Wallem Group has signed a Global Key Account Management contract with MAN Energy Solutions covering the supply of spares and services to MAN main engines, generators and turbochargers onboard vessels managed by Wallem. The global agreement covers all offices of the Wallem Group and provides access to a dedicated global and local key account manager...
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year optimised maintenance agreement with Sapura Brazil, a company specialised in sub-sea services. The agreement, signed in June 2019, covers Sapura’s fleet of six pipe-laying support vessels (PLSVs). The agreement will support the fleet’s operational performance and increase both its efficiency and reliability by accurately predicting maintenance requirements, while also lowering...
Hydrex has been granted approval by Belgium and the Netherlands for its underwater propeller cleaning method, which uses a light tool to buff the propeller. The traditional approach to propeller cleaning is to polish the blades with a grinding disk, which can damage the propeller. Using a grinding disk can remove substantial amounts of metal...
KONGSBERG has integrated SteelCorr’s Digital Paint Report application into its Kognifai Marketplace to offer customers greater insight into hull coating performance and maintenance. According to KONGSBERG, proper paint maintenance can extend asset life, and the right coating on a vessel hull can save up to 8 per cent in fuel costs. The addition of the...
Wärtsilä has secured the first order for its auto-docking technology. The SmartDock system reduces the risk of human error and improves safety and efficiency by automating the docking procedure and eliminating the need for ship officers to perform technical manoeuvres multiple times a day. To operate the SmartDock system, the Captain selects the destination and...
ABB has opened a new marine service centre in Russia to support the company’s ship power, propulsion and automation technologies and expand service capabilities for ice-going vessels. The new centre is located in Murmansk and occupies 2,000 m2 in a purpose-built facility with its offices, electrical and mechanical testing areas, and a workshop served by...
A joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and JERA and a separate venture between Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and JERA have signed long-term service agreements with Wärtsilä. The agreements cover a total of four Japanese owned LNG Carriers. Wärtsilä’s Dynamic Maintenance Planning (DMP) service will be used to identify issues and maintain the...
Bureau Veritas (BV) has launched digital platform ‘Optimum Survey Planning (OSP)’ following trials with shipowners and managers, which sought to improve the delivery of the right survey at the right time. The new application moves planning of surveys from a reactive to a proactive approach, providing a recommendation of the most convenient date and...
Pacific Basin Shipping has signed a service agreement with MAN Energy Solutions Hong Kong to cover field, workshop, and technical services on MAN main engines, generators and turbochargers onboard 111 dry-bulk ships. MAN PrimeServ will manage the contract from Hong Kong in close cooperation with the PrimeServ global network that covers some 120 service hubs....
Shipping companies J. Lauritzen and Torm have saved a combined total of 37,900 tonnes of fuel per year thanks to their participation in a four-year research project that developed a new platform to help companies optimise technical and operational aspects of their fleets. Under the Blue INNOship program, the Vessel Performance Decision Support platform was...
Equinor ASA has signed a hull cleaning frame agreement with HullWiper for its fleet of oil and gas tankers operating in Scandinavia, Far East, Middle East and Europe. HullWiper provides safe and eco-friendly hull cleaning solutions to boost vessel efficiency and cut fuel consumption by enabling smooth and resistance-free ship surface to water contact. HullWiper’s...
A pilot project applying artificial intelligence (AI) models to detect levels of corrosion and coating breakdown on ships and offshore structures has been successfully demonstrated by ABS, Google Cloud and SoftServe. The project proved high accuracy of AI in detecting and assessing structural anomalies commonly found during visual inspection. AI techniques could be further used...