Among the products on display will be the company’s innovative modular bow fendering systems designed for mounting on wind farm support vessels. As well as fendering solutions for protecting the sides and bows of commercial vessels such as workboats, wind farm service vessels, pilot boats, life boats and patrol boats. Manufactured from cross-linked polyethylene foa...
These will be supplied to the French naval bases of Toulon and Brest, to the Belgian Navy and a cruise terminal in the Caribbean. This follows a contract win last year to design and build two large buoys for the mooring of cruise liners. The company, which also manufactures lightweight, high-energy absorption, foam-filled vessel fendering, can undertake the fitting of...
For accurate performance management, the BMT Smart system combines data collected automatically on-board from the navigation and automation systems, with data only available on shore, such as Hindcast Metocean data. BMT's web-based Smartfleet application enables the Minerva Marine team to assess and gain insight into the factors impacting the vessels' performance. The...
The order was placed with Wärtsilä's joint venture company in China, Wärtsilä CME Zhenjiang Propeller Co Ltd (WCME), in December 2015. Other leading Greek shipping companies have also recently opted for Wärtsilä FPPs.The contract covers the propellers for four Aframax tankers under construction at the Hantong Ship Heavy Industry shipyard. The Wärtsilä FPPs will be fit...
The ice-class 1A vessels are the first to be built to new classification society rules introduced in January 2016 and will be the first LNG-fueled large bulk carriers in the world. For each vessel MacGregor will deliver three K3030-4 mechanical grab cargo cranes with a safe working load of 30 tonnes at 30 m outreach, design and key components package for multi folding...
The W6X62DF engine is also the first X-DF engine to be sold for the new generation of very large LNG carriers. It is currently under predelivery testing at Doosan's Changwon works and is one of a pair that will power the first of two 180,000 cu.m LNG carriers being built by shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd for SK Shipping Co., Ltd and Marubeni Corporation. T...
The Organic Rankine Cycle is similar to a steam cycle except that it uses an organic fluid in place of water. The organic working fluid, which has a lower boiling point and higher vapor pressure than water, is used to transfer heat from an external source into a closed loop system. This enables the utilization of extremely low temperature heat sources to generate electri...
The scope of delivery covers two shipsets, with each including a propulsion package consisting of two 9L32/40 engines, an MAN Alphatwin-screw VBS860 CP propeller, single marine reduction RSVL-800 gearboxes from Renk, plus a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system that enables the engines to fulfill Tier III in liquid mode. Jiangsu Haixin Shipping Heavy Ind. will co...
The GE Transportation engine provides Ingram with more power, faster response time, increased fuel efficiency and proven reliability using GE's breakthrough Tier 4 technology that allows Ingram to meet the stringent EPA Tier 4 emissions standards without the use of a Selective Catalytic Reduction system (SCR) after-treatment. "GE's 1,000 rpm non-urea engine solution d...
Notus and Polar of Iceland have partnered to develop controllable trawl doors that are wirelessly controlled from the ship. A major milestone has been achieved in the project as controllable trawl doors were used in active fishing operations onboard an Icelandic trawler. The doors are constructed from aerodynamic shaped wings. By moving the door wings, water flow ca...
The Dredgemaster is the world’s first wireless monitoring system for scallop dredges. The product was developed by Notus Electronics. The CB Keane fishes out of New Jersey is captained by Kirk Larson Jr. The steel vessel measures 78’ x 26’ and uses two scallop dredges towed. A hydrophone communicates wirelessly to sensors on the dredge. The following information i...
Lesley said of her new position: “I’m very honoured to have been asked to take up this position – and I’m really looking forward to the challenge.” Keets first started working with Actisense in 2007 and, according to the company, since then has paved her way within the company, proving to be of essential worth to the business. Phil Whitehurst, MD of Actisense said:...
"Problems in alignment can lead to serious damage if not detected and remedied in time," says René Bertelsen, Global Sales Manager, Seals & Bearings Alignment & measurement services. "As the misaligned equipment rotates, it causes vibration and stress that can result in breakdown of the shaft assembly or, in the long run, even large-scale damage to struts and hulls. Cost...
These include the first Cathelco desalinators supplied to the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command. They have been installed on the MV Capt David.I.Lyon, a containership that supports U.S. Air Force missions and the MV LTC John U.D Page which provides ocean transport to sustain U.S. Army operations. The ships are being equipped with Cathelco T35 desalinators that can pro...
In a stock exchange statement today, the company says that the audit was carried out globally, on its own initiative, "to secure compliance and to ensure operational excellence within the company." "The deviations are on average 1% of fuel consumption, says the statement. "Of all Wärtsilä engine deliveries a total of 2% may have been affected. Engines for power plant ...
Suitable for both ship propulsion and power generation in onshore power plants, HiMSEN engines are medium speed four-stroke engines that HHI independently developed in 2001 after 10 years of research and development. The engine offers a high-output and high-efficiency, and HHI has exported HiMSENs to 550 clients from 43 countries over the past 15 years. As well...
The solutions consist of three concepts: Optimized maintenance, Optimized operations and Guaranteed asset performance. The Lifecycle solutions offering also includes Wärtsilä Genius services. Launched in November 2015, Wärtsilä Genius services enable the optimization of customers' assets in real-time, improve predictability and help solve issues with digital solutions. ...
The verification test was carried out at Diesel United, Ltd. (DU), Aioi, Japan, on a DU manufactured W6X72DF engine. The engine was installed with two sets of MET60MB turbochargers and tested in both diesel and gas mode from December, 2015 in the presence of WinGD's engineer witness. The verification tests demonstrated that the MET turbocharger performance satisfied ...
Skippers have been reminded to test their killcord before setting off, after the results of the latest RYA survey revealed an alarming level of killcord failure. Roughly a third of respondents reported that they have had their killcord fail on them, but fortunately 30% of these people were testing the mechanism at the time. Rachel Andrews, chief instructor for moto...
With the lifejacket bladder then acting like a large ‘diffuser’ of light, the MOB (man overboard) becomes even more visible, the florescent bladder forming a mass of light. Sold in pairs, minimal, compact and lightweight, Lume-On are attached to the underside of the lifejacket bladder using special adhesive patches. Once the lifejacket inflates and the Lume-On sensors co...
“After consultation with our Navigation Safety Advisory Committee, the Coast Guard will allow mariners to use official electronic charts instead of paper charts, if they choose to do so," said Capt. Scott J. Smith, chief of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Navigation Systems. "With real-time voyage planning and monitoring information at their fingertips, mariners will no...
An RYA survey has found that as many as one third of outboard engine users have experienced the failure of the killcord, kill switch, or both. This means that if they fell into the water while operating an outboard, the engine would not stop and could put them at risk of serious injury. During the summer of 2015, the RYA undertook a survey to investigate the causes of...
The new technology uses multiple compressed radar pulses with FLIR’s ATX advanced target separation technology to display targets like boats, landmarks, rocks, buoys and weather cells as close as 18ft. It is claimed that the resolution and separation quality is superior to that of traditional magnetron radars. Grégoire Outters, vice president and general manager of FL...
Created by the American corporation DeLorme, the inReach Explorer is a lightweight, handheld satellite ‘text and location’ communicator with a long battery life and a fully waterproof outer case. Developed from the proven and hugely popular inReach SE model, the Explorer version has more powerful built-in navigation tools, although Bluetooth easily pairs both models w...
The DRS4D-NXT radar has pulse compression and Doppler frequency shift sensing technology, built into a compact 24” Radome. Doppler’s Target Analyser technology will automatically change the colour of targets approaching a boat to clearly show any hazards. Green echoes are stationary targets, land, or approaching targets moving at a velocity of less than three knots...
New to the range and viewable at Seawork 2016, the Nemo Submersible Angle Grinder (AG24-6Li-50) was developed due to the growing demand for an electric submersible power tool for underwater cutting, grinding, polishing and other high intensity jobs. The Nemo Submersible Angle Grinder (model AG24-6Li-50) is the world’s first and only waterproof electric grinder. You wi...
The TAT took place at the works of WinGD's Chinese licensee Yuchai Marine Power Co., Ltd. (YCMP), based in Zhuhai, China in early December 2015. The TAT, on a 5 cylinder, 500 mm bore Wärtsilä brand RT-flex50DF engine employing WinGD's dual-fuel (X-DF) technology, was witnessed by representatives from major Classification Societies ABS, BV, CCS, DNV-GL, KR, LR, NK and RIN...
Jiang Shihong, Chairman of the Board and Hu Xuenan, CEO, represented YCMP, while MAN Diesel & Turbo was represented by Thomas S. Knudsen – Head of Two-Stroke, Ole Grøne – Senior Vice President, Two-Stroke Promotion & Sales, and Klaus Engberg – Senior Vice President and Head of Two-Stroke Licensing. "China is a vital market for MAN Diesel & Turbo and we are pleased to ...
The International Workboat Show in New Orleans, LA, offers the marine industry an ideal time to not only assess the current state of the industry, but also an opportunity to view some of the newest technologies, products, and services. With stricter emissions regulations coming into play in 2016 and operators strongly focused on efficiency and the bottom line, this year’...
Marine Alutech has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract to supply 28 waterjets for the vessels, which have a wide range of operating characteristics, but are especially suitable for patrolling, interception and rescue roles in all weather conditions. Propulsion is provided via two 651 kW diesel engines with twin Rolls-Royce Steel Series 32A3 waterjets. The Watercat K13 h...
The vessels each have a gas cargo capacity of between 155,000 and 180,000 cu. m and will be be primarily used for deliveries of U.S. shale gas to Japan. The contracts for the engines were all placed between the second half of 2014 and December 2015 and cover the supply of 20 nine-cylinder, 25 six-cylinder and 16 eight-cylinder Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines. This tot...
The vessel, the Harvey Stone (Hull 234), with a length of 64.8 m and 18 m beam, is due to be delivered in second quarter 2016. The Cathelco BWT system is based on a combination of filtration and UV technology and has a capacity of 150m3/hr. Cathelco's long time agent in New Orleans, Green Marine & Industrial Equipment Co.,Inc., won the order. The Cathelco system...
The self-contained system will allow users to record the corer deployment and review the footage on recovery of the corer to check the system has deployed correctly, aid analysis of the sample and re-deployment of the corer, and offer a laser ranged view of the sediment itself via a graticule scale. The camera is attached to the corer and can be programmed at the surf...
The company has recently provided several winches that, amongst other things, will be used to help spool umbilical products onto a large carousel sitting in the hold of a new lay ship. Mr Cowie explained: “Clients wanted a system which could be completely controlled by a single operator so if at any point there was an issue, it would be possible to hit the emergency s...
With productivity and profitability closely linked, the rapid and reliable replacement of cutter head teeth is a major concern for cutter suction dredger operators, especially in hard rock conditions when the replacement process is required more frequently. The DMET system includes a hammerless locking technology, MTG Twist, which promises added reliability and ease o...
Using time-of-flight laser technology, the Merlin system rapidly measures and records time-tagged geo-referenced data points above water lines which can then be synchronised with a vessel’s bathymetric data to provide a simultaneous 3D map of a full marine environment. Acquiring a resulting full point cloud in a single pass significantly reduces project timescales and t...
