Ships & Boats
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Damen delivers complete mission equipment package for KOEM multipurpose vessel
A complete equipment package for the multipurpose vessel ENDAM from Damen Shipyards Damen Shipyards delivered a complete equipment package for the multipurpose vessel ENDAM. Owned by the Korean Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM), the newbuild combines emergency oil spill recovery activities with maintenance dredging tasks. With a 4,100 m3 hopper…
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COSCO SHIPPING Kansai Paint Recognized as National “Little Giant” Enterprise
Recently, Kansai Paint (Tianjin) Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of COSCO SHIPPING (Hong Kong), has been recognized as a National “Little Giant” Enterprise for the continuous improvement of its independent R&D and innovation ability and its strength in focusing on coating technology and green sustainable development over many years. Kansai Paint…
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MOVE Goes Full Steam Ahead with Green Shipping Solutions
MOVE Logistics Group (MOVE) is going full steam ahead on green coastal shipping solutions with procurement approved and underway for a new methanol-capable vessel. Earlier this year, MOVE successfully secured $10 million in co-investment funds from transport agency Waka Kotahi to support coastal shipping initiatives that improve the competitiveness of domestic coastal…
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MOL and Ferry Sunflower Launch Trial Use of ‘Berthing Aid System’ for Ships with Eye toward Commercialization
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) and Ferry Sunflower Limited (President: Mitsujiro Akasaka; Headquarters: Oita-shi, Oita Prefecture) today announced their intent to conduct a trial use of the “Berthing Aid System,” which is under development by Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. (President: Yukio Furuno;…
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ABS Awards AIP to World’s First Methanol-Powered Newcastlemax Bulk Carrier
(SHANGHAI) ABS granted approval in principle (AIP) to CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding CO., LTD and China Ship Design & Research Center Co., Ltd (CSDC) for the world’s first methanol-powered Newcastlemax Bulk Carrier. The dual-fuel, 210,000 dwt vessel is also equipped with the methanol tank capacity to fully meet endurance requirements…
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Eni has chartered a gas carrier for 10 years
After acquiring the Tango liquefaction plant, the major has chartered a unit destined to be reconverted in FSU and used in Africa After having acquired the LNG Tango liquefaction plant from the Belgian shipowner (for an amount of around 600 million dollars), Eni closed another deal with Exmar for the…
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Ship Technology : Data analytics hiring levels in the ship industry rose in August 2022
The proportion of ship equipment supply, product and services companies hiring for data analytics related positions rose significantly in August 2022 compared with the equivalent month last year, with 60.9% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position. Ship Technology reported This latest figure…
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DNV and partners to develop autonomous ship technology
The entities will carry out a joint study to deploy autonomous navigation systems on board ships. DNV has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), AVIKUS, and Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) for the development of autonomous ship technology. Under the multilateral MoU, the entities…
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German Chancellor inaugurates “Learning Factory Industry 4.0” at ABB in Berlin
Olaf Scholz visits ABB training center in Berlin to mark the start of the new training year The German Chancellor, the Chairman of ABB’s Board of Directors, Peter Voser, and Sami Atiya, President of ABB’s Robotics & Discrete Automation Business Area and Member of the Executive Committee, inaugurate new extension…
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ABB shareholders approve Accelleron spin-off
The shareholders of ABB approved the proposed spin-off of its Accelleron turbocharging division at today’s Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of ABB Ltd held in Zurich. The Board of Directors’ proposal to spin off ABB’s market-leading turbocharging business by way of a dividend in kind of Accelleron Industries Ltd’s shares to…
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