Tag: R&D

HERCULES R&D programme gets approval under the Horizon 2020 EU Framework The HERCULES R&D programme to develop large engine technologies, which was initiated in 2004 as a joint vision by the two major European engine manufacturing groups, Wärtsilä and MAN Diesel & Turbo, is to continue with a new HERCULES-2 project, pending approval under the Horizon 2020 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.The HERCULES-2 project is aimed at developing a fuel-flexible marine engine that is optimally adaptive to its operating environment. The work will focus on four areas of integrated R&D divided into Work Package Groups (WPG), as follows:WPG 1 - a fuel flexible engine;WPG II - new materials (for engine applications);WPG III - an adaptive powerplant for lifetime performance;and WPG IV - a near zero emissions engine.This work will build upon and surpass the targets of the previous HERCULES projects by going beyond the limits set by the regulatory authorities. By combining the very latest technologies, and through the use of integrated solutions, the new project aims to achieve significant reductions in fuel consumption and exhaust emissions.The project includes several full-scale prototypes and shipboard demonstrators that will speed the development of commercially available products. This co-operation between Wärtsilä ...

A bulk carrier adopting NSafe-Hull first in the world was launched on 2nd of August for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. NSafe-Hull

A team in the R&D department of Bureau Veritas, working with Brazil's Petrobras, has been awarded the prestigious OMAE 2013 Best Paper

RDC and Statoil Canada Ltd. are making a collaborative investment in a Kvaerner-led research and development project

Practical results from the SUPPORT project, co-ordinated by BMT Group Ltd and part-funded by the European Commission will be demonstrated in the Port of Gothenburg

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and PSA signed a MOU to extend their collaboration under the Port Technology Research and Development Programme

DNV GL and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today to promote research and development (R&D) and innovation in the maritime industry

New products and systems to improve the safety, environmental friendliness and competitiveness The Flagship European maritime transport project, part-financed through the EU, has now concluded. The project has facilitated R&D for some 10 new products from a number of European companies.All the new products and systems are said to improve the safety, environmental friendliness and competitiveness of European maritime transport - precisely the objective of Flagship.The project was divided into sub projects led by various businesses from around Europe. Flagship-TCI led by Marintek in Norway was concerned with creating Key Performance Indicators and Technical Condition Indices to enable fleet managers to compare performance of vessels. This has led to the development of a commercial product by DNV, called Top Monitoring, which monitors main engines. Commercial products monitoring auxiliary engines are expected to be launched later this year from Flagship partners Danaos and Wärtsilä.In the UK BMT led a sub project called Flagship-HCA which addressed the process of surveys and dry-dock repairs. This resulted in Germanischer Lloyd introducing a new commercial tool called Hull Manager. GL also led a project called Flagship-EEM which focused on energy savings during sailing which has resulted in a patent being secured to cover a new ...