Chiller optimization yields big savings for Italian ferry operator
Italian operator GNV (Grandi Navi Veloci) is looking to gain savings of EUR 77,000 (about $87,000) a year as a result of using a new chiller optimization solution from ABB on board
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MAN to convert 15,000 TEU box ship to LNG dual fuel operation
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a contract for the conversion of the 15,000 TEU Hapag-Lloyd container vessel MV Sajir to dual-fuel operation (see earlier story). The Sajir is one of 17 LNG-ready
Quark newbuild to have Evac solution that includes BWMS
An expedition ship under construction by Croatia’s Brodosplit shipyard for polar cruise specialist Quark Expeditions will be the first vessel to be installed with an Evac Complete Cleantech Solution that also includes
Norsepower notches up first-ever auxiliary wind certification
Helsinki, Finland, headquartered Norsepower Oy Ltd. reports that its Rotor Sail Solution has received the first-ever type approval design certificate granted to an auxiliary wind propulsion system onboard a commercial ship. The
MAN unveils new digital platform
MAN Energy Solutions has introduced its new digital platform. Called MAN CEON, it intelligently collects and evaluates operating and sensor data, and enables the real-time monitoring of marine or power-plant engines, turbines
ABB launches new DC drive series
ABB has launched a new series of DC variable speed drives (VSDs) that allow users with a large installed base to get better performance from their existing systems. With the new DCS880
German Naval Yards Kiel floats out LNG fueled research vessel
German Naval Yards Kiel, has floated out Atair, the world’s first LNG fueled research vessel, after a building period of 16 months. The 75 m vessel is being built for Germany’s Bundesamt
Plug-in hybrid power train includes Twin Disc solution
The plug-in hybrid excursion vessel Enhydra, delivered to San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet last September by Bellingham, Wash, shipbuilder All American Marine, features a BAE Systems HybriDrive. Builders faced the challenge
LNG-fueled shuttle tankers will have Hydroniq engine cooling systems
Ellingsøy, Norway, based Hydroniq Coolers has won contracts from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. to deliver the cooling systems for the engines of six LNG-fueled shuttle tankers the shipbuilder
New factory opens to ramp up production of Ecochlor BWMS
Maynard, Mass., headquartered Ecochlor reports that, due to a significant upsurge in orders for its ballast water management system (BWMS), its manufacturing partner, ProFlow, Inc., has opened a new factory in North