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Kongsberg Maritime secures contract to supply propeller systems to Damen Naval for four Anti-Submarine Warfare frigates

Kongsberg Maritime will supply four shipsets of its controllable pitch propeller systems and associated equipment, including shaftlines. It is the second collaboration between Damen Naval and Kongsberg Maritime in the past 18 months. Kongsberg …
Apr 19, 2024 / Naval

Wärtsilä again chosen to supply cargo handling systems for newbuild Solvang vessels

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply the Cargo Handling Systems for additional two new very large LPG carrier vessels to be built at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd. in South Korea. The ships have been …
Apr 4, 2024 / Curious

Smart solutions onboard: Alewijnse increasing safety and efficiency for Jumbo vessels

Efficiency and safety at sea. Alewijnse is committed to ensuring these through the delivery of advanced alarm and monitoring systems that comply with the latest safety requirements. This includes the SPS notation which comes into effect on July 1, …
Mar 20, 2024 / Curious

Chemship deploys Wind Assisted Propulsion on Chemical Challenger | aims for 15% CO2 savings on Transatlantic route

Chemship today commissioned its first ship with wind assisted ship propulsion. This makes the MT Chemical Challenger the first chemical tanker in the world to be equipped with sustainable wind technology. The ship will serve on shipping company …
Feb 19, 2024 / Vessels

ZIM Announces Agreement with Hoopo Systems to Deploy Hoopo's Tracking Devices on ZIM's Dry-Van Container Fleet

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM), a global container liner shipping company, announced today an agreement with Hoopo Systems Ltd. for the wide-scale deployment of cutting-edge tracking devices in its dry-van container fleet. The …
Jan 11, 2024 / Vessels

Four new Purus gas carriers to operate with Wärtsilä cargo handling systems

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the Cargo Handling Systems (CHS) for four new medium gas carrier vessels, expected to primarily carry ammonia. The 45,000 m3 capacity ships are under construction at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) yard in Korea …
Nov 30, 2023 / Curious

HAV Group completes acquisition of Undheim Systems

HAV Group ASA has today successfully completed the acquisition of Undheim Systems AS, a provider of dynamic positioning (DP) systems for vessels. Undheim Systems will be integrated with HAV Group’s subsidiary Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) to …
Sep 4, 2023 / Curious

EST-Floattech battery packs for world’s first CO2-neutral event vessel Oceandiva London

When the ‘Oceandiva London’ will be plying the waves of the River Thames, power will be no concern. Not for the captain, nor for the vessel’s four hundred guests. Sailing at full speed, party lighting on max, the fully electric event vessel’s power …
Jul 11, 2023 / Curious

ABS and NOV Subsea Production Systems to Enter Final Phase of Subsea Ammonia Storage Testing

ABS is providing new technology qualification (NTQ) services for game-changing subsea ammonia storage technology from NOV Subsea Production Systems. The 200-cubic-meter prototype subsea storage unit (SSU) is en route to NOV’s testing facility in …
Jun 21, 2023 / Curious

SECNAV Names Navy’s First-in-Class Expeditionary Medical Ship after National Naval Medical Center Bethesda

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced USNS Bethesda (EMS 1) as the name for the lead ship in the new Expeditionary Medical Ship (EMS(X)) class of ships during his mental health awareness month video. EMS(X) will now be referred to …
May 18, 2023 / Naval