Month: June 2023

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

ABB has been awarded the contract to provide an integrated bridge-to-propeller package for Havfram Wind’s two new NG20000X-HF Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs). The vessels will be constructed by one of the largest offshore shipbuilders in…

5th June 2023

ABB package for Havfram Wind’s next-gen WTIVs

5th June 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Classification society DNV has awarded Approval in Principle for Wärtsilä’s new patented and proprietary technology Wärtsilä Ammonia Release Mitigation Systems (WARMS). The approval in principle covers its use on ships fuelled by ammonia with…

5th June 2023

DNV AiP for new NH3-release mitigation solution

5th June 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

WinGD and Japanese shipbuilder and technology developer Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd have signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of ammonia-fuelled vessels. 

5th June 2023

WinGD inks NH3-fuelled vessel MoU with Mitsubishi

5th June 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Sanmar Shipyards reached a major milestone, delivering its first full-electric tug for Canada-based HaiSea Marine. The battery-electric harbour tug, which is intended to provide services to LNG Canada’s future terminal in British Columbia, was delivered to ABS class.

5th June 2023

Sanmar Shipyards delivers first full-electric tug

5th June 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Tsuneishi Shipbuilding of Japan has taken an industry lead by making a strategic commitment to other than conventionally-fuelled merchant vessels within the next 12 years. The group, which controls an extensive network…

5th June 2023

Japanese Builder Commits Wholesale To Dual-Fuel

5th June 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

4Subsea, a leading provider of digital technology and services, has secured its first contract for a new digital solution that enhances the operability of any weather dependent marine vessel operation.

2nd June 2023

4Subsea secures first contract for new operability tool

2nd June 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Geoffrey Davis, Principal Cyber Consultant at ABS Group, discusses how a trend towards increasing integration between OT systems onboard a vessel and cloud-based infrastructure will impact on Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity in the Maritime industry.

2nd June 2023

Identifying the cybersecurity implications of IMO 2023

2nd June 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A inland waterway barge has completed a 16.5km demonstration journey within Belgium’s inland waterways demonstrating the increasing maturity of autonomous operation systems. 

2nd June 2023

Autonomous barge voyage demonstration in Belgium

2nd June 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The European Commission has announced a raft of proposals to improve and modernise safety in maritime and reduce pollution.

2nd June 2023

EU proposes to strengthen EMSA’s powers for maritime safety and pollution

2nd June 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Paul Sells, CEO of ABS Wavesight, discusses the role that digitalisation tools can play in helping shipowners manage emissions reporting, specifically those offered by the new ABS affiliate and software-as-a-service company’s portfolio…

2nd June 2023

Integrating emissions reporting into digital work streams

2nd June 2023