Latest News – Page 262
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NewsThe appliance of condition and predictive-based maintenance to cargo handling
Dennis Mol, Vice President, Digital and Business Transformation at MacGregor, discussed how MacGregor was deploying digital-enabled services to cargo handling cranes
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NewsApplying a customer focus to digital-enabled services
Kashif Mahmood, Senior Vice President of Digital Solutions at American Bureau of Shipping, assesses how the coming wave of new digital-enabled services will help shipowners to optimise operations
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NewsJoint research project to reduce carbon footprint
Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) and Aalto University in Finland have agreed to collaborate on R&D aimed at developing technologies to reduce shipping''s environmental impact and improve safety.
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NewsManage LNG supplies with DNV GL tool
DNV GL has launched a new online LNG bunkering platform to take operators seamlessly from order through to delivery.
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NewsEuropean yards specify grease-free bearing system for deck machinery
European shipyards and owners are frequently specifying a grease-free bearing system, Thordon Bearings’ ThorPlas-Blue, as standard for vessels’ winches, fairleads, davits, capstans and windlasses.
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NewsCMA CGM selects GTT's service portfolio
CMA CGM Group, the maritime transport and logistics operator, has chosen GTT''s global portfolio of services and assistance to support it during the commissioning, operation and maintenance of its 23,000 TEU LNG-powered container ships. The ships will be equipped with GTT membrane containment technologies.
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NewsFINNLINES OPTS FOR WARTSILA HYBRID SYSTEM
The new Finnlines ferries will feature Wärtsilä’s Hybrid Power Conversion systems.The hybrid solution, which includes a 5000 kWh energy storage system supplied by Corvus Energy, will enable these ships to operate with zero emissions while in port, and to meet the Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) Green Plus class notation. They ...
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NewsKHI receives AIPs for LPG fuel supply system
Japanese shipbuilder and equipment manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has received approval in principle (AIP) for its LPG fuel supply system from classification societies ClassNK and American Bureau of Shipping.
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News2020 fuels: Vigilance still necessary
The industry should anticipate an extended period of vigilance - long after it might reasonably have expected the 2020-compliant fuel teething troubles to be over.
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NewsLearning from experience
Martial Claudepierre, regional general manager of sustainable shipping at Bureau Veritas, tells The Motorship that LNG is likely to remain the solution for sustainable deep sea shipping after 2030
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News200BN Marine Cylinder Lubricant, a new solution for engines running on HSFO
In preparation for IMO 2020, Chevron Oronite has developed and marketed additive technology for the formulation of 200BN marine cylinder lubricants as an extension to their marine additive portfolio. Test results demonstrate 200BN marine cylinder lubricant was as effective as 100BN marine cylinder lubricant at controlling engine liner wear, at ...
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NewsCAPACIOUS SEA-RIVER TRADERS FROM RUSSIA
Russian shipbuilder Okskaya Sudoverf has completed a series of river/sea-going dry cargo vessels offering the capability to trade throughout the country’s inland waterway system and beyond, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsNew Kongsberg app for Vessel Insight users
Ship owners and operators using Kongsberg’s Vessel Insight can now improve performance and reporting, and reduce fuel and energy consumption through the company''s new Vessel Performance application.
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NewsPioneering CBC pilot project for PSV
ABS and P&O Maritime Logistics (POML) have agreed to a pioneering condition-based class (CBC) pilot project for the platform supply vessel (PSV), DMS Courageous.
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NewsReport liquefaction incidents says Intercargo
Intercargo is reminding ship owners and operators of the importance of investigating and reporting liquefaction incidents, in order for lessons to be learnt.
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NewsIMO issues coronavirus advice
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has released advice on the growing coronavirus emergency to member states, seafarers and the shipping industry.
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NewsDamen converts PSV into fish feed carrier
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) is converting a platform supply vessel (PSV) into a fish feed carrier for fish feed distributor Eidsvaag.
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NewsWinGD unveils flexible injector concept
Engine designer WinGD has developed a flexible injection system, that can allow for the injection of lower density liquid fuels alongside conventional fuels including heavy fuel oil and marine diesel oil. In a new whitepaper, ‘Flexible Injector to Advance Alternative Fuels Research’, the engine designer describes how the concept will ...
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NewsAasen Shipping orders first hybrid self-discharging bulkers
Norwegian shipowner Aasen Shipping has ordered a pair of self-discharging bulk carriers featuring hybrid propulsion from the Royal Bodewes shipyard in the Netherlands. The vessels will be the first of their kind to feature a hybrid propulsion solution. Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to design and supply the equipment ...
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NewsCHINESE-BUILT EXPEDITION SHIP DEBUT
Delivery of the polar expedition ship Greg Mortimer has given first form to China’s bid to become a force in the international cruise vessel construction market, writes David Tinsley.
