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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The recent delivery of the research vessel Jákup Sverri from MEST Shipyard offers further evidence of the Faeroese yards technical sophistication. The Bureau Veritas-classed vessel will be among the quietest vessels ever…

4th December 2020

BUREAU VERITAS CLASS FOR FAROESE SURVEY VESSEL

4th December 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has agreed to acquire Navico Group’s C-MAP commercial marine business. The acquisition will be integrated with the i4 Insight platform, strengthening LR’s existing performance platform ecosystem.

4th December 2020

LR makes acquisition to bolster performance platform

4th December 2020

LNG

LNG

Wärtsilä’s recently introduced reliquefaction plant will be installed in two new LNG carrier vessels being built for Knutsen OAS Shipping by the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Korea.

3rd December 2020

Compact Reliq selected for new LNG carriers

3rd December 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Upscaling and affordability are vital if fuel cells are to become part of the power mix in commercial shipping, writes David Tinsley

2nd December 2020

LEADING LIGHTS BACK FUEL CELL RESEARCH

2nd December 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Two new ferries under construction for Finnlines at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard will feature Wärtsilä engines and a range of its electric solutions, the technology group confirmed in a press release.

2nd December 2020

Finnlines turns to Wärtsilä for Superstar hybrid package

2nd December 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Lean Marine has undertaken the commissioning of its ‘on top’ propulsion automation technology FuelOpt in record time, overcoming multiple challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

2nd December 2020

Record commissioning for Lean Marine FuelOpt

2nd December 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has acquired Servowatch Systems, a UK-based international supplier of integrated marine automation solutions for navies, commercial vessels and large yachts.

2nd December 2020

Rolls-Royce acquires automation business

2nd December 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

UK-based HST Marine has become the first company to order Damen Shipyards Group’s Multi Cat 2309, to extend its business operations beyond crew transfer and into workboat activities.

1st December 2020

HST Marine first to buy Damen Multi Cat 2309

1st December 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch has begun operations at its Large Drive Testing Centre (LDTC). The facility is located near its production facility in Lappeenranta in southeast Finland, where it produces…

1st December 2020

Finnish electric drive testing centre opens

1st December 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

An 11-metre long, two-metre wide Hull Vane will be retrofitted to the Royal Netherlands Navy’s 108-metre Oceangoing Patrol Vessel (OPV) HNLMS Zeeland, making it the largest such device built to date and…

30th November 2020

FIRST NAVAL ORDER FOR HULL VANE SETS SIZE RECORD

30th November 2020