Month: October 2023

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

A berthing aid developed by Furuno Electric Co Ltd has gained the ClassNK seal of approval for being a new and innovative technology.

3rd October 2023

Green light for Furuno’s berthing aid system

3rd October 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded a new, space-efficient retrofit methanol storage solution from SRC Group Approval in Principle (AiP). The solution limits the space penalties associated with retrofitting existing vessels’ fuel tanks for operation on…

3rd October 2023

LR awards AiP for space-efficient methanol storage solution

3rd October 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

A Joint Development Project between Lloyd’s Register (LR), Cargill International, Minerva Dry Inc. and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd (NACKS) has culminated in a highly efficient methanol-ready bulk carrier design.

3rd October 2023

LR JDP with NACKS yields efficient MeOH-ready bulker design

3rd October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. (MES) has announced that it will supply a methanol-fuelled Mitsui-MAN B&W 80-bore engine to a series of vessels on order at Japanese shipyard Tsuneishi. The order represents the first domestic reference for a…

3rd October 2023

MES announces first domestic G80ME-LGIM order from Japanese shipyard

3rd October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Belgian construction and dredging group Jan De Nul has ordered an exceptionally high-capacity cable-laying vessel in China. With an unrivalled, maximum load intake of 28,000t, the newbuild is a response to accelerating…

3rd October 2023

Advance In Cable-Layer Capabilities

3rd October 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

An innovative design of suction dredger encapsulating long-term environmental thinking has been ordered by a major UK port and cargo handling group from Dutch shipbuilder Neptune Marine.

3rd October 2023

New-Generation Dredger For The Tees

3rd October 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

ClassNK has released new guidance for safety related to the design of ships powered by fuel cells, as well as fuel cell power systems themselves.

2nd October 2023

New safety guidelines for fuel cell powered ships

2nd October 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

In a first for Corvus Energy, its inherently gas-safe Pelican hydrogen PEM fuel cell solution has been specified for a retrofit installation on board a fishing and training vessel operated by a Norwegian educational establishment. The…

2nd October 2023

First reference for Corvus gas-safe PEMFC solution

2nd October 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has updated two Unified Requirements (URs) relating to cyber security standards of ships.  

2nd October 2023

IACS updates two cyber security requirements

2nd October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

US shipping and logistics group Crowley has teamed with a nuclear power specialist in a scheme for a vessel type to supply small-scale nuclear energy to shoreside locations.

2nd October 2023

Crowley Makes A Move Into Nuclear Energy

2nd October 2023