The International Maritime Organization has announced that International Maritime University of Panama has been selected to host the regional Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre for the Latin America region, under a project, funded by the EU and implemented by IMO, aiming to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change.
Read moreABB Marine issued a video, focusing on the use of diesel engine in the shipping industry, which is an efficient way of converting fuel energy into mechanical energy and propulsion, but now could be replaced by other technology solutions, such as battery and fuel cell systems.
Read moreAccording to Wärtsilä ‘s Interim Report, despite a gradual improvement in freight rates in the conventional merchant markets, overcapacity and low oil and gas prices continue to burden the marine industry. Nevertheless, activity remained on a good level in the cruise segment, thanks to the growing interest in cruise travel in the USA and Asia.
Read moreHøglund Marine Automation announced that has secured two contracts to supply automation systems for an LNG bunker vessel operated by Bernhard Schulte, and two chemical tankers for Sirius Shipping. The systems include the power management system, and additional systems that manage interactions between the ship machinery systems, and the cargo plant.
Read moreDamen Green Solutions and Damen Shiprepair & Conversion are going to cooperate, in order to offer a transition towards compliance with new environmental regulations and cleaner sailing. The synergy aims to provide operators benefits of proven project management skills, reduced downtime and informed product selection.
Read moreInternational compressor supplier, TMC Compressors, announced that signed a contract with Fincantieri, to supply an environmentally friendly compressed air system to the first of three cruise ships the Italian shipbuilder is building for Virgin Voyages.
Read moreMAN Cryo has signed a contract with the Vard Shipyard Group in Norway, to deliver a fuel-gas supply system to two ferries for Torghatten Nord. Each ferry will be equipped with a gas-electric, hybrid-propulsion system that features optional fast-charging from shore.
Read moreLeonardo DRS, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract by Eastern Shipbuilding, to provide hybrid electric drive systems for the U.S. Coast Guard’s new fleet of Offshore Patrol Cutters. Under the contract, the company will provide its permanent magnet motor-based Auxiliary Propulsion System.
Read moreAkzoNobel made the 1,000th application of Intersleek 1100SR, the biocide-free fouling control coating. The application was achieved with the Al Gattara LNG tanker operated by Nakilat Shipping Qatar Ltd. The product enables vessels to reduce drag and achieve fuel efficiency and emissions savings of 9% on average.
Read moreCorvus Energy announced that will provide Orca Energy lithium-ion energy storage systems for four hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes, for CCCC Shanghai Equipment Engineering. The RTGs are the first of many cranes at the Chinese Port of Changshu to undergo a diesel to battery hybrid conversion using a Corvus Orca ESS.
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