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MacGregor has secured an order from the Vertom group, a Netherlands-based shipowner and maritime service provider, to deliver fully electric cargo cranes for four multipurpose vessels.
Berge Bulk has successfully completed the world’s first retrofit installation of the Renk Integrated Front-end Power System (IFPS) shaft generator on its vessel, Berge Dachstein, a 208 718 dwt Newcastlemax.
Bruks Siwertell has been contracted to provide its innovative Siwertell Care augmented reality (STC-AR) service agreement to an existing Siwertell road-mobile ship unloader customer in the US.
Marcura, provider of digital maritime solutions, has acquired Shipster, a start-up specialising in AI-driven document intelligence.
The Baltic Exchange provides an update on the Dry Bulk markets for Week 9.
Corey Poppe, Superior Industries, describes best practices for jaw crushers, such as identifying maximum feed size, determining desired product size, and defining tonnage goals.
The Rotor Sail utilises the latest AI technology to automatically control the rotation, direction, and speed of the rotor sail using real-time meteorological information, such as wind direction and wind speed, detected by sensors.
NES has been contracted to deliver the power system to eight newbuild bulk carriers that Udupi Cochin Shipyard is constructing for dry cargo shipping group Wilson.
Carl Swisher, 4B, analyses the issues facing industrial bucket elevators, highlighting the need for periodic inspections in maintenance programmes.
Gareth Prowse, Svitzer, provides insights into the solutions that are driving dry bulk operators towards a more sustainable future.
Konecranes has received an order to supply 8 CXT overhead cranes to PT Beka Wire Indonesia’s manufacturing facility in Subang to support their material handling requirements across all stages of manufacturing. The order was placed at the end of October 2024, with deliveries and installation scheduled for March 2025.
It is the largest vessel to receive wind propulsion technology to date, a first generation Valemax, built in 2012 in China’s Rongsheng shipyard.