New generation engines re-power catamaran ferry
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 4th Quarter 2021
Rolls-Royce has supplied new engines, an advanced automation system and a tool for remote servicing on the high-speed catamaran Avemar Dos
Equipment
Will Maersk’s methanol choice prove decisive?
The Naval Architect October 2021
At double the bunkering cost, carbon pricing and green methanol availability could prove decisive.
South Korea plans for a hydrogen-based future
The Naval Architect October 2021
South Korea plans for a hydrogen-based future
The Korean Register explains how government-mandated promotion of the hydrogen economy is translating into maritime R&D.
With flying colours
Ship & Boat International eNews: September/October 2021
From bomb blasts to body shocks
Ship & Boat International eNews: August 2021
An energy-absorbing, impact-mitigating material originally developed for runners, and subsequently proven within international warzones, is helping to contribute to the marine sector’s ongoing efforts to counter whole body vibration.
Low friction antifouling launched by Chugoku
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2021
Chugoku Marine Paints (CMP) has released an ultra low friction, hydrolysis type antifouling which features barnacle repellent Selektope technology
Trials start on gate rudder solution
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2021
Preparations are underway for the retrofit of a novel propulsion and steering system, a design concept refined by the University of Strathclyde
Gas engine sales soaring
The Naval Architect July/August 2021
Gas engine sales soaring
As the research focus turns towards new fuel types, competition for dual-fuel engines orders is hotting up.
ABB Turbocharging primed for future fuels
The Naval Architect July/August 2021
ABB Turbocharging primed for future fuels
The Swiss company expects hydrogen based fuels to dominate, but that internal combustion engines will remain the dominant means of propulsion.
Nuclear – powered ships – are they worth their salt?
The Naval Architect July/August 2021
Nuclear-powered ships – are they worth their salt?
Molten salt reactors are attracting growing interest as a possible carbon-free solution, with less of the stigma surrounding traditional nuclear power.