ABB launches OnBoard Microgrid

ABB has released a compact size DC-based power distribution system to offer hybrid power efficiencies to smaller vessels The newly launched Onboard Microgrid is based on the principles of ABB’s award-winning power

New satellites will add to Fleet Xpress capabilities

With growing demand for maritime broadband capacity, Inmarsat is to beef up the capacity, capabilities and operational agility of the Global Xpress network that delivers its Fleet Xpress service. It has signed

Wasaline RoPax to have WE Tech hybrid propulsion solution

Vaasa, Finland, headquartered WE Tech Solutions Oy (WE Tech) is to deliver an advanced hybrid electric propulsion solution for the Wasaline RoPax ferry on order at shipbuilder Rauma Marine Construction Oy (see

Damen Yichang lays keel for LNG bunkering vessel

Damen’s Yichang Shipyard in China has laid the keel for a 6,000 cu.m LNG bunkering tanker. Ordered by Estonian energy company Elenger (formerly Eesti gas), the 99.8 m long vessel is set

ABB opens Murmansk Marine Service Center

With Arctic maritime activity steadily increasing, ABB has opened a Marine Service Center in Murmansk, Russia,, the world’s largest city above the Arctic Circle. ABB’s technologies are widely used for vessels operating

NCDOT ferries feature Schottel STP propulsion

Two 185 ft vehicle ferries under construction at Gulf Island Shipyards, Houma, La., for the North Carolina Department of Transportation will each be equipped with four Schottel type STP 150 L Twin

W&O picked for Offshore Patrol Cutter valve supply

Eastern Shipbuilding has selected Jacksonville, Fla., headquartered W&O Supply as the major supplier of valves for the United States Coast Guard’s new Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC). The Offshore Patrol Cutter is the

USCG grants type approval for largest PureBallast 3 reactor

Alfa Laval has gained U.S, Coast Guard ballast water management system type approval for its largest PureBallast 3 reactor size: 1,500 cu.m/h. Customers can now select any PureBallast 3 system configuration for

Wärtsilä introduces HY hybrid product for dredges

Wärtsilä has launched a new product based on its HY hybrid propulsion technology aimed specifically at enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of dredging operations. Wärtsilä HY for Dredger was presented at an

Svitzer trials remotely operated tow line catcher

Connecting heaving lines at sea is one of the most critical parts of day-to-day towage operations, however it presents significant risk to crews, particularly from a center lead forward position where tugs

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