Hyundai orders world’s first ME-GA engines
MAN Energy Solutions has booked the first orders for its new low pressure ME-GA two-stroke stroke engine. HHI-EMD (Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Engine Machinery Division) has ordered a dozen of them. Six new
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Ballast-water-free LNG bunker/feeder gets double approval
Paris-headquartered GTT and its partner, China’s Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group Co. (HZ), have received a double Approval in Principle (AiP) from China Classification Society (CCS) and DNV for their “ballast-water-free” LNG bunker
Alfa Laval takes a stake in hull air lubrication innovator
Aiming to expand its toolbox for sustainable shipping, Alfa Laval today acquired a minority stake in a company developing a technology for which its founder, Gustaf de Laval first registered a patent
3D model class process used in barge modification
A barge modification project carried out by Valdez, Alaska, headquartered Stillwater Marine Services LLC for Brice Marine has been completed using the ABS 3D model-based class process. The barge has undergone a
BWTS installation clock is ticking
Shipowners who are dragging their heels on ballast water treatment system installations in hopes of saving money could end up paying a much higher price in the long run. That caution comes
Project shows scrubbers could play a role in carbon capture at sea
Alfa Laval and Japan’s National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI) have been testing onboard carbon capture and storage using an exhaust gas cleaning system. The CO2 capture testing project was designed to provide
ABB adds new Azipod function
A new digital solution supports crew in achieving optimum efficiency from the ABB Azipod electric propulsion system. Called ABB Ability OptimE – Toe Angle Optimization for Propulsion, the solution automatically selects the
Schottel thrusters for giant crane ship are on their way to Chinese yard
The main propulsion package for Jan De Nul’s latest heavy-lift crane vessel Les Alizés has left the Schottel production plant in Wismar, Germany, on its way to the CMHI Haimen shipyard in
Hapag-Lloyd exercises option for 6 more ME-GI engines
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered si× MAN B&W 11G95ME-GI Mk10.5 main engines for six ultra-large, 23,500+ TEU containerships on order for Hapag-Lloyd. The new order exercises an option in
Big box ships need big engines, and WinGD is benefiting
Swiss based engine developer WinGD (Winterthur Gas & Diesel) reports thatm as shipowners continue to invest in big containerships, it has booked more than 80 orders of its largest engines in 2021