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EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Wärtsilä is referring its customers to a recent report from CE Delft, an independent research and consultancy organisation, which suggests that the environmental impact of exhaust gas cleaning (EGC) systems will be…

23rd September 2020

Scrubbers more eco than low-sulphur fuel

23rd September 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Danfoss Editron has been commissioned by the Grovfjord Mek. Verksted (GMV) shipyard to deliver the hybrid drivetrain systems for a fleet of robot exploration vessels. The unmanned surface robots will be launched…

22nd September 2020

Hybrid-electric propulsion for first commercial autonomous exploration vessels

22nd September 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched an underwater hull inspection service using Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs), to provide complete hull coating inspections while a vessel is at port or anchorage.

22nd September 2020

New ROV underwater hull inspection service

22nd September 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Jan De Nul Group announced earlier in summer that its trailing suction hopper dredger, Alexander von Humboldt, had completed 2,000 hours operation on 100% renewable, second-generation Biofuel Oil (BFO). The vessel is…

22nd September 2020

Trailer dredger reaches operational milestone running on 100% 2nd Gen biofuel

22nd September 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The prospects for green hydrogen, green methanol and green ammonia as transport fuels are growing with three new large-scale production projects underway.

21st September 2020

THREE NEW GREEN HYDROGEN PROJECTS LEAD GLOBAL SCALE-UP

21st September 2020

LNG

LNG

The world’s largest LNG bunker vessel has been officially named at a ceremony held in Rotterdam.

21st September 2020

World’s largest LNG bunker vessel named

21st September 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyds Register (LR) and the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) are collaborating on marine autonomy projects, bringing clarity to the requirements and assisting stakeholders in realising the potential of these systems.

21st September 2020

LR and NPL partner on marine autonomy

21st September 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Intertanko paints a bleak picture for tankers under current EEDI plans, in which flaws in the IMO’s initial EEDI baseline could imperil VLCCs as a vessel type.

21st September 2020

EEDI threatens VLCCs’ future, Intertanko warns

21st September 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

As researchers deepen their understanding of autonomous and remote vessel operations, a new breed of smart ship systems combining simulation capability and artificial intelligence is emerging.

21st September 2020

Making ship systems smarter with simulation

21st September 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Copenhagen-headquartered Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) plans a major fleet investment on the strength of sustained growth in the offshore wind farm sector, writes David Tinsley.

21st September 2020

SCALING-UP FOR OFFSHORE WIND BUSINESS

21st September 2020