Month: December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK has released a third version of its remote survey guidance.

10th December 2021

ClassNK updates remote survey guidance

10th December 2021

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

North Star Group has secured a long-term charter contract to deliver an additional ship as part of its new hybrid-powered renewables fleet to support the third phase of the Dogger Bank Wind…

9th December 2021

New Vard SOV for North Star Dogger Bank contract

9th December 2021

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

With the arrival of the first approved Category II cylinder oils, ship operators will finally have a single, simple solution for safeguarding piston cleanliness in two-stroke engines running on very low sulphur…

8th December 2021

First MAN Energy Solutions Category II oils offer next-generation cylinder piston cleanliness

8th December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

BIMCO has announced the development of a new clause intended to address the upcoming introduction of EEXI regulations from the IMO.

8th December 2021

BIMCO releases EEXI Transition Clause before IMO efficiency regulation

8th December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has used its machine learning technology to identify new, previously unseen insights surrounding lifeboat accidents, which will help improve lifeboat safety at sea.

8th December 2021

Machine learning offers insights into causes of lifeboat accidents

8th December 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Wärtsilä Voyage has entered into a strategic partnership with Microsoft, which will bring together Wärtsilä Voyage products on a common platform, enabling faster deployment and easier maintenance of all Wärtsilä Voyage technologies and software. The…

8th December 2021

Microsoft strategic partnership marine IoT deal with Wärtsilä Voyage

8th December 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd. for their jointly developed design of an ammonia-fuelled PCC.

8th December 2021

K Line Awarded AiP for Ammonia-fuelled PCC By ClassNK

8th December 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Danelec Marine has agreed a deal to acquire KYMA A.S., the Norway-based digital ship performance monitoring specialist. The combined company is expected to become the world’s largest maritime data collection solutions provider.

8th December 2021

Danelec Marine acquisition to create digital vessel performance management and monitoring leader

8th December 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Zéphyr & Borée has been given approval in principle (AiP) by Bureau Veritas for its first open-top containership, demonstrating the feasibility of using wind propulsion on this type of vessel.

8th December 2021

BV approval for wind-propelled containership

8th December 2021

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

The first all-electric tug reported to be built and operated in the United States will be equipped with a fully integrated electrical package from Schottel.

8th December 2021

Schottel package for first US all-electric tug

8th December 2021