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Babcock International Group, the defence company, has been awarded the contract to deliver, install and provide in-service support for Ardent Wolf, the maritime Communications Electronic Support Measures (CESM) capability for the UK Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates. The six-year programme draws upon company’s people’s unique knowledge of CESM and Babcock’s role as the Royal Navy’s principal support partner for the Type 23 fleet. The contract will involve equipment in...

“ESVAGT is very satisfied with the modification of ESVAGT LEAH and ESVAGT HEIDI at Ulstein shipyard, and we appreciate the high-quality workmanship and proactive cooperation with Ulstein Power & Control and Ulstein shipyard throughout the process for both vessels,” comments Kristian Ole Jakobsen, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO). ESVAGT posted a news update on 7 January 2022, after having tried their new additions to their fleet: "Both are fine vessels, and they have done a...

According to a press release from Shearwater, the dual ROV vessel is expected to be available to clients early in the second quarter of 2023 following a conversion of the SW Tasman multipurpose vessel. Designed to deploy ocean bottom nodes in both deep and shallow water the vessel will also be able to provide high-quality source for surveys and conduct towed streamer surveys. Ulstein Design & Solutions AS, the original vessel designers, will provide conversion engineering, with Evotec prov...

Portsmouth International Port will be opening up its doors for a community open day, in celebration of Maritime UK Week. The local community, staff and their families are invited to enjoy a day of exhibitions from port partners, interactive stands and behind-the-scenes access to port operations. The open day will showcase: What the maritime industry does for Portsmouth Maritime skills, jobs and future roles Protecting the maritime and port environment Lifeline operations Portsmouth...

TUI Cruises is back with Hasytec for another ship, to protect the complete seawater cooling system aboard Mein Schiff 3 from fouling, another true green initiative to reduce pollution into the sea. A pleasant visit in Geiranger. TUI cruises’ partner Hasytec is currently aboard conducting the installation of ultrasound antifouling technology. Hasytec DBPi antifouling system The full seawater cooling system will be protected by Hasytec DBPi antifouling system to avoid future use of copper...

Rolls-Royce and yacht/shipbuilder Lürssen are making a strong case for methanol as an environmentally friendly and climate-friendly fuel for yachts. They are already working on specific projects, including the propulsion of a Lürssen yacht using mtu methanol engines from Rolls-Royce. The two companies made the announcement at the Monaco Yacht Show, the world's largest exhibition for large yachts. The companies plan The companies plan to focus on yachts with lengths of 75 meters and...

Rolls-Royce has received an order from Turkish yacht builder Turquoise Yachts to supply an mtu Hybrid Propulsion Pack for a newbuilt 76m displacement mega yacht. The yacht will be equipped with a Rolls-Royce integrated mtu hybrid propulsion system, comprising two mtu 12-cylinder Series 4000 M65L engines with SCR system, fulfilling the strict IMO III emissions directive. The system also includes two gearboxes, two e-motors and electric cooling systems, two variable speed gensets, a battery syste...

Carbon Ridge, Inc., a developer of modular onboard carbon capture and storage solutions (OCCS) for decarbonising the maritime industry, announced the company has raised $6 million in funding led by the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, with additional investments from Crowley, a U.S.-based shipping and logistics company, and Berge Bulk, one of the world’s largest dry bulk owners, as well as Rusheen Capital Management and Plug and Play Ventures. The financing enabl...

As an extension to this year’s Future Maritime Providers essay competition, the Global Maritime Forum recently hosted a youth seminar, bringing together the top 30 essay writers from 2022, and previous years’ winners. The findings of the seminar were the topic of a fruitful discussion at the Global Maritime Forum’s Annual Summit in New York. Four powerful essay competition winners articulated how the industry can respond to the call from the youth. Improvement needed areas T...

The shipping industry is working towards full decarbonisation by 2050 at the latest and last year an action plan was launched on which both private and public actors can focus their collective efforts around this and the coming decades. The first-of-its-kind Climate Action in Shipping – Progress towards Shipping’s 2030 Breakthrough report – launched on 21 September during New York Climate Week, prior to the Global Maritime Forum Annual Summit, and in parallel with th...

The Spanish Navy has awarded Rodman the building and supply of three new boats Rodman 66 model. Two of these boats will be Training Boats for students in the Navy’s educational centres. The third boat will be a Coastal Surveillance Boat. The three boats will be delivered during 2023. The total value of this contract is 8,040,000 euros. With this new contract, the Spanish Navy reinforces its confidence in Rodman for the construction of this type of GRP vessels.

Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems is presenting new product developments, its cooperation with strategic partner Nakashima Propeller and the combined product portfolio of energy-saving solutions at SMM 2022, the international trade fair for the maritime industry. Propulsion efficiency and improved manoeuvrability For decades, Becker has been known as one of the innovation drivers in the marine industry. The range of groundbreaking product developments covers not only the superior Becker Twis...

  Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, today held a christening and launch ceremony for the SUNFLOWER MURASAKI, the second of two large LNG-fueled ferries being built for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL). The ceremony took place at the Enoura Plant at MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture. This followed a christening and launch ceremony in March 2022 for Japan&rsqu...

Thordon Bearings’ Egyptian distributor and integrated services provider Nefertiti Marine has successfully commissioned the water-lubricated Thordon SXL propeller shaft bearings installed aboard the 24,112gt ferry Daleela. The 1991-built, 400-passenger capacity RoPax, owned by El-Etehad International and chartered to Scandro Holdings, began operations on the revived Piraeus–Limassol route in June 2022 following an extensive refit in the floating dock operated by the Suez Shipyar...

PT Unilever Indonesia an FMCG company in Indonesia that has been operating for more than 85 years with various well-known brands that are close to the Indonesian people for products that are used daily, ranging from soap, shampoo, packaged food and others. Recently collaborated with PT Salam Pacific Indonesia Lines (SPIL), the pioneer logistics shipping company with more than 40 branches throughout Indonesia. The collaboration is in the IT field, where both companies are committed to implement...

International shipping accounts for approximately 3% of global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, and this will increase in a business-as-usual scenario. To decarbonise the maritime industry, there will be a massive need for green fuels and associated technologies. In particular, scalable zero-emission fuels (SZEF) such as green hydrogen and green ammonia are considered the most promising fuels for shipping’s energy transition. Author's quote “In the past years, the global maritime i...

Maersk’s skillfully painted, the 40-feet rainbow container arrived in India earlier at the Ennore Port. The rainbow container started its tour of India on 21st July from Chennai and will travel through Bangalore, Pune, and Mumbai before ending the journey end of August at APM Terminals Mumbai at Jawaharlal Nehru Port. During the India tour, the rainbow container will make various stops at Maersk’s offices as well as pass-through prominent spots in the cities to create awareness and...

Together with partners - MPC Container Ships ASA and MPC Capital AG, Topeka has contracted two 1300 TEU carbon neutral container vessels. Both vessels will be delivered in 2024 and immediately move into long-term contracts with North Sea Container Line. Carbon neutral container vessels Benefitting from dramatically reduced emissions, the two new-build ships will replace three of North Sea Container Line’s (NCL) current diesel-powered vessels, which will be phased out of operations. ...

A global pandemic, the war in Europe since 1945, rising temperatures caused by climate change, and severe disruptions to global supply chains have created new uncertainties for the maritime sector. The Global Maritime Forum’s Annual Summit will bring together top decision-makers, thought providers, and experts from across the maritime spectrum and beyond, to make sense of what these challenges mean for the maritime industry and to collectively identify ways in which they can take action t...

Thordon Bearings’ authorised distributor in Mexico, TZ Industrias, has secured an order to supply the Canadian company’s TG100 shaft seals, equipped with a safe return to port (SRTP) emergency seal, to a quartet of shrimpers operated by Pesquera Axel, one of the country’s leading fishing vessel operators. Bearings and seals TZ Industrias will deliver four 127mm (5in) diameter mechanical seals to the Mazatlán-based repair yard Constructora y Reparadora de Buques for ins...

Nearly 50 fuel-saving ducts devices have been procured by Oldendorff Carriers over 50 years. They have also started many other initiatives to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, which users can see in the other news stories. The purpose of the fuel-saving devices is not only to reduce fuel consumption but also to reduce the Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHG). In the early 1980’s, OLDENDORFF CARRIERS was the first dry bulk shipping company to invest in Wake Equalising Ducts (WED), when they...

On 10 and 11 June 2022, Chairman & CEO of CULINES Mr. Raymond Chen with his team visited Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) and Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (TCCC). During the meeting with PAT Director General Mr. Kriengkai Chaisiriwongsuk, Mr. Chen introduced Thailand services and development plan in Thailand of CULINES.  Mr. Kriengkai Chaisiriwongsuk briefed on Thai ports and key planning. Both parties agreed to strengthen the close relationship, laying a solid foundation for futu...

International shipping accounts for approximately 3% of global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, and this will increase in a business-as-usual scenario. To decarbonise the maritime industry, there will be a massive need for green fuels and associated technologies. In particular, scalable zero-emission fuels (SZEFs) such as green hydrogen and green ammonia are considered the most promising fuels for the industry’s transition. Due to its large renewable capacity and unique location sitting at...

Siemens has agreed to sell its Commercial Vehicles business to Meritor. The move is another step in the company’s rigorous implementation of its previously announced plan to sharpen its portfolio as a focused technology company. Commercial Vehicles is part of Siemens’ Portfolio Companies. The purchase price totals around €190 million, subject to working capital adjustments. Closing is expected, subject to regulatory approvals, by the end of this calendar year.   &ldqu...

Vestdavit aims to make a big splash at Nor-Shipping by showcasing an actual full-size PLR-5000 davit on its corporate stand at the upcoming maritime exhibition in Norway. Normally mounted on the decks of naval or coastguard vessels for launch of smaller craft, the impressive davit with 5000kg lifting capacity is set to have similar pulling power with the expo crowd to that seen in the market as sales of the PLR have surged over the past few years. “This will be the largest-ever davit we...

The technology group, Wärtsilä (Wärtsilä Corporation) has secured a new agreement for its exhaust gas cleaning systems to be installed on two newbuild 218m roll-on/roll-off passenger vessels (RoPax) at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China. V-SOx hybrid scrubber systems The contract, which was signed in February 2022, will see Wärtsilä fit and commission two 25-megawatt V-SOx hybrid scrubber systems, which can run in both open and closed loop configurati...

The 2022 Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference (TPM22) was recently held in Long Beach, USA. CULINES was honored to attend as a Gold Partner with companies along the supply chain in the trans-Pacific region. CULINES exchanged with customers and partners on the latest industrial trends and introduced its shipping logistics solutions. This is the debut of CULINES at TPM and also the first time to participate in such an international shipping conference. The conference At the conference, the CO-CEO...

MetOcean is pleased to announce they will be exhibiting at Seafood Expo 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from March 13-15, 2022. Serving as North America’s largest seafood trade exposition, Seafood Expo is the one-stop shop for everything seafood in this integral market. They are looking forward to connecting with partners and attendees in the industry and showcasing the latest MetOcean systems and Iridium products. Seafood Expo Seafood Expo North America and Seafood Processing North...

Ship owners, operators and managers responding to an environmental survey, carried out by Canadian-based McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business, have acknowledged the need to reduce operational oil leakage from propeller shafts, but a lack of understanding about cleaner alternatives is preventing any meaningful technological change. Environmental survey Researchers questioned more than 1000 marine industry professionals in 2021, in order to better understand why the majority o...

Vasiliy Golovnin, a diesel-electric ship of FESCO Transportation Group (“FESCO”) delivered cargo for the Indian research station Bharati located on shore of the Prydz Bay in Antarctica. The vessel brought a new shift of polar explorers to the station as well as fuel, food products and various equipment. Cargo delivery to the shore was carried out both from Vasiliy Golovnin directly and with the help of two helicopters.The diesel-electric ship will also ensure removal of accumu...