Vessels News – Page 119
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NewsSupport for Green Maritime Methanol project
Shipowners, shipyards, manufacturers and ports have joined forces to investigate the feasibility of methanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel in the maritime sector.
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NewsLightweight diesels for Dutch pilot boat
Netherlands MAN dealer MAN Rollo is to supply two MAN diesel engines that each generate 882kW at 2,100 rpm for a new pilot boat, which is being built for the Dutch Pilotage Service (Nederlands Loodswezen).
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NewsBSI acquires Hundested
Hundested Propellers has been acquired by Danish company BSI A/S who currently own a range of marine companies including BSI rod and wire rigging, Moonlight, Easy & Skylight range of hatches and port lights that are used by the wind power industries, as well as Gori propellers and Jefa steering ...
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NewsFirst hollow propeller blade demonstrator
Naval Group and Centrale Nantes have printed the first demonstrator of hollow propeller blades by metal additive manufacturing as part of the European H2020 project, RAMSSES.
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NewsShort sea retrofit hybrid system
Finland-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with the international shipping company Hagland Shipping AS for a hybrid retrofit installation.
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NewsAmmonia as a workboat fuel
In the search for reducing emissions from commercial vessels the two fully emission free fuels are hydrogen and ammonia writes Dag Pike.
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NewsDelivery and order round-up
After the usual quiet holiday period, activity is back in full swing with news dominated by deliveries and orders for Damen and more design success for Robert Allan Ltd (RAL).
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NewsJenkins Marine assists with ferry refit
UK-based Jenkins Marine has taken part in a complex operation to remove a chain ferry from its ground tackle and tow it to drydock for its regular refit.
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NewsTowing deck machinery success for MacGregor
Cargo handling specialist MacGregor has secured orders for deck machinery for eight tugs to be built in Hong Kong and a US Navy towing, salvage and rescue ship.
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NewsAssessing future fortunes for tugs
Tug and offshore vessel broker Century Marine Services has provided an insight into the current state of the tug and OSV market suggesting a positive future for twin-screw conventional tugs.
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NewsThirty year old tug ready for another twenty
German tug owner Otto Wulf turned to propulsion and steering manufacturer Schottel when it had to consider the future of a tug already 30 years old.
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NewsHybrid electric ferry cuts emissions
Stockholm shipping company Waxholmsbolaget has launched its first hybrid ice-going passenger ferry equipped with a hybrid electric Danfoss Editron marine system to cut fuel usage and emissions.
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NewsProject tests methanol emissions
A project to evaluate methanol as a marine fuel in Asia will involve the installation of a methanol-powered engine in a vessel to test its fuel efficiency and low emission viability at the Port of Singapore.
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NewsVFD technology aids vessel efficiency
An organisation which tackles marine contamination along the coast of British Columbia, Canada has made three of its new vessels more efficient using Invertek Drives variable frequency drive (VFD) technology.
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NewsUS Navy contract for Smit and Donjon
Smit Salvage and Donjon Marine Co. have been awarded a contract that will see them providing salvage services for the US Navy throughout much of the western hemisphere.
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NewsSmit Lamnalco secures two towage contracts
Smit Lamnalco has reported the signing of two major port towage contracts that will provide work for fifteen tugs in Bahrain and Australia.
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NewsRolls-Royce class approval for hybrid tug
Rolls-Royce has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from classification society ABS for its hybrid propulsion system for tractor tugs.
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NewsTrelleborg making tug operations safer
Trelleborg Marine Systems has launched its SafeTug software solution aimed at empowering those involved with shiphandling in ports with information to optimise safety and efficiency.
