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The search for sustainable innovation, quality, and trust in everything WEG thinks and does resulted in the W23 Sync+. Efficiency ratings This new line offers the highest efficiency on the market, with synchronous electric motors that reach the IE5 rating. The low consumption of electrical energy due to their high efficiency also generates a positive balance for the environment, contributing to the reduction in CO2 emissions, in addition to having a much lower total cost of ownership because...

Wallem Westminster, Manila, is proud to partner with the IMO-endorsed ‘Adopt a Ship’ programme (AaS). Working together with San Antonio Elementary School (SAES), Wallem Westminster’s senior officers embarked on a 10-week immersive curriculum to raise maritime awareness. Wallem provided educational materials and interactive content that explained maritime concepts, supported interactive activities that engaged students' creative learning and skill development and encouraged co...

MAN Cryo has announced that its design for an ammonia fuel-supply system to safely provide ammonia to marine-engine applications has been awarded an Approval in Principle from classification societies, DNV and Bureau Veritas. Part of MAN Energy Solutions and a pioneering expert in the field of storage and handling of LNG and natural gas, MAN Cryo developed the system in cooperation with a Chinese company, Yada Green Energy Solutions, with whom the company has previously cooperated to provid...

Peel Ports Group has strengthened its global container operations with the appointment of a new strategic commercial director. Marcus Connolly joins the port operator with more than 25 years of experience in international container shipping and logistics, having held roles at A.P. Moller–Maersk and NYSHEX.  Based at the Port of Liverpool, Marcus will be responsible for developing transformational growth opportunities through group-wide strategic partnerships as well as further develo...

Sirius Insight, a renowned UK technology company focused on AI to enhance maritime surveillance and understanding, is pleased to have been highlighted as an exemplar of innovation in the emerging ocean technology sector by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (“APPG”) for the Ocean’s newly published report into the Future of Ocean Technology. EU’s Horizon funding programme In its submission to the APPG, Sirius Insight highlighted the importance of sensor and satellite tech...

Wallem Group is pleased to partner with Chinese automaker BYD by providing commercial services for its first fully chartered PCTC vessel, MV BYD Explorer No. 1. The vessel has completed its first loading operations and is on its inaugural voyage to Europe. Wallem Group is providing BYD with day-to-day support on vessel operations including cargo stowage, route and bunker planning, and is liaising between the vessel, owner, and charterer. In addition, Wallem Group is working closely with BYD to...

Brunvoll has signed a contract with VARD Group for the delivery of an extensive propulsion and manoeuvring system for Toyo Construction Co. Ltd.'s new Cable Laying Vessel (CLV). Toyo’s new vessel will have three azimuth propulsion thrusters in the aft of the vessel. The foreship of the vessel will have two tunnel thrusters and a retractable Azimuth thruster. Furthermore, the vessel will feature Brunvoll’s control system for propulsion and manoeuvring, BruCon PTC. VARD’s shipy...

The hull of yard number 318, the first of two newbuild Construction Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) for the Olympics, has arrived at the outfitting yard - Ulstein Verft AS in Norway.  The hull will be positioned in the dock hall, after which the outfitting work starts. Outfitting work "The general outfitting work in the months ahead consists of accommodation work, electrical installations, piping, and mechanical installations, to name a few," says Helge Torvik, Project Manager at Ulste...

  Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, held a christening and launch ceremony for a salvage tug currently being built for Nippon Salvage Co., Ltd. The ceremony took place at the Enoura Plant of MHI's Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The vessel, named "Koyo Maru", is scheduled for handover to Nippon Salvage in June 2024 following the completion of outfitting work and sea tr...

Jumbo Offshore Installation Contractors B.V. (Jumbo Offshore) has been awarded a contract by MODEC Guyana Inc. for the pre-installation of the mooring spread of the FPSO Errea Wittu, which will be located offshore Guyana. The FPSO 'Errea Wittu', the name of which means 'abundance', will have the capacity to store two million barrels of oil. It will produce approximately 250,000 barrels of oil per day and will have a gas treatment capacity of 540 million cubic feet per day, and a water injectio...

MAN Energy Solutions has won the contract from Royal Boskalis B.V., the Dutch dredging and marine services company, to supply 3 × MAN 49/60 engines for a 31,000 m³ Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD). Each engine will come accompanied by an exhaust-gas after-treatment system, namely a MAN Low-Pressure Selective Catalytic Reduction (LP-SCR) system, that ensures IMO Tier III compliance. The new building will be built at the Dutch shipbuilding company, Royal IHC, at its Krimpen a...

VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, a globally renowned company in maritime safety solutions, has acquired rights to manufacture and supply ‘Undertun’ marine evacuation systems (MES). The solution commands a pioneering position in part of the small ferry market due to its easy installation and use. Catering for up to 150 persons, Undertun MES is especially appealing when installation heights and crew numbers are low. The VIKING acquisition has been agreed with Sverre Undertun, whose Norw...

Shipping Innovation (SI), owner and organiser of London International Shipping Week (LISW), is delighted to announce the appointment of Gareth Long as its new managing director. Gareth, who has significant knowledge and experience of LISW, having worked on LISW19, LISW21 and LISW23 as part of the UK Government team at the Department for Transport (DfT), will head up the SI team delivering this global must-attend maritime event.  He will report to Sean Moloney and Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, j...

ClassNK has released new features for its GHG Emissions Management Tool, 'ClassNK ZETA (Zero Emission Transition Accelerator)'. ClassNK ZETA is a tool for visualising GHG emissions and CII ratings of ships. and is used for over 5,000 ships. Based on data submitted to 'ClassNK MRV Portal', a system for fuel consumption reporting in compliance with regulations, such as IMO-DCS and EU-MRV, ClassNK ZETA provides accurate current status and simulation for reducing GHG emissions from ships and suppor...

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a significant order from SM Solutions/Philly Shipyard for cargo handling solutions for three 1822 FEU-sized container carriers. The order is booked into Cargotec's fourth quarter 2023 order intake, with deliveries planned to commence during the fourth quarter of 2024 and be completed within 2026. MacGregor’s scope of supply encompasses design, hardware and supply for hatch covers, lashing bridges, deck stanchions, fixed and removable cell guides i...

Brunvoll’s strategy for production in Norway was established as early as the 1990s, with the forward-thinking Brunvoll family at the forefront. This has led to continuous and significant investments in enhancing the factories’ competitiveness and raising internal expertise to meet customers’ high demands and expectations.  Integrated value chain “We are convinced that having a fully integrated value chain where we have complete control from A to Z is the righ...

ClassNK has verified the measurement reports of GHG emissions and environmental data of Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation and 28 group companies and issued verification statements. To address social issues including climate change, accurate measurement of environmental information such as GHG emissions and resource use resulting from a company's business activities is a significant step in assessing and reducing environmental burden. In addition, disclosure of environmental information is...

Wärtsilä ANCS, part of technology group - Wärtsilä, has delivered to the Adora Magic City, China’s first domestically built cruise ship, a suite of solutions, including the NACOS Platinum Valmatic automation and control system, valve control system, low location lighting, navigation system, engine and bridge control room console, and smart motor control unit.  Additionally, Wärtsilä has contributed to the vessel's excellence with the delivery of its bow...

Technology group - Wärtsilä will supply the cargo handling and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) fuel supply systems for a new Medium Gas Carrier (MGC) vessel being built for Turkish ship owner - Pasco Gas. The contract was signed with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) and was booked by Wärtsilä in Q4 2023. The 45,000 m3 capacity vessel was ordered as an option following an earlier new build contract signed in February 2023. The Wärtsilä scope of supply is the same for both...

Brunvoll Mar-El will deliver the onshore charging system for the Bergen area fast ferries, more specifically on the Knarvik-Bergen and Kleppestø-Bergen routes. Brunvoll Mar-El has earlier been contracted to deliver the electrical and hybrid system integration for the 3 ferries, and the contracts add up to both onboard and onshore system integration.  Low-emission high-speed vessels Brunvoll Mar-El is a systems integrator in the market for power and weight-optimised low-emission hi...

COSCO Shipping Technology has become the latest company to join the international autonomous shipping association, as One Sea continues to expand its geographical footprint following a period of significant growth in 2023. COSCO Shipping Technology, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping Group, one of the largest shipping and logistics companies in the world, is the sixth company to join One Sea this year. Bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience in the development of autonomous shipping technolog...

ABS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Christopher J. Wiernicki expressed the thanks of a grateful industry to IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim at the official gala dinner to mark the transition to his successor, Arsenio Dominguez.  Speaking to more than 250 assembled pioneers of the shipping industry at COP28, Wiernicki detailed Secretary General Lim’s 'glittering legacy of achievement' and honoured their shared commitment to safety. Greenhouse gas strategy One whose impact w...

Lateral Naval Architects received approval in principle (AIP) from ABS for its new design of a methanol-fuelled, 70-metre superyacht. Lateral’s design focuses on reducing carbon emissions by utilising alternative fuels, specifically green methanol. ABS utilised the ABS Requirements for Methanol and Ethanol Fuelled Vessels to review the design and award the AIP. Lateral Naval Architects receives AIP from ABS “ABS is proud to collaborate with forward-looking companies like Lateral N...

ABB and shipping company - Wallenius Marine have opened the doors of the first OVERSEA Fleet Support Centre, a major milestone in their collaborative strategy to help shipping companies improve environmental, technical and voyage performance. One of the maritime industry’s first digital and fleet support centres to be developed as a service, OVERSEA provides recommendations to help vessels, across all types and fleet sizes, achieve measurable performance improvements, pioneering to...

Technology group - Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion solution for three new self-discharging cargo vessels being built at the Royal Bodewes shipyard in the Netherlands for Norwegian shipowner - Aasen Shipping. As part of the solution, the ships will feature the latest addition to Wärtsilä’s engine portfolio, the Wärtsilä 25, which was launched in September 2022. The engines and vessel are prepared for operation on sustainable fuels in the f...

MAN Energy Solutions has announced an agreement with Alfa Laval, the Swedish industrial concern, to develop a methanol fuel-supply solution for MAN four-stroke engines and its fuel-injection technology. As a result, the first four-stroke engine types will be capable of retrofit to methanol operation from 2025. MAN Energy Solutions and Alfa Laval previously collaborated on decarbonising shipping in 2014 when the very first methanol solution for two-stroke marine engines was in development. To da...

At Scheveningen Harbour in the coastal city of The Hague in the Netherlands, an AI-based video security system from Bosch Building Technologies is now ensuring that every single ship or boat entering or leaving the harbour is logged. The customised solution developed by Bosch together with its partner BrainCreators automatically registers and classifies shipping traffic. Intelligent security solution Until now, employees at the port control centre had to keep an eye on shipping traffic around...

A major programme of repairs is underway at the iconic breakwater at South Gare after the structure suffered serious damage in the face of extraordinary sea conditions during Storm Babet. Concrete slabs weighing up to 50 tonnes were ‘tossed about like pebbles’ during Storm Babet in October, as the breakwater took the brunt of fierce winds and waves which reached several metres high. PD Ports, as Statutory Harbour Authority for Teesport and the Port of Hartlepool, with responsib...

Brunvoll has recently signed a contract with Westcon Yards for the delivery of a wide array of products to the new fishing vessel for owner - M.V. Quantus Limited and Peter & J. Johnstone Limited, based in Peterhead, United Kingdom (UK). Included is the Retractable Azimuth Combi Thruster, on its way to becoming an industry standard for fishing vessels. The vessel is designed by Salt Ship Design and will be delivered from the yard by the end of 2025. Brunvoll delivery components The Brunvo...

International Marine Contractors, Leask Marine Ltd. achieves another “World First”. The company has announced that it has successfully installed its first offshore grouted pile with its revolutionary Raptor Submersible Drilling Rig (SDR) technology.    This marks the final commercialisation phase of the Raptor SDR, from concept, design, manufactured, and full testing programme complete with third-party verification. Characteristics of Raptor SDR design The main characte...