LNG-fueled PCTC quartet will have WinGD iCER engines
Four LNG-fueled PCTCs (Pure Car/Truck Carriers) just ordered by Japan’s NYK Line will be the first vessels in the word to be equipped with WinGD’s X-DF2.0 iCER main engines. The iCER (Intelligent
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Kongsberg Digital partners with Nautilus Labs
The Nautilus Platform fleet and voyage optimization tool will be included in Kongsberg’s Kognifai open ecosystem under an agreement reached by Kongsberg Digital and Nautilus Labs. The companies say this will deliver
Solvang signs up for cloud-based solution to support performance gains
Norwegian ship operator Solvang ASA has signed a five year agreement that will see it use Wärtsilä’s cloud-based OPERIM (Operational Performance Improvement & Monitoring) solution to support LPG/ethylene carriers fitted with Wärtsilä
Damen and Sea Machines form strategic alliance
Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has entered a strategic allegiance that will see its autonomous command and control and wireless helm solutions offered by Netherlands headquartered Damen Shipyards Group as standard features in
MAN books record orders for Tier III EGR and SCR system
MAN Energy Solutions’ Two-Stroke Business has booked more than 1,000 orders for secondary-measure, IMO Tier III-compliant, emission-reduction technology for its portfolio of MAN B&W-branded, low-speed engines. Approximately one-quarter of the orders have
New “silo-busting” ABB software promises to help ships improve efficiency, cut fuel consumption
Though digital technologies promise to help shipowners increase operational efficiency and sustainability and meet environmental regulations, a persistent challenge has been the tendency to gather and process data on a system-by-system basis,
Kongsberg Maritime deck machinery selected for Novatek Ice Class Arc7 LNG carriers
Russia’s largest natural gas producer, Novatek, has placed an order with Kongsberg Maritime for the supply of electric frequency converter-driven deck machinery for six Ice Class Arc7 LNG carriers, with an option
MacGregor to supply key systems for new USACE mat sinking unit
MacGregor has secured an order from SIA Solutions LLC to deliver 36 traction winch systems, 72 storage reel brakes and electrical control systems to the specialized concrete mat sinking unit, Armor 1,
Indonesian mine hunters feature MAN hybrid propulsion
German shipbuilder Abeking & Rasmussent has begun the construction of two mine hunting vessels for the Indonesian Navy. Each vessel will feature a complete MAN hybrid propulsion package: 2 × MAN 12V175D-MM
Hybrid research cat will feature BAE Hybrigen solution
BAE Systems has been selected to supply the electric hybrid power and propulsion system for the new maritime research vessel under construction at Derecktor Shipyards of Mamaroneck, N.Y., for the University of