen carriers, writes David Tinsley.

18th January 2021

HIGH-HEAT TANKER ORDER GOES TO CHINA

18th January 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Alfa Laval, DTU Energy, Haldor Topsoe, Svitzer and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping are entering into a joint project to accelerate the development of solid oxide fuel cell…

18th January 2021

Alfa Laval and Haldor Topsoe join Danish ammonia SOFC development project

18th January 2021

LNG

LNG

Rolls-Royce is supplying 2 x MTU 16V4000 M55RN gas engines to Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard for the world’s first LNG-hybrid powered tug. The new LNG-hybrid tug is the first of 12 tugs…

18th January 2021

Rolls-Royce to supply Series 4000 engines for first hybrid LNG-fuelled tug

18th January 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Heralding a major reinvestment in the Trinidad & Tobago transport infrastructure, two high-speed ro-pax catamarans are being readied for introduction into the mainline service linking Port of Spain and Scarborough, writes David…

18th January 2021

FAST FERRIES FOR VITAL TRINIDAD ROUTE

18th January 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An exergy study undertaken on a dual-fuel 4-stroke engine demonstrated significant combustion and turbocharger losses as well as an opportunity to recover about 9% of the waste heat from the charge coolers…

18th January 2021

EXERGY STUDY TAKES PRACTICAL APPROACH TO DUAL-FUEL ENGINE PERFORMANCE

18th January 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

China’s Chengxi Shipyard has delivered the first of twin self-unloading transshipment newbuilds with Azipod propulsion.

18th January 2021

Azipod propulsion in transshipment first

18th January 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Damen Marine Components (DMC) has been awarded a contract by the Chantiers de lAtlantique for the supply of rudders and steering gear systems for the future French navy logistic support ships of…

18th January 2021

DMC wins French navy steering contract

18th January 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK has certified Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions, jointly developed by ‘K’ LINE and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group, as its first Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions, the Society’s new certification service for…

15th January 2021

ClassNK issues first innovation endorsement

15th January 2021