News

Ammonia combustion test successfully completed

MAN Energy Solutions has revealed the first successful tests of an engine operating on ammonia at its Research Centre Copenhagen (RCC). The combustion was carried out using a MAN B&W two-stroke 4T50ME-X engine with what the company described as…

14.07.2023

Shipbuilding

Fibre optic condition monitoring for LNG carriers

Two separate consortia with a total of eight LNG carriers under construction at China State Shipbuilding Corporation subsidiary Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for Qatar’s North Field project, have chosen fibre optic hull condition monitoring systems…

13.07.2023

Shipbuilding

Cooperation on methanol-powered tugs for Canada

Kotug Canada, Robert Allan Ltd, and Sanmar are to cooperate on the construction of two dual-fuel methanol tugs to escort tankers from Port Vancouver’s harbour limits to the Pacific Ocean through the commercial shipping lanes of the Salish Sea. The…

13.07.2023

Shipbuilding

MAN strikes retrofit deal with container partners

MAN Primeserv has clinched a deal with Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan to retrofit 15 container ship main engines so that, as dual-fuel units, they will be able to operate on green methanol. The agreement includes 45 options for further engine conversions. …

11.07.2023

Shipbuilding

Asyad Group turns to sustainable coatings technology

A nano-epoxy silicone coating has been applied to Asyad Shipping’s 2014-built bulk carrier, Jabal Al Kawr, at the Group’s Duqm shipyard, Asyad Drydock, in Oman. The hull coating upgrade on board the 63,591dwt vessel is the second application at the…

10.07.2023

Shipping

IMO adopts tougher decarbonisation strategy

In a move that some experts thought was unlikely, member states attending the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 80) meeting in early July overcame their differences and adopted the 2023 IMO…

10.07.2023

Offshore

Schulte returns to Ulstein for more offshore wind ships

Bernard Schulte Offshore has signed a contract with Norway’s Ulstein Verft for two, option four, commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) of the Ulstein SX222 design. The 89.6m-long ships will have Ulstein’s Twin X-Stern design with two sterns…

07.07.2023

Offshore

Work begins on BorWin kappa

The first steel has now been cut on the BorWin kappa converter platform at a shipyard in Jebel Ali in the UAE. The converter station is a key link in connecting BorWin6, due on stream in 2027 with a grid connection capacity of 980 MW. The project…

06.07.2023

Shipbuilding

DNV releases new shore power rules for tankers

Classification society DNV has released new class rules for electrical shore connections designed for tankers. Developing the rules, which are said to be the first of their kind, became necessary as a result of new US regulations – specifically the…

04.07.2023

Shipbuilding

WASP project a boost for wind power

The EU Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP) project, involving five commercial ships retrofitted with wind-assist systems, has concluded with positive signals for the sector in the future. Funded by the Interreg North Sea Europe programme, part of…

03.07.2023

Offshore

Norwegians and Greeks to cooperate on offshore wind

European Economic Area (EEA) Grants have been awarded to support closer cooperation between the national wind associations of Norway and Greece. Norwegian Offshore Wind and Hellenic Wind Energy Association (ELETAEN) are to work jointly on mapping…

30.06.2023

Shipbuilding

Stena opts for more methanol conversions

Swedish ferry operator, Stena Line, has signed a contract with Wärtsilä to carry out methanol fuel conversions on some of its vessels. The move will provide Stena with ‘unmatched fuel flexibility’, according to a statement, thereby marking an…

29.06.2023

Shipping

Hong Kong Convention to enter force in 2025

Ship recycling has taken a major step forward as Bangladesh and Liberia have signed up to the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. The Hong Kong Convention, as it is more commonly known, will…

29.06.2023

Shipbuilding

DNV, Damen and Napa unveil 3D-model design framework

DNV, Damen, and Napa have developed a new Open Class 3D Exchange (OCX) standard to streamline class involvement in the early stages of a design project. In its first application, Damen Engineering decided to involve DNV classification experts in the…

27.06.2023

Shipbuilding

Methanol retrofits for eleven Mærsk boxships

A.P. Møller – Mærsk has signed a contract with MAN Primeserv to adapt the main engines of eleven container ships to run on methanol as fuel. The engine firm’s after-sales division will convert the existing MAN B&W 8G95ME-C9.5 prime movers into…

26.06.2023

Shipbuilding

NSB chooses Wärtsilä simulator for trainer centre upgrade

Germany’s NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH (NSB) is to install a Wärtsilä simulator at its Maritime Training Centre in Buxtehude, as part of the facility’s technical upgrade. The simulator will feature the latest versions of Wärtsilä’s…

23.06.2023

Shipping

Study highlights gains from fuel switch

Investing in sustainable infrastructure to advance the take-up of low- and zero-emission fuels will yield many benefits, according to a new study by global sustainable development consultancy, Arup, in partnership with Lloyd’s Register Maritime…

22.06.2023

Offshore

New software to support wind farm maintenance

New software released by ABB is set to boost uptime and increase safety during maintenance operations at offshore wind farms. The ABB AbilityTM Octopus – Marine Advisory System Operational Planner is understood to be the first digital system to raise…

22.06.2023

Shipbuilding

Future Ship Joint Innovation Centre established in China

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and classification society DNV have unveiled a Future Ship Joint Innovation Centre in Shanghai. The partners aim to cooperate on ship and offshore technical innovation, progress in decarbonisation, advances…

21.06.2023

Shipbuilding

CIMAC World Congress: new President and Board elected

Rick Boom, director Product Management – Engine Systems and general manager at Woodward, has been elected the new president of CIMAC. Traditionally, this was made public during the CIMAC World Congress, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in Busan,…

20.06.2023

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