Equipment

Shell Marine modernises cylinder condition monitoring for the digital era

Shell Marine modernises cylinder condition monitoring for the digital era

In the maritime industry’s ever-changing landscape, new regulations, new fuels, new engine designs and constantly changing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) requirements are just some of the issues adding to the complexity shipping operators must navigate. At the same time, a crew’s understanding of their ship’s engine performance can often rely on data collected in a […]

Can container optimisation offer a boost to decarbonisation?

Can container optimisation offer a boost to decarbonisation?

Enhanced stowage solutions from MacGregor are allowing container ship operators to maximise cargo intake and reduce environmental footprint Much of the discussion concerning maritime decarbonisation focuses around solutions that will be familiar to readers of The Naval Architect: hull form optimisation, speed reduction and engine de-rating, the adoption of new fuels and energy storage, and […]

Berg Propulsion targets container feeder retrofit opportunities

Berg Propulsion targets container feeder retrofit opportunities

Package of optimisation measures leads to substantial efficiency gains on 868TEU Henneke Rambow “Right now there’s quite a few different things realigning in the industry. This means there’s quite a lot of movement happening with retrofitting from an energy and efficiency perspective,” reflects Jonas Nyberg, Berg Proplulsion’s managing director for advanced solutions. Like others, the […]

Harnessing wind power for the next generation of sustainable shipping

Harnessing wind power for the next generation of sustainable shipping

By Mikko Nikkanen, head of maritime, weather and environment, Vaisala   With annual international shipping CO₂ emissions doubling since 1990 and now accounting for roughly 10% of global transportation emissions, the maritime shipping sector sits at a crossroads in the fight against climate change. Players across the global shipping industry must find new ways to embrace […]

Combating methane slip with oxicats

Combating methane slip with oxicats

Engine makers are diligently developing and refining solutions to methane slip, and new attention is focusing on aftertreatment, writes David Tinsley Despite making up less than 2ppm of the atmosphere, methane is responsible for at least one-sixth of the total radiative forcing, a measure of the greenhouse gas (GHG) effect causing global warming. Methane slip […]

UK-based Marine Components International seals CTV supply contract

UK-based Marine Components International seals CTV supply contract

Poole, UK, based equipment specialists Marine Components International (MCI) has secured a deal to supply seven BSB A60 fire dampers for a series of Windflex 27 Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) currently under construction at a Singapore Shipyard.  The vessels will operate in the European offshore wind sector. MCI is the exclusive global distributor for BSB, […]

Kumiai picks Alfa Laval’s air lubrication tech for LPG tanker

Kumiai picks Alfa Laval’s air lubrication tech for LPG tanker

Alfa Laval’s OceanGlide technology has been selected by Southeast Asian LPG tanker and bulk carrier company Kumiai Navigation for installation onboard one of its LPG tankers as a retrofit. The company’s decision to leverage fluidic air lubrication technology is rooted in its ambition to reduce the vessel’s energy consumption, improve its overall performance and comply […]

MacGregor wins multi-million-euro crane order

MacGregor wins multi-million-euro crane order

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order to fit out 10 x 84,500dwt multipurpose vessels being built in Asia with general cargo cranes. The order, valued at more than €25 million, was booked into Cargotec’s 2023 third quarter orders received. The cranes are scheduled to be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2024 and […]

Babcock gets approval for new gas supply and CO2 cargo handling systems

Babcock gets approval for new gas supply and CO2 cargo handling systems

Babcock’s LGE business, specialising in liquefied gas solutions, has received approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its multi-fuel gas supply and CO2 cargo handling systems, ecoFGSS-FLEX and ecoCO2. The new ecoFGSS-FLEX system is based on Babcock’s pre-existing ecoFGSS LPG fuel gas system. The fundamentals of both systems are the same. However, the […]

Wärtsilä propulsion selected for Brazilian Polar vessel

Wärtsilä propulsion selected for Brazilian Polar vessel

Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the main power generation and power conversion system for a 103.16m Antarctic Support Vessel being built for the Brazilian Navy. The order was placed by Brazil’s Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz shipyard. The new Polar vessel – or Navio Polar Almirante Saldanha (NPo) – will be operated by the Brazilian Navy […]