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Kongsberg Digital has signed a partnership agreement with BunkerMetric to add their BunkerPlanner software application to the Kognifai Marketplace. Designed to support ship operators in making optimal bunker purchasing decisions by helping to choose ports, volume and fuel grade for bunkering, BunkerPlanner by BunkerMetric can be used to minimise costs whilst taking relevant operational, commercial and regulatory factors into consideration. By using BunkerPlanner, Vessel Insight subscribers...

Ocean Infinity, the marine robotics company announced that it has acquired a maritime services company, Ambrey.  Ambrey’s team of maritime professionals deliver a range of bespoke offshore services including, security, crisis and risk management, intelligence, insurance, fleet operation, and vessel design and build.  Integration of robotic operations Ocean Infinity’s data and software capabilities will revolutionise Ambrey’s intelligence and insurance services The...

Global survival and safety solutions provider, Survitec has announced that it has completed a £27.5 million Super Senior Revolving Capital Facility (RCF) with Santander UK. This new facility is in addition to the recently finalised £270 million refinancing announced by the company in April 2021. Both agreements support Survitec’s growth plans for its survival technology products and services. New RCF complemented by a foreign exchange facility The new RCF is complemented by...

The Company has joined with Fuel Change, a unique platform for the next generation to create a low carbon future, to challenge young people from across Scotland to use their skills and ingenuity to help lower the carbon footprint of its shipyards in Glasgow.   The Naval ship's business has a long and proud history of shipbuilding in Glasgow, and as a result, some of the buildings at the Govan and Scotstoun sites are now over 100 years old.   That’s why, as part of Fuel Chan...

During the weekend, the 15,000 TEU “Brussels Express” sailed into its homeport of Hamburg for the first time. It is the first large container ship in the world to have been converted to gas propulsion. In September 2020, when it was still named the “Sajir”, the ship went into the Huarun Dadong Dockyard in Shanghai. There, all the preparations had already been made to have a floating crane hoist the 1,300-tonne LNG tank into the belly of the ship as well as to carry o...

FESCO Transportation Group and Internship Navigation (member of Hartmann Group) have agreed to cooperate in the technical management of vessels. The agreement was signed by the parties at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg. According to the agreement, FESCO is planning to use the experiences and competence of Hartmann Group to perform the dock and general repairs and further maintenance of the Group’s vessels. Moreover, the parties are planning to cooperate in the realm of...

Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of global container and roro carriers have appealed to governments for broad political action, which is critical for the shipping industry to meet climate challenge. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set a goal for the international shipping industry to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), by at least 50%, by 2050, and then to move to zero GHG emissions. Meeting IMO’s zero GHG emissions goals Shipping will decarbonise and the industr...

In today’s truly global economy, optimising supply chains has been the key to clawing back some of the constantly shrinking profit margins. But as companies work hard to meet rising customer expectations, logistics has become a multi-layered, multi-part machine that is vulnerable to unexpected events or even bottlenecks that can cause major disruptions. Overcoming the pandemic  Maersk’s Supply Chain Management is designed to help cut down on the complexities and make supply...

  Maersk recently hosted a webinar discussing the efforts to make logistics sustainable and Maersk's goals towards obtaining a carbon-neutral future. Sustainability has become a vital topic among most companies in recent years as the impact of global warming has escalated at alarming rates. Although globalisation has a significant part to play in climate change, it doesn’t mean companies should cease international trade completely. In fact, due to the impact of the...

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has joined other carriers in reiterating support for a global R&D decarbonisation fund and also in backing a potential worldwide market-based measure that would include carbon pricing. On top of MSC’s own substantial efforts to boost fleet energy efficiency and trial a range of new fuels and technologies, specific global initiatives are required to help the shipping industry decarbonise, according to MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s CEO Sor...

Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce the launch of two innovative waterjet control systems based on its new JCS (Jet Control System) common technology platform: JCS Compact and JCS Extended. The use of standardised components across both systems keeps costs down and enhances operational simplicity. About JCS Compact JCS Compact is a tailored, closed-loop control system solution designed to manage the steering, reversing bucket and optional interceptor functions on small- to medium-size...

A.P. Moller - Maersk. is further assisting its customers with decarbonising their supply chains with the launch of an Emissions Dashboard.   The Emissions Dashboard is an analytical data tool where customers are provided with carbon footprint measurements from their entire supply chain, giving a detailed emissions overview of whether their products are transported via truck, train, plane, or vessel. With an emissions overview, companies will be able to disclose emissions information to th...

About eight years ago when Blue Water and Scanvaegt Systems entered into an agreement, the company was only exporting to the Nordic countries. Since then, Scanvaegt Systems’ production has grown to cover export to several European countries as well as overseas. And Blue Water handles all their transport by road, sea, and air. Covering the entire transport pallet The one point of contact concept adds value as it gives us time to focus on our core business" “Before we met Blue Wate...

Global safety solutions provider - Survitec has launched a unique service for the marine industry that provides a streamlined supply chain process for critical firefighting and other lifesaving products. Called Survitec Essentials, the new service addresses the need for marine operators to have predictable and convenient access to essential safety products at major maritime hubs around the world.   Survitec Essentials Survitec Essentials ensures the availability of a consistent range of...

When dealing with gorgeous fresh produce, one would want it to reach the customers in the best condition. And by best condition, it's not just about its quality; it's also about the way it's transported.To ensure that an extra layer of sustainability gets added to the produce, Maersk has the first reefer train in Chile. To achieve this, Maersk now has a new train station and depot near the critical areas of fruit producers. In collaboration with the National Rail Company, this train station and...

KLog.co, a digital-first freight forwarder, has joined TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled container logistics platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller - Maersk and IBM (NYSE: IBM). KLog, known as an innovator in the Latin American market, aims to help democratize trade in the region, a goal enhanced by participation in TradeLens.   KLog’s digital platform provides timely end-to-end supply chain visibility and secured sharing of digital shipping documents, which will be complemented b...

HENSOLDT UK is pleased to announce the supply of radar sensor suites consisting of Kelvin Hughes Mk11 S and X Band SharpEye radar systems to the South African Navy (SAN) for three Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels, built by the Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT), South Africa. SharpEye Mk11 radars HENSOLDT UK is pleased to supply the South African Navy with further SharpEye radars" These vessels, SAN MMIPVs, will protect the coasts of the Republic of South Africa from threats, such as piracy...

HMM has announced that the company transported 23 TEU of containers, carrying medical oxygen supplies, since it started delivering COVID-related medical devices to India, on May 12, 2021. The medical oxygen supplies mainly include medical grade oxygen, oxygen tanks, oxygen bottles, oxygen concentrators, steel pipes to manufacture oxygen cylinders, and associated equipment. Medical equipment supply for India As part of collaboration efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infection in India,...

Ocean Infinity, a globally renowned marine robotics and deep sea data acquisition company, is implementing ShipManager fleet management software for 17 new robotic ships and additional autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Ocean Infinity will implement ShipManager’s modules for planned maintenance, procurement, and business intelligence for its advanced fleet of uncrewed, low-emission vessels for capturing ocean data. Securing reliability We know DNV has validation in the market and Sh...

The customer is among the world’s foremost diversified multinational entertainment and media groups. The company runs a global online store that sells entertainment merchandise, toys, collectables, household items, clothes and other products. The challenge The customer was looking to expand its share in markets outside its core bases in North America and Europe The customer was looking to expand its share in markets outside its core bases in North America and Europe. Online shopping has...

Legend of the Seas was built in 1995 and was the most travelled cruise liner in the Royal Caribbean fleet before she was transferred to another cruise line in mid-2017. Before that transfer, however, a casualty on main engine #5 resulted in significant damage to one of the crankpins. Due to the depth of the crack in the crankpin, the crankshaft could not be salvaged by machining and would require replacement. Large crankshaft replacements are a routine job for Goltens and having completed a suc...

In-place machining eliminates the logistical and cost-related challenges associated with repairing large equipment and machinery that is not easily moved. Goltens’ in-place machining capability is well known when it comes to repairing large-diameter crankshafts but this technology is also successfully applied to repair journals of all sorts and dimensions around the world. As such, machining a damaged 500mm diameter steam turbine generator shaft for Atlas Enerji in Turkey presented no unu...

Goltens Dubai received an emergency call to mobilise to Portugal to evaluate a major casualty on a MAN B&W Hyundai 7L23/30H on an oil tanker. The team evaluated the damaged engine and determined that the engine block and crankshaft were beyond repair and required replacement. Further, the bedplate had suffered major impact damage from the broken connecting rod and piston and its salvage was questionable. Goltens dismantled the engine and rigged the condemned block and crankshaft from the en...

Creating innovative in-place machining solutions that minimise asset downtime and repair costs is what Goltens is known for and has been doing for over 75 years. So when Shanghai Waigaoqiao Power Plant II approached Goltens for an in-place solution to recondition steam valve seats, Goltens stepped up to the challenge. The plant’s two 900 MW Siemens THDF 125/67 coal-fired supercritical thermal units each had two HPSV, HPCV, ISV, and ICV valve seats that required renewal. The challenge was...

Worn slip rings compromise the transfer of current from the rotating component of the generator to the brushes. With time, these can result in poor power transmission and the worst cases arcing and potentially a ring fire resulting in a forced outage. Goltens Rotterdam’s in-place machining experts got the call to machine two sets of slip rings on a 43-year-old BBC generator with heavily worn slip rings. Evaluation with a straight edge showed a highly uneven wear pattern across the surface...

The Diamond Ocean BlackRhino is a Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) with large power requirements to meet the demands of its propulsion and drilling plants. To meet these requirements, Ocean BlackRhino is powered by six inline HiMSEN 9L32/40 engines and two 18H32/40V engines. Due to charter requirements, the vessel can only have one engine off-line for service at a time and is required to maintain the engines in accordance with the manufacturer’s maintenance intervals. Service mainten...

Retrofit of the soon to be obsolete old analogue Woodward 2301A LSSC (Load Share and Speed Control) with the state-of-the-art Digital Woodward 2301E LSSC. The new digital control has the same fit and functionality but with additional features to improve performance. Digital controller 2301E The analogue 2301A LSSC is commonly used on supply vessels such as this, and in many other applications especially where isochronous load sharing between generators is desired. The 2301A was originally desi...

Goltens upgraded three generator set controls on an offshore supply vessel. For each generator, the Woodward easYgen 3500XT P2 replaced the combined functionality of the obsolete Woodward DSLC/828 and Protection Relay. The upgrade corrected problems that had built up over time and simplified and reduced the operator interfaces while improving reliability and diagnostic capabilities. Multiple user-interfaces Two generators are dedicated to their respective Port and Starboard busbars, the third...

As part of the company’s fleet improvement plan, Wan Hai Lines has confirmed an order of 4 container vessels with Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. The contract was signed on 31st May 2021. The contract includes four (4) 13,100Teu container vessels. These new vessels will start taking delivery in the 2nd quarter of 2023 respectively. Currently, Wan Hai Lines operates a vessel fleet of 83 owned and 62 chartered. This new shipbuilding contract is the company’s latest fleet upsizing p...

Despite the ongoing pandemic, ferry company Stena Line has achieved another important milestone in its major new fleet investment programme with the ‘launching’ ceremony of the first new extended E-Flexer vessel in Weihai, China. The vessel was ordered in 2018 and the delivery is expected in 2022. For now, the name of the new vessel and the route on which it will operate are being kept a closely guarded secret by Stena Line. Stena Line is well underway in modernising its large Europ...