Tag: Shanghai
Chinese shipyard opts again for Wärtsilä cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems
Wärtsilä to Supply Gas Systems for New LPG Ships Built in China Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of the Wärtsilä technology group, will provide important systems for four new medium-sized gas carrier (MGC) ships. These ships are being built in Shanghai, China, at the Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (SOE) shipyard. The Greek company, Capital…
A fully-electric 10,000 ton container ship has begun service equipped with over 50,000 kWh in batteries
Chinese state-owned company COSCO Shipping has launched what it calls the “world’s largest” river-to-sea electric container ship. The Green Water 01 is a 10,000-ton+ fully electric vessel that sets a new benchmark in sustainability in the marine logistics industry. China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company, or COSCO for short, is a state-owned multinational conglomerate headquartered in Shanghai specializing in marine transport.…
Wartsila secures China’s largest-ever methanol newbuild order
Wartsila Corporation, Press release, April 25, 2024, at 11 AM EEST Technology group Wartsila will supply the methanol-fueled auxiliary engines for five new container vessels for COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd. and seven new container vessels for Orient Overseas Container Line. Each vessel will operate with three 8-cylinder and two 6-cylinder Wartsila 32M engines. This…
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) and Bureau Veritas establish strategic partnership to drive maritime innovation, education and training
This week Song Baoru, Chairman of Shanghai Maritime University (SMU), led a six-member SMU delegation to the Bureau Veritas Paris Head Office. Matthieu De Tugny, President of Bureau Veritas, Marine & Offshore with Alex Gregg-Smith, Senior Vice-President North Asia, and a Bureau Veritas team were present to welcome SMU and sign a Memorandum of Understanding…
Carbon capture project by Wah Kwong and Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute (SMDERI) receives Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas
Approval in Principle follows joint study that confirms feasibility of retrofitting carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology onboard existing ships. Paris La Défense, France – 21 June 2023: Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings, a Hong Kong…
