Month: May 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Oslo-based ship owner Pherousa Green Shipping AS is planning to order a series of six ammonia-fuelled Ultramax bulk carriers, based on a modified ship design from Deltamarin.

Importer · 31st May 2023

Norwegian clean shipping company eyes NH3-fuelled Ultramax series

Importer · 31st May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Accelleron has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Officine Meccaniche Torino S.p.A. (OMT), the leading fuel injection system supplier for marine engines. The acquisition - in the high double-digit million EUR range - is expected to be completed within the next few…

Importer · 31st May 2023

Accelleron to acquire Officine Meccaniche Torino

Importer · 31st May 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

DNV has announced that it will launch a Recommended Practice (RP) offering a new, accurate and transparent method for measuring, evaluating, and verifying the technical performance of ships in service. The RP…

31st May 2023

DNV to consult on new VTI index in new Recommended Practice

31st May 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Wärtsilä has signed an eight-year Guaranteed Asset Performance agreement with Japanese operator NYK LNG Ship Management. The agreement covers the two Wärtsilä X72DF main engines on an LNG Carrier vessel and is designed…

31st May 2023

Wärtsilä inks maximised overhaul interval agreement for NYK LNGCs

31st May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has been awarded an order to supply the first S60 dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol. 

31st May 2023

Landmark Chinese order for MAN ME-LGIM engines

31st May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GE Power Conversion is extending the power range of electrical podded propulsors in its SeaJet power range, adding smaller sized 1.5 MW to 4 MW units.

31st May 2023

GE To Launch Smaller SeaJet Pods

31st May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Ghent-based medium-speed engine designer and manufacturer ABC Engines has added another string to its bow through the development of a methanol dual-fuel range. Covering the output band from 955kW up to 3,536kW,…

31st May 2023

Belgian Maker Unveils Methanol Engine

31st May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB has introduced a new propulsion concept called Dynafin™. The new propulsion concept is a cycloidal propeller with individually controlled blades. The operating principle allows the unit to utilize a trochoidal blade…

31st May 2023

ABB launches new Dynafin propulsion concept, targets 2025 for full scale prototype

31st May 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

RINA, the classification company, and the international energy company Eni have signed an agreement to jointly develop initiatives focused on the decarbonisation of maritime transport.

30th May 2023

Eni inks maritime transport decarb partnership with RINA

30th May 2023

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Techcross, the South Korea-based ballast water management system supplier, has announced that a BWMS has been successfully retrofitted  in the engine room of a tanker. Techcross patented the ‘Engine Room Solution’ installation method for…

30th May 2023

First engine room BWMS retrofit for Techcross

30th May 2023