Kongsberg Maritime

Austal USA selects Kongsberg Promas systems for its first OPC

Austal USA has selected Kongsberg Maritime to supply its Promas propulsion system to the latest ship in the United States Coast Guard’s new Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Heritage Class program.

This initial contract is to supply Kongsberg Maritime equipment for the fifth ship, Coast Guard Cutter Pickering, which is the first to be built by Austal USA at its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

The Coast Guard’s new OPC program is expected to run up to 25 ships. The new vessels will replace the Coast...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/austal-usa-selects-kongsberg-promas-systems-for-its-first-opc/

VESSEL REVIEW | Arctic Fjord – Alaska pollock trawler to be deployed in Bering Sea

Seattle-based seafood company the Arctic Storm Management Group has taken delivery of a new trawler-processor optimised for catching Alaska pollock in the Bering Sea. The Jones Act-compliant Arctic Fjord was designed by Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime and built at the Houma, Louisiana facilities of Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors. The newbuild, which replaces a similarly named vessel originally […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/trawling/vessel-review-arctic-fjord-alaska-pollock-trawler-to-be-deployed-in-bering-sea/

SEACOR Marine will upgrade more PSVs for battery hybrid operation

Houston-headquartered SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SMHI) is to acquire four state-of-the-art energy storage systems from Kongsberg Maritime AS. They will be installed on four of SEACOR Marine’s platform supply vessels (PSVs), equipping them for battery hybrid operation.

The four vessels included in the contract are the SEACOR Ohio, SEACOR Alps, SEACOR Andes and SEACOR Atlas. Installation is expected to begin in December 2024 and to be completed by the second quarter of 2025. Once...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/seacor-marine-will-upgrade-more-psvs-for-battery-hybrid-operation/

VESSEL REVIEW | IWS Skywalker – Hybrid walk-to-work vessel for Norwegian offshore wind support specialist

China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) has handed over the first commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) in a series of six ordered by Norwegian offshore support company Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) for operation by its subsidiary IWS Fleet. The DNV-classed, Kongsberg Maritime-designed IWS Skywalker has an LOA of 91 metres, a beam of 19.6 metres, a […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-operations-maintenance/offshore-maintenance/vessel-review-iws-skywalker-hybrid-walk-to-work-vessel-for-norwegian-offshore-wind-support-specialist/

COLUMN | The Twelve Days of Christmas 2023: Days 7,8 and 9: Standard Supply and Capital Maritime, Costamare and Vestland; eight billion tonnes of coal; nine missing Vroon vessels [Offshore Accounts]

Not long until Christmas now! On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… a partridge in a pear tree, according to the ancient English carol, but at Baird Maritime, we have already reached the second half of our Twelve Days of Christmas from an energy perspective. So, who replaces the seven […]

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New U.S.-built trawler-processor Arctic Fjord starts sea trials

Arctic Fjord, the first new trawler-processor for Alaskan pollock to be built in the U.S. in over three decades is now undergoing sea trials in the Northern Pacific. Ordered from Houma, La., shipbuilder Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors by Seattle headquartered Arctic Storm Management Group, LLC , the 100 meter long Jones Act vessel was designed by Kongsberg Maritime.

Set to commence full-time operations for 2024’s pollock A season in the Bering Sea, on sea trials it is testing an integrated...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/new-u-s-built-trawler-processor-arctic-fjord-starts-sea-trials/

Kongsberg Maritime and BMA Technology join forces to improve electrical systems in Turkish shipyards

Kongsberg Maritime, a supplier of technology, equipment and services for sustainable maritime operations and BMA Technology formed a strategic partnership to help Turkish shipyards with the supply of low-voltage electrical goods and engineering services.

BMA Technology is a technology business situated in the Gebze Organized Industrial Zone, east of Istanbul, that provides electrical system solutions for the maritime sector.

“We’re delighted to have formed this alliance with BMA Technology, which...

https://container-news.com/kongsberg-maritime-and-bma-technology-join-forces-to-improve-electrical-systems-in-turkish-shipyards/

Kongsberg Maritime retrofit delivers 23% cut in CO2 emissions for Hurtigruten

One year after completing the retrofit of the first of three Hurtigruten Coastal Express ships to hybrid technology, Kongsberg Maritime reports that service results show that the ship, the 121-meter MS Richard With, has achieved a 23% cut in CO2 emissions.

The refit program for MS Richard With included installation of two hybrid shaft generators, two SaveEnergy 1,120 kWh lithium-ion batteries and two Bergen B33:45V engines. It also has new tunnel thruster motors, a retractable azimuth thruster,...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/kongsberg-maritime-retrofit-delivers-23-cut-in-co2-emissions-for-hurtigruten/

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