Category: Technology

Rolls-Royce supplies mtu gas engines for world's first LNG tug with hybrid system

Rolls-Royce supplies mtu gas engines for world's first LNG tug with hybrid system

Posted by | 18 Jan 2021 | , | 1

This is the world's first LNG hybrid tug powered by mtu gas engines. The LNG hybrid tug was designed by LMG Marin (Norway), part of the Sembcorp Marine Group, for the delivery of 65 tonnes of ABS-class bollard pull and is expected to be completed later in 2021. The tug's main propulsion system consists of two 16-cylinder mtu Series 4000 gas engines, which together will deliver a total power output of 2,984 kilowatts at 1,600 revolutions per minute (rpm).

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Christmas and New Year on the hunt for plastic

Christmas and New Year on the hunt for plastic

Posted by | 15 Jan 2021 | , , | 0

Research vessel SONNE investigated the path of plastic waste in the ocean The research vessel SONNE spent a month travelling the Atlantic on the trail of plastic waste. Now the ship from the Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research has arrived back in Emden. It is well known that millions of tonnes of plastic waste end up in the ocean and its marginal seas every year. Where the rubbish ends up, however, is not. An expedition by the German research vessel SONNE has helped to find out more about the path and effects of plastic in the sea. The team on board reported on their work in the blog of the JPI Oceans research project HOTMIC - and on unusual holidays on the...

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On the way to operational readiness

On the way to operational readiness

Posted by | 1 Jan 2021 | , , | 1

After the Breguet Atlantic was discontinued, the German Navy opted for second-hand P-3Cs from the Dutch. France, on the other hand, decided to develop its own successor, the Atlantic 2. Also known as the Atlantic Nouvelle Generation (ANG), these maritime patrol aircraft differed from their predecessors only in the details. However, after 20 years in service, the technical equipment was no longer up to date and the decision was made to upgrade in 1993. Just under two years ago, the first of the converted aircraft rejoined the fleet. On the way to their planned retirement at the end of 2021...

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SPAIN: first operational use of the ScanEagle drone

SPAIN: first operational use of the ScanEagle drone

Posted by | 14 Dec 2020 | , , | 0

During its Eunavfor deployment as part of Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia, the Spanish Navy was able to deploy its RPAS (remotely piloted aircraft system) ScanEagle from Boeing Insitu from on board the frigate REINA SOFIA (SANTA MARIA class) for the first time. The Spanish Navy's drone squadron based in Cadiz has three systems, each with four drones and a remote control station. It is a fairly inexpensive system with good endurance (18 hours), a simple launch pad and even simpler landing procedure, which can be viewed on Twitter #rpas or @Armada_esp. The US Marines and US Navy have been using these systems since 2005. In the meantime...

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