Nippon Paint Marine’s nano-based antifouling FASTAR I has been selected for a trio of box ships the Tsuneishi Group is building for China’s Jiangsu Ocean Shipping (JOSCO). With an overall length of 146m and a 23.25m beam, each vessel in the series is based on Tsuneishi’s low-resistance hull form and includes an array of energy-saving...
Bureau Veritas (BV) can now provide owners and operators with new ways to survey their ships through remote inspection techniques (RIT) operated by BV’s own surveyors in France. BV’s key objective with the use of RIT is to limit the use of costly and dangerous means of access, by replacing them with safer and more...
The latest in-line shaft generator from ABB will enable ship operators to benefit from the efficiency, performance and reliability advantages of permanent magnet technology. The new generator brings flexibility and ease of installation to a wide range of vessels including bulk carriers, container carriers, liquid natural gas tankers and ferries transporting passengers and cars. The...
Le Commandant Charcot, which recently became the first exploration cruise ship to reach the geographic North Pole, has signed up for ABB MarineCare services to ensure safe and sustainable operations. The comprehensive 10-year service agreement provides round-the-clock remote support, diagnostics and condition monitoring, as well as preventive and planned maintenance, and the critical spare parts...
Norway-based fleet operator Knutsen OAS has signed a service agreement with Wärtsilä to optimise the company’s day-to-day operational performance of four LNG carrier vessels. The scope of the agreement includes Wärtsilä’s digital Operim (Operational Performance Improvement & Monitoring) system. This provides real-time data on Wärtsilä’s onboard equipment, thus enabling expert management and control to deliver...
Wärtsilä will provide technical management for a broad scope of solutions installed on Viking Line’s new climate-smart vessel Viking Glory under a three-year contract. Viking Glory begins its first commercial sailing this week. It features many technologies intended to minimise climate impact and air pollution. The new agreement covers six LNG-powered Wärtsilä 31DF engines, two...
AW Ship Management (AWSM) has chosen James Fisher Mimic (JFM) to deliver a full condition monitoring (CM) solution to four vessels. AWSM wanted a proven, modern, and futureproof technology to utilise and support their ongoing maintenance optimisation projects. Mimic 5, JFM’s latest, most feature-rich version of its CM solution, will be installed on four roll-on-roll-off...
STX Engine’s customers selecting ABB Turbocharging’s Tekomar XPERT will benefit from optimised engine performance and reduced OPEX through fuel savings. This step comes following a new reseller agreement signed at Kormarine 2021. ABB Turbocharging’s digital performance optimisation platform Tekomar XPERT is applicable to any engine, transforming high quality, reliable engine operating data, into actionable insights...
ABB Turbocharging is adding a new data analysis feature to its turbochargers to offer insights based on operational data received from the vessel. The digital analytics feature, Turbo Insights, will be provided at no additional cost or need for additional hardware onboard. Now as a standard feature on all two-stroke engine A100-L and A200-L turbochargers,...
RightShip has launched an expanded and enhanced toolset for monitoring, measuring, and benchmarking shipping-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. RightShip’s Carbon Accounting Reporting Tool provides companies with a bespoke reporting tool that measures, monitors and benchmarks a company’s GHG emissions over defined periods. The expanded tool builds on its existing expertise in Carbon Accounting, supplied to...
METIS Cyberspace Technology has launched a new set of tools to help shipping companies manage their environmental impact and achieve their decarbonisation goals while ensuring compliance with industry regulations. Comprising three distinct but related applications – AER Monitoring & Analysis, CII Monitoring & Analysis and MRV & DCS Compliance Documentation and Reporting – the new...
HullWiper and Agemar have signed a lease agreement to meet the growing demand for safe, eco-friendly hull cleaning solutions for vessels calling in Guinea, West Africa. Agemar Guinea (Agemar Agency & Logistics) is part of global maritime consultancy and maritime logistics solutions provider, the Agemar Group. It is the latest addition to HullWiper’s growing family...