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Berg Propulsion OpWind to optimise operations for sail and engine combustion
Automatic system monitors input from wind propulsion to ensure fuel savings are maximised by making most efficient use of propeller speed and blade angle
Thordon model calculates oil saved from polluting oceans
Thordon Bearings has developed a bespoke modelling tool capable of calculating the amount of operational oil prevented from leaking into the world’s oceans with each installation of a seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing. To be launched officially on 22nd April...
ClassNK software tools installed on Rosy Star Ocean Vessels
ClassNK Consulting Service have installed software management systems on two ships managed by Manila-based Rosy Star Ocean Vessels Management Co., Inc., marking the first adoption by clients outside of Japan. ClassNK CMAXS PMS is a complete and simple solution for...
Maintenance programme completed for fallpipe vessel Flintstone
The fallpipe vessel Flintstone has departed from Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, following a six-week programme of maintenance and repairs together with her first Special Survey. Owned and operated by the Tideway group of companies,...
ABB’s Azipod D to power new generation of discovery cruiser
ABB’s Azipod D will power the luxurious 10-deck discovery cruiser Scenic Eclipse to some of the world’s most remote destinations. Built to Polar Class 6 the vessel will have the ability to navigate the summer waters of Polar Regions. The ship’s two 3 MW Azipod units...
Cobham and Inmarsat enable smart shipping for Nanjing Tankers Corporation
Inmarsat partner Beijing Marine Communication & Navigation Company will be undertaking the largest Inmarsat Fleet Xpress installation project to date, for Nanjing Tanker Corporation of China. The new agreement will bring always-on, next generation high-speed broadband...
Reefer owners take up Oceanic compressor overhaul exchange programme
Refrigeration specialists Oceanic have announced scheduled compressor overhauls on a service exchange basis. Based on compressor running hours, Oceanic are offering to deliver a completely overhauled compressor in exchange for one that has exceeded working hours and...
MacGregor to supply equipment for LNG cruise ships
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured orders for environmentally-friendly equipment for four next-generation eco-cruise ships which will be built in Germany and Finland. The vessels will be the first liquefied natural gas-powered cruise ships to enter the market....
ABB to electrify new Norwegian hybrid car ferry
Power and automation technology group ABB will supply the power system for a hybrid car ferry to serve a passenger route in Norway. The vessel will run as a hybrid but can be modified to run as a full electric ferry with shore charging system. The order is another...
Dutch dredging operation avoids unexploded ordnance
Damen DOP submersible dredge pumps are being used by Dutch contractor Martens & Van Oord in Cadzand, the Netherlands in an operation involving unexploded Second World War ordnance. The Cadzand old marina entrance needed to be updated and the harbour was to be...
Becker to open up in Japan
Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems are opening an office in Kobe, Japan with a display of manoeuvring systems and energy-saving devices at the “Sea Japan” exhibition. “We have been able to establish ourselves on the Japanese market in the past few years”,...
FRSUs get 15-25 year anti-cavitation coatings
Newbuild Floating Storage and Regastification Unit (FSRU) vessels built for EXMAR nv have been receiving superstrength EcoLock coatings in China. The FSRUs are built in individually coated blocks, leaving some areas inaccessible after assembly. The Ecolock system...
MacGregor to provide loose lashings for container ships
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order to provide loose lashings for five 10,500 TEU Hapag-Lloyd container ships under construction in South Korea by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. The order builds on a previous contract, which MacGregor announced in...
MacGregor to provide equipment packages for new eco-bulkers
MacGregor have confirmed an order to deliver hatch covers, cranes, deck machinery and steering gear to two new 25,600 dwt dual-fuelled handysize bulk carriers for Finnish owner ESL Shipping. The ice-class vessels are the first to be built to new classification society...
PSV conversions an answer to low oil prices
Damen Shipyards are proposing conversions as an answer to to the increasing number of laid up Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) resulting from low oil prices. The Dutch company’s solution involves converting idle PSVs into vessels capable of taking on roles in...
Crowley Maritime test Caterpillar technology for vessel monitoring and diagnostics
Crowley Maritime is installing Caterpillars Cat®Asset Intelligence software on the tugboat Guide, a ship-assist vessel operating out of Seattle. The tug is being fitted with a custom vessel monitoring and diagnostics solution, which will keep non-stop watch over its...