Nick Blenkey

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Articles

Megamas contracts Ulstein for cable-layer design

3 days ago | marinelog.com | Nick Blenkey

Singapore-based Megamas Resources Pte Ltd has placed a contract with Norway’s Ulstein Design & Solutions AS covering the engineering phase of a fiber-optic cable-laying vessel (CLV) based on the Ulstein SX228 design. It plans to built it at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH. Capt.
Seaspan Victoria Shipyards delivers HMCS Calgary back to Royal Canadian Navy

3 days ago | marinelog.com | Nick Blenkey

Victoria, B.C.-based Seaspan Victoria Shipyards has delivered the Halifax-class frigate HMCS Calgary back to the Royal Canadian Navy, marking the successful completion of the company’s second full docking work period (DWP) under Seaspan’s Halifax-class work period (HCWP) contract.
Zodiac Maritime appoints Resolve Marine to respond to Morning Midas fire

3 days ago | marinelog.com | Nick Blenkey

Zodiac Maritime reports that it has appointed Resolve Marine to respond to the fire aboard its managed vehicle carrier, Morning Midas (IMO: 9289910). The vessel remains afloat and, based on the most recent images received from a Coast Guard overflight, remains on fire with smoke emanating from the vessel. There have been no reports of pollution to the water.
Steerprop reports strong early order book for its purpose-built tunnel thrusters

3 days ago | marinelog.com | Nick Blenkey

The first tunnel thrusters from Finnish propulsion specialist Steerprop will enter service in the coming months. The company says that a strong early orderbook for more than 50 TT thrusters to date indicates that its flexible, purpose-specific designs not only meet operator expectations—for safety, reliability and performance—but also satisfy shipyard requirements on initial cost and delivery.
Coast Guard polar icebreaker Storis departs on its maiden voyage

3 days ago | marinelog.com | Nick Blenkey

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) the first polar icebreaker acquired by the Coast Guard in more than 25 years, departed on its maiden voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign interests in the Arctic and conduct Coast Guard missions, less than six months after the Coast Guard awarded a contract to acquire the former Edison Chouest Offshore vessel Aiviq and took delivery of the vessel.
Höegh Evi and Aker BP get DNV approval for next-gen LCO2 carrier

3 days ago | marinelog.com | Nick Blenkey

Höegh Evi and Aker BP have been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV for a next-generation liquefied CO2 (LCO2)carrier. The vessel, developed in Norway by Höegh Evi, Aker BP and Moss Maritime, is designed to transport captured CO2 safely and cost-efficiently from European industrial emitters to offshore sequestration sites on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
ZF launches new ENC marine transmission for all-electric vessels

4 days ago | marinelog.com | Nick Blenkey

With a growing number of fully-electric vessels either on the water, building, or at the planning stage , Friedrichshafen, Germany-headquartered transmission specialist ZF has responded with its new ENC marine transmission series. Developed explicitly for use in purely electrically powered ships, it is designed to deliver optimized efficiency with electric motors with a lightweight design and excellent NVH (noise, vibrations, harshness behavior.
USCG Alaska responds to burning car carrier Morning Midas

4 days ago | marinelog.com | Nick Blenkey

In the wake of the Felicity Ace incident, car carrier fires involving EVs continue to be a concern and in a post on X, USCG Alaska yesterday reported that it was responding to a fire onboard the 600 car carrier Morning Midas, 300 miles southwest of Adak.
MAN Energy Solutions gets a new name: Everllence

4 days ago | marinelog.com | Nick Blenkey

MAN Energy Solutions is now operating under a new name: “Everllence.” The new brand identity applies worldwide. CEO Uwe Lauber symbolically unveiled the new company nameplate at headquarters in Augsburg, Germany, earlier today. Simultaneously, similar ceremonies were also held at the company’s other main European locations in Oberhausen, Berlin, Zurich and Copenhagen.
Kongsberg launches new CEMS continuous emissions monitoring system

4 days ago | marinelog.com | Nick Blenkey

Kongsberg Maritime has launched a new continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS). The advanced system lets shipowners and operators effectively monitor and control vessel emissions, ensuring compliance with increasingly stringent environmental regulations and optimising fuel efficiency. Kongsberg CEMS uses innovative sensor technology to provide accurate and continuous measurement of key greenhouse gases, including CO2, CH4, SOx, NOx, and CO.