Repair & Conversion

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

RINA has awarded approval in principle (AiP) for a green retrofit package solution designed by naval architecture designer, Aurelia, in partnership with Econowind, Wattlab and Vertom.

26th June 2023

AiP for green retrofit solution

26th June 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Class societies are actively collaborating with yards and manufacturers to ensure successful and timely engine retrofit projects, but there are challenges.

26th June 2023

Retrofit challenges could hamper timely reduction of emissions

26th June 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has confirmed that it will upgrade a 48/60 engine to a 51/60 using a low-pressure injection strategy as its first retrofit of a 4-stroke diesel to dual-fuel MeOH.

22nd June 2023

First MAN 48/60 MeOH retrofit will use low-pressure port fuel injection

22nd June 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

A.P. Moller – Maersk, the Danish logistics company, has awarded MAN PrimeServ a contract to retrofit the main engines aboard 11 container vessels equipped with MAN B&W 8G95ME-C9.5 prime movers. These will be…

22nd June 2023

Maersk to retrofit 11 container vessels to dual-fuel methanol operation

22nd June 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Royston has completed the rapid overhaul of a diesel power plant system on board a Tidewater Marine operated platform support vessel.

19th June 2023

Royston completes OSV overhaul

19th June 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Newport Shipping has announced that it plans to offer ship widening as a conversion in collaboration with the NSB Group. The NSB Group believes that widening represents an alternative route to improved EEXI and CII scores…

8th June 2023

Newport Shipping to offer vessel widening

8th June 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

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Following a retrofit aboard the Ambience, a vessel belonging to Ambassador Cruise lines, managed by Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services, has become Tier III-compatible.

16th May 2023

SCR Retrofit Makes Cruise Ship Tier III-Compatible

16th May 2023

LNG

LNG

Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply a reliquefaction system for a retrofit project on an LNG carrier vessel converted to operate as a floating storage unit (FSU). 

15th May 2023

Reliquefaction retrofit contract for FSU reduces costs and emissions

15th May 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Dr. Pierluigi Busetto of Trieste-based naval architects Navalprogetti s.r.l. discusses the progress of a retrofittable liquid hydrogen (LH2) container-based system in an interview with The Motorship

2nd May 2023

Viking LH2 fuel cell project advances

2nd May 2023