Topic: Retrofit

Engine, Hull Vane and bulbous bow retrofit reduce fuel use by 24 per cent

As a test case, the small passenger vessel Valais has undergone an energy-saving retrofit. The ship was fitted with a Hull Vane, a kind of spoiler located under water, a bulbous bow and the engines...Read more

24-07-2020|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

Electrical conversion of heavy lift ship Jumbo Javelin completed

Alewijnse has finished the electrical conversion on board the heavy lift crane vessel Jumbo Javelin. For this conversion, the company engineered, manufactured and delivered several new switchboards and modified systems for power management and alarm...Read more

30-06-2020|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

Royal IHC to supply power cablelay spread for offshore vessel

Global Marine Group has awarded Royal IHC a contract for the design and delivery of an integrated power cablelay spread. This will be installed on its newly chartered vessel, the Normand Clipper, a deepwater subsea...Read more

28-02-2020|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

SAL Heavy Lift delivers new crane boom for Pacific Osprey

SAL Heavy Lift has delivered a new crane boom for Swire Blue Ocean’s installation vessel Pacific Osprey. The new boom will increase the vessel’s maximum lift height from 97 to 132 metres, enabling it to...Read more

26-02-2020|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

Wärtsilä prepares to retrofit marine engines to LPG

Wärtsilä’s has completed full scale testing with a 2-stroke marine engine burning liquid petroleum gas (LPG) as fuel. This was the world’s first such testing protocol. Eight of BW LPG’s ships will be retrofitted to...Read more

24-02-2020|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk