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Ship&Offshore
22.03.2024
Ship Operation

ClassNK awards CCS notation to Ever Top

The 2014-built Neopanamax container ship, Ever Top, has been granted ‘SCCS-Full’ class notation by ClassNK for its carbon capture and storage (CCS) system. It is the first ship of this size to have such a retrofit.

The CCS installation, designed and…

Ship&Offshore
19.03.2024
Shipbuilding

Euronav orders green-methanol bitumen tankers

Euronav NV has ordered two 17,000dwt bitumen tankers at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng Co., Ltd. in China. Due for delivery in the final quarter of 2026, the tankers will have dual-fuel green-methanol engines that can be…

Ship&Offshore
19.03.2024
Shipbuilding

Hanwha Ocean and BV unveil large LNG design

South Korean shipbuilder, Hanwha Ocean (formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering) and classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) have released details of a new 270,000m3 LNG carrier design.

The move is the latest in a series of design…

Ship&Offshore
18.03.2024
Shipbuilding

Turkish yard launches Scottish RoPax ferry

Turkey’s Cemre Marin Endustri shipyard has launched the first of two RoPax ferries for Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL). Outfitting of the Isle of Islay will continue over the months ahead, prior to sea trials and handover to CMAL in…

Ship&Offshore
18.03.2024
Ship Operation

Shore power connection successfully inspected

The first of three sister vessels in Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ fleet, Hanseatic nature, has been adapted to use shore power in a system that has now been approved by DNV. The cruise ship, which used green shore power during its latest port call in Kiel,…

Ship&Offshore
14.03.2024
Offshore

Dutch offshore wind farm approved by LR

Crosswind Hollandse Kust Noord, an offshore wind farm about 19km off the Dutch coast, has been awarded a Project Certificate by Lloyd’s Register (LR). The certification process involved a project design review and assessments of manufacturing,…

Ship&Offshore
14.03.2024
Shipbuilding

Hyundai, Accelleron and Neptune pioneer ship engine optimisation

Engine company, HD Hyundai Marine Solution, has signed an agreement with Piraeus-based Neptune Lines Shipping and Managing Enterprises SA, to assist with Engine Part Load Optimisation (EPLO) on four car carriers.

HD Hyundai has recently established…

Ship&Offshore
11.03.2024
Shipbuilding

Mitsui completes world-first hydrogen test on two-stroke engine

Mitsui E&S Co Ltd, a MAN Energy Solutions’ licensee, has carried out successful tests of a 50-bore MAN B&W two-stroke engine, running on hydrogen at up to 100% load, at its Tamano facility. The companies claim that the test is a world-first. 

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Ship&Offshore
11.03.2024
Offshore

Prysmian cable layer to have MacGregor cranes

Milan-based cable manufacturer, Prysmian Group, has ordered three cranes from Cargotec subsidiary, MacGregor, for installation on a sophisticated cable layer currently being built by Vard. The 191m-long vessel is costing around EUR 230 million and is…

Ship&Offshore
08.03.2024
Offshore

Floating solar project kicks off

The EUR 8.4 million Nautical SUNRISE project, supported by EUR 6.8 million from the Horizon Europe programme, was launched in December and will underpin research and development into offshore floating solar systems and components. The project aims to…