DNV GL And GSI Cooperate On AI-Based Solution To Improve Welding NDT Efficiency

DNV GL And GSI Cooperate On AI-Based Solution To Improve Welding NDT Efficiency

DNV GL And GSI Cooperate On AI-Based Solution To Improve Welding NDT Efficiency A cooperation agreement has been signed by DNV GL and Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited (GSI) at the Marintec China trade fair in Shanghai. The agreement was related to a joint development project (JDP) for the enhancement of welding non-destructive testing (NDT)…

MHI-MME Uses HoloLens 2 Mixed Reality Device In MET Turbocharger Maintenance Training

MHI-MME Uses HoloLens 2 Mixed Reality Device In MET Turbocharger Maintenance Training

MHI-MME Uses HoloLens 2 Mixed Reality Device In MET Turbocharger Maintenance Training HoloLens 2 which is a mixed reality device that was launched by Microsoft Corporation in 2019 is being put into use in the marine machinery industry for the first time ever in the world. 3D objects can be manipulated according to the needs…

DNV GL Awards AiP For 25000 TEU ULCS World’s Largest Container Ship

DNV GL Awards AiP For 25000 TEU ULCS World’s Largest Container Ship

DNV GL Awards AiP For 25000 TEU ULCS World’s Largest Container Ship Hudong-Zhonghua was awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) by DNV GL at the Marintec China trade fair held at Shanghai for the new gas-fueled 25000TEU Ultra Large Container vessel (ULCS) which was designed at the CSSC booth. This AiP is for the design…

India: Asian Development Bank Prepares Plan To Increase Use Of Coastal Shipping

India: Asian Development Bank Prepares Plan To Increase Use Of Coastal Shipping

India: Asian Development Bank Prepares Plan To Increase Use Of Coastal Shipping Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, the Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) and Chemical & Fertilizers announced that Shri Mansukh Mandaviya informed that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had prepared an Action Plan for Coastal Shipping in September 2019. Recommendations related to the creation of…

ABS, MAN & SDARI Join Forces To Develop Ammonia-Fueled Low-Emission Container Ship

ABS, MAN & SDARI Join Forces To Develop Ammonia-Fueled Low-Emission Container Ship

ABS, MAN & SDARI Join Forces To Develop Ammonia-Fueled Low-Emission Container Ship For the design of a low emission feeder container vessel that is being developed by MAN Energy Solutions (MAN) and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI), ABS will suggest considerations related to compliance and safety. According to the joint development…

ABS And CATL Join Hands For Lithium Battery Propulsion Research Project

ABS And CATL Join Hands For Lithium Battery Propulsion Research Project

The joint forces of ABS and the Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) will research on lithium battery propulsion for the next generation vessels. The Frame Cooperation Agreement that was signed by ABS and CATL at Marintec is about joint research that will be done on the technicalities for battery-powered vessels which comprises major technologies…

Georgia Ports Sets New Record, Exceeds 4.6 Million TEUs In 2019

Georgia Ports Sets New Record, Exceeds 4.6 Million TEUs In 2019

Georgia Ports Sets New Record, Exceeds 4.6 Million TEUs In 2019 The Georgia Ports exceeded about 4.6 million twenty-foot container units. This would mean an increase of 14% over volumes that were moved via Savannah three years ago or an additional 550,000 TEUs. The yearly capacity at the Port of Savannah has also been increased…

Total & MOL Charter First LNG Bunker Vessel To Operate In France

Total & MOL Charter First LNG Bunker Vessel To Operate In France

A long term charter has been signed by Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions (TMFGS) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) for the second large LNG bunker vessel which is scheduled to be delivered in 2021 and will be situated in the Marseille-Fos area, France. Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China will construct the bunker vessel. The length…

NYK Joins DecarbonICE Project Transforming Exhaust CO2 Into Dry Ice

NYK Joins DecarbonICE Project Transforming Exhaust CO2 Into Dry Ice

The international DecarbonICE project will be joined by NYK. Under this project a feasibility study will be conducted in order to capture the carbon onboard as dry ice and store it in seafloor sediments. For the achievement of the target of IMO to reduce the emission of CO2 to 50% by 2050, the maritime industry…

IRClass & Shipparts.com Ink Cooperation Agreement To Promote Indian Equipment Suppliers

IRClass & Shipparts.com Ink Cooperation Agreement To Promote Indian Equipment Suppliers

A cooperation agreement has been signed by the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) and ShipParts.com for the development of business opportunities that benefit both the companies in the Indian and international maritime industries. According to the cooperation agreement that was signed at the Marintec 2019 trade show today in Pudong, Shanghai, the Indian equipment suppliers…