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Pacific Basin, Nihon Shipyard and Mitsui team up on zero-emission vessels
The alliance will use Mitsui’s scale and experience to investigate alternative fuel bunkering options and related infrastructure. Hong Kong-based Pacific Basin Shipping, an owner and operator of dry bulk vessels, has collaborated with Japan’s Nihon Shipyard and Mitsui & Co for the investigation and development of commercially-feasible zero-emission vessels (ZEV).…
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Damen Naval to employ DC-grid power generation and distribution system on board of German Navy F126 frigates
Damen Naval signed a contract with ABB to supply its Onboard DC Grid systems for all four F126 frigates that are under construction for the German Navy. This includes transformers, generators, tunnel thruster motors, energy storage systems, as well as associated control systems and cybersecurity solutions. This contract marks a…
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Damen delivers Stan Pontoon 12032 to Italian energy contractor Renco S.p.A.
Damen Shipyards has delivered a Stan Pontoon 12032 to Italian construction and logistics contractor Renco S.p.A. The pontoon will be supporting major energy companies in their activities in south-eastern Africa, acting as a jetty extension for use by supply vessels. The Stan Pontoon 12032 is the largest standard pontoon in…
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Dalian Shipyard orders rudders for six Asiatic Lloyd container vessels from Damen Marine Components
Damen will provide tailor-designed rudders for the six new 7,100 TEU container vessels Efficient hydrodynamic rudder system for ammonia fueled boxships Full spade rudders with asymmetric leading edge and bulb in the wake of the propeller to further enhance flow along with the rudder and reduce turbulence will enable considerable…
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USNS John Lewis replenishment oiler Conducts Acceptance Trials
USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the US Navy’s lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, conducted Acceptance Trials, on April 25. Acceptance Trials consist of a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow the Navy and the shipbuilder, General Dynamics National Steel, and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO),…
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OceanXpress provides next level crew change solution
Damen Shipyards and Ampelmann have established the joint venture OceanXpress to provide offshore crew change solutions in the North Sea area. This collaboration will see the introduction of a new service to the offshore access market that neatly combines the engineering feats of Damen’s Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 Aqua…
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MATAQUITO II a fifth new tugboat delivered to SAAM Towage
Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a powerful and highly manoeuvrable RAstar 2900SX tugboat to South American towing giant SAAM Towage. Renamed MATAQUITO ll by its new owners, the new-build ASD Z-drive tug will work in Chile according to a press released MATAQUITO II is the fifth tug that Sanmar has delivered…
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Damen builds three hybrid Fast Crew Supply vessels on stock
Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2710 Hybrid will be available for fast delivery for operators in the quickly emerging offshore renewable energy production In response to positive feedback from offshore suppliers, Damen Shipyards Group decided to build three new vessels of the Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 Hybrid type on…
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Wärtsilä invests in marine open digital platform Marindows
The entities will work together in the areas of vessel optimisation and autonomy. Wärtsilä Voyage, a part of the technology group Wärtsilä, has invested in a Japanese marine open digital platform, Marindows. The collaboration will allow the entities to work together in the areas of vessel optimization and autonomy to…
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NYK embarks on ship-to-ship biofuel supply test for tugboats
The companies will carry out the three-month test navigation in tugboats operated by Sanyo Kaiji. Japan shipping firm Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) Line, along with its affiliate Sanyo Kaiji Kabushiki Kaisha, has commenced a ship-to-ship biofuel supply trial for tugboats. According to NYK Line, this is a first in…
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