Sameer Kaira

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

Aft end of barge

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

Ballast water being discharged

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

Alfa Laval says René Diks, Head of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems at Alfa Laval: “The positive results from our project with NMRI Japan show that scrubber technology could also play a role in removing carbon at sea.”

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 Azipod propulsor

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

Les Alizés will mainly be used for the construction of offshore wind farms but is also suitable for decommissioning offshore oil and gas platforms.

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

ME-GI engine close-up

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 green engine

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

BioUV Gillman

Bio-UV to design new BWTS for U.S. Navy ships

French UV-based ballast water treatment specialist Bio-UV Group and its U.S. engineering and servicing partner, the Columbia Group, have been selected to develop a ballast water treatment system for the United States

Wind sails will be up to 80 meters tall

VIDEO: Alfa Laval and Wallenius in wind power JV

A new 50/50 joint venture between Alfa Laval and Wallenius is to focus on the development and realization of technology for fully wind-powered vessel propulsion, specifically the Oceanbird telescopic wing sail. Alfa

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