Month: February 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A joint study between classification society ClassNK and Marubeni Corporation has identified the fleet-wide fuel efficiencies offered by using NAPA’s voyage optimisation software.

14th February 2023

ClassNK joint study reveals voyage optimisation benefits

14th February 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Marine scientific and technical consultants and surveyors, Brookes Bell LLP, has announced that acquisition of the UK-based tribology consultancy Neale Consulting Engineers.

14th February 2023

Brookes Bell expands tribology offering

14th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Fincantieri and a consortium of Italian suppliers are extending their industrial cooperation with the Onex Elefsis Shipyards in Greece in the context of an Italian-led bid for a naval programme of Greek…

14th February 2023

Fincantieri inks cooperation deal with Greek yard

14th February 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

HST Marine has welcomed its second UK-built hybrid-electric crew transfer vessel (CTV) in an event highlighting Britain’s role in pioneering low-carbon vessels to support offshore wind operations. 

13th February 2023

HST Marine welcomes second hybrid-electric CTV

13th February 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

A ceremony was held in Stavanger, Norway on 10 February 2023 to mark the signature of bare boat charter and time charter contracts for two 7,500cbm liquefied CO2 ships between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE)…

13th February 2023

Charter contracts for Northern Lights LCO2 carriers marked

13th February 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Classification society DNV has awarded a first AiP to an inflatable wing sail design. The approval was issued to the WISAMO wing sail system developed by Michelin. The system is currently being installed…

13th February 2023

First AiP for inflatable wing sail design

13th February 2023

FUEL CELLS

FUEL CELLS

ABB and classification society RINA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to work together to contribute to the ongoing decarbonisation of the marine industry, with a focus on developing new…

13th February 2023

ABB and RINA sign technology MoU

13th February 2023

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Kongsberg Maritime will supply a propulsion package for a specialised newbuild ship to be built by the Italian shipyard T.Mariotti for the Italian navy, including a pair of Elegance PM motor driven pods.

13th February 2023

KM propulsion package for Italian specialised vessel

13th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Dutch heavy-lift fleet capacity and trading versatility has been strengthened by the delivery to Amsterdam-based Spliethoff of the Chinese-built Brouwersgracht.

13th February 2023

Agile Capacity For Offshore Lifts

13th February 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

Resurgent German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has landed a major deal for a series of LNG bunker tankers. Three 4,500m3-capacity newbuilds have been ordered by a consortium made up of the German…

13th February 2023

LNG Barge Deal Boosts German Yard

13th February 2023