Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has reached a deal with Tohoku Electric Power for a coal carrier equipped with a hard sail wind power propulsion system, also known as the “Wind Challenger.” The Wind Challenger is a telescoping hard sail that converts wind energy to propulsive force. Installation of the system on merchant ships has the...
Hempel has enhanced its Olympic+ and Oceanic+ antifouling range and is adding five new antifouling solutions to its portfolio. Oceanic Protect+, Oceanic Flex+, Olympic Protect+, Olympic Flex+ and Olympic Protect have been re-formulated to deliver an even higher performance through better control of the leached layer and an enhanced mechanical strength. Coupled with this, higher volume...
Wärtsilä Voyage has delivered and installed customised LNGPac bunkering and liquid cargo handling simulators at the Mumbai training centre of Hong Kong-based Anglo-Eastern Univan Group. This is a new product for the marine market, reflecting the increasing adoption by fleet owners of LNG fuel, and the consequential need to ensure that crews are sufficiently trained...
Light Structures, a supplier of Fiber Optic Hull Condition Monitoring Systems based on Fiber Bragg Grating technology (FBG), has secured a new contract for engineering, test and supply of a system to the EPF USNS Puerto Rico operated by US Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC). The new contract follows a pilot installation on USNS Spearhead...
Servogear has announced that its Ecoflow Propulsor system has been selected by the EU-funded emission free fast ferry project, Tram. Ecoflow Propulsor will power the world’s first purely battery-driven fast ferry to operate on a multi stop commuter route. The vessel will begin being built by Norwegian yard Fjellstrand for Kolumbus in May 2021. Once...
d’Amico Società di Navigazione will implement new fleet management software systems across 70 vessels. The chosen software is by ABS Nautical Systems (ABS NS) and is called NS Enterprise. The companies will work together to replace d’Amico’s existing legacy software across its entire fleet. This transition to data-driven and reliability-based software will support faster, more...
Wärtsilä’s recently introduced Compact Reliq reliquefaction plant will be installed in two new LNG carrier vessels being built for Norway-based Knutsen OAS Shipping. The Compact Reliq solution is based on the well-proven reversed nitrogen Brayton cycle refrigeration technology. The solution is designed to reliquefy the boil-off gas (BOG) from gas carriers and LNG bunker vessels,...
Maritime technology company ZeroNorth and software developer Veson Nautical have signed a new strategic product partnership that will allow ZeroNorth’s vessel optimisation software, Optimise, to integrate with the Veson IMOS Platform (VIP). The integration will enable a seamless transfer of data for joint customers. The native data integration will provide VIP users with tramp ships...
Swedish propulsion optimisation expert Lean Marine has undertaken the commissioning of its ‘on top’ propulsion automation technology FuelOpt in record time. Despite multiple challenges faced by technology providers for installations onboard vessels during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lean Marine successfully completed the remote commissioning of the FuelOpt onboard Tipco Asphalt’s 157 000 DWT asphalt tanker Jacob in...
Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply the engines and a range of its electric solutions for two new ferries under construction for Finnlines at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) in China. The two ‘Superstar’ vessels are designed to incorporate the latest technical and environmental concepts, featuring Wärtsilä 46F main engines, thrusters, and a state-of-the-art...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a joint development project (JDP) with Anemoi Marine Technologies and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) to develop a series of energy efficient vessel designs equipped with rotor sails. The project will address one of the most significant roadblocks for the commercial adoption of emission abatement technology –...
Misje Eco Bulk, a unit of the Norway based Misje Rederi group, has opted for Wärtsilä’s fully integrated hybrid solution for three newbuild 5,000 dwt bulk carriers. The solution will enable its vessels to sail in and out of port and to perform cargo operations completely emissions-free. The 90 metres long ships are being built...