Test run of rotor sail on Viking Grace completed
Finnish operator Viking Line has completed a three year test of a Norsepower rotor sail on its LNG- fueled cruise ferry Viking Grace. The ship was the first passenger vessel to be
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Taiwanese Coast Guard vessels will be first with 16-cylinder MTU 8000 engines
Rolls-Royce has delivered the first two 16-cylinder versions of its MTU Series 8000 engines. The 16V 8000 M71L engines will be in new patrol vessels for the Taiwan Coast Guard. They are
BV classes Singapore’s first hybrid vessel, Penguin Tenaga
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) reports that it has certified and classed Singapore’s first hybrid-powered vessel. Built, owned, and operated by Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International, a subsidiary of Penguin International Limited, Penguin
Innovative LNG bunkering tanker is adaptable to zero emissions fuels
Danish naval architectural consultancy Knud E. Hansen is launching the X-gas project, a series of liquified gas/gas bunkering vessels that provides a platform that could be expanded to handle zero emission fuels
Methanol fuel cell project gets under way at Alfa Laval
The Alfa Laval Test & Training Center in Aalborg, Denmark, is constructing an innovative fuel cell system that will be used to test high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HTPEM) technology developed by methanol
BWMS breakthrough: Ecochlor launches new no-filter EcoOne
North Haven, Conn., headquartered ballast water management system specialist Ecochlor has launched a new system, EcoOne, that promises to deliver major benefits by eliminating the need for the filter generally used with
Two U.S.-flag ATBs now using Sea Machines wireless helms
Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics reports that its SM200 wireless helm system has been installed and is finding successful use aboard two sister U.S.-flag articulated tug barge (ATB) tugboats. Sea Machines’ dealer Rio
NYK to evaluate AI-based Wärtsilä predictive maintenance solution
Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and its affiliated Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) have signed an optimized maintenance agreement under which they will evaluate Wärtsilä’s Expert Insight predictive maintenance service for
Nakashima Propeller and Becker Marine Systems merge
In a move that aims to create “a strong hydrodynamic provider for the propulsion and maneuvering of ships of all sizes,” Japan’s Nakashima Propeller Co Ltd has taken a majority stake in
Hagland orders a pair of plug-in hybrid self-unloaders
Haugesund, Norway, headquartered Hagland Shipping has ordered two 5,000 dwt self-discharging bulkers at the Royal Bodewes shipyard in the Netherlands. They will feature a plug-in battery hybrid power solution meeting IMO Tier