Month: February 2022

SUPPORTERS PFF

SUPPORTERS PFF

 Supporting Association The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) is the voice of the global bunker industry and represents all stakeholders across the industry value chain. IBIA’s membership includes ship owners/operators, bunker suppliers,…

2nd February 2022

IBIA – The International Bunker Industry Association

2nd February 2022

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Brazilian shipowner OceanPact has contracted TMC Compressors (TMC) to deliver the marine compressed air system for two of the shipowner’s anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS).

2nd February 2022

New compressors for AHTS

2nd February 2022

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

IKM Instrutek and Kongsberg Digital (KDI) have joined forces to offer condition monitoring services to their shared customers.

2nd February 2022

Condition-based monitoring expansion

2nd February 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Sanyu Kisen have agreed to build a demonstration test ship to transport liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2).

2nd February 2022

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding to build world’s first demonstration ship for LCO2 transportation

2nd February 2022

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS and Nakilat - Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) are trialling techniques developed by ABS for the remote survey of vessels in service to see how they can be applied to surveys…

2nd February 2022

ABS remote survey techniques to be trialled in shipyard

2nd February 2022

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The 2022 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has been awarded to Dr Masato Sagawa for the discovery, development and global commercialization of the world’s most powerful permanent magnet.

2nd February 2022

Inventor of the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnet wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

2nd February 2022

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Oshima Shipbuilding have completed the development of a hard sail system that will now be installed on a 99,000dwt bulk carrier newbuilding.

2nd February 2022

Hard Sail to be installed on new bulk carrier

2nd February 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

M/V Nukumi, the first diesel-electric laker, has departed on her maiden voyage.

2nd February 2022

First diesel-electric Laker starts maiden voyage

2nd February 2022

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has qualified a new high-friction ring for the drive shafts of its large 2- and 4- stroke engines. 

2nd February 2022

MAN Energy Solutions introduces new laser-technology drive shaft rings

2nd February 2022

SUPPLIER NEWS

SUPPLIER NEWS

When damage to propellers occurs due to impact with ice and other debris Hydrex can help shipowners, even if the damage is quite extensive.

1st February 2022

Restoring damaged propeller blades to their original condition

1st February 2022