Voith displays a functional model of the new vessel propulsion control system for Voith Schneider Propellers and Voith Radial Propellers at the SMM in Hamburg. The new system offers various new electronic control and assistance features including faster actuation and more precise control of the prop
In September, FURUNO releases the new distant training platform NavSkills CAT using a computer aided training platform to provide high quality training to FURUNO’s ECDIS users. The NavSkills Computer Aided Training or in short the NavSkills CAT combines the best parts from computer based training as
Shipping – still the most efficient global transport method. Increasingly however, shipowners and operators are being asked to measure, track and report the emissions from their vessels by both regulators and their business partners. In normal day-to-day operation, standard onboard reporting generat
At a time when the volatile global economy is hitting shipping hard, Hempel is launching high-solids versions of their Globic, Oceanic and Olympic antifoulings, which offer optimised features and stronger ROI. The new versions, Globic 9000, Globic 6000, Oceanic+ and Olympic+, have been optimised to
The SCHOTTEL Group is showcasing its undiminished strong standing at this year’s SMM, Hall A4, Booth 306. With its gratifying facts and figures, the renowned German manufacturer of propulsion and steering systems for ships and offshore applications is underscoring its continuing positive development
IHC Sealing Solutions, part of IHC Merwede, and Berg Propulsion have further strengthened their cooperation by signing a General Purchase Agreement (GPA). The agreement was signed by Mr Willem Steenge, Managing Director of IHC Sealing Solutions, and Ms Marit Börjesson, Managing Director of Berg Prop
RWO is the first German manufacturer to obtain a GL certificate for its ballast water treatment unit CleanBallast. The document was handed over today at the SMM. The GL Approval Certificate confirms that the CleanBallast System, with a capacity of 150-3.750 m³/h, complies with the GL regulations. Mo
Today at the SMM Event in Hamburg DNV presented a hull design that will boost fuel economy. A collaboration involving APL, Hyundai Heavy Industries and DNV has resulted in a hull design that will make APL’s 10 new ultra large container ships some 20 per cent more fuel efficient per TEU compared with
Global maritime and offshore oil & gas engineering company, and IMarEST Marine Partner, Harris Pye is highlighting its 360 degree 3D laser scanner for ballast water treatment system installation on its stand at SMM in Hamburg (Hall A1 / Stand 501). “Since we announced earlier this year that we had s
Technical and operational efficiency improvements may lower CO2 emissions from ships by as much as 20 per cent across the global fleet. But even such marked gains in efficiency will not stop the steady increase of total emissions from shipping or meet the ambitious reduction targets of the future. A
Efficiency, Innovation and Integration, these were the watchwords for the maritime industry of today and the future at the GL Group’s press conference at SMM 2012 in Hamburg. The members of the media and industry stakeholders who had assembled for the presentations were first addressed by GL Group C
Liebherr will be exhibiting for the first time a selection of products in the field of hydraulics, large diameter bearings and gearboxes at the International trade fair for Shipbuilding, Machinery & Maritime Technology (SMM), which runs from 4 to 7 September 2012 in Hamburg. One focal point will be
The stabilization of CO2 emissions in the shipping industry has been the burning topic at today’s CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions workshop, held within the framework of SMM’s Global Maritime Environmental Congress (GMEC) in Hamburg, Germany. “The CO2 emission is a wide concern”, Torsten Schram, COO
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards has, at the SMM 2012 in Hamburg, presented its new Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel design, the AHTS 200. The anchor handler, a 200 ton bollard pull vessel is one of several designs presented by Damen at one of the biggest maritime industry events in the world, the
