Latest News – Page 267

  • Equinor signed memoranda of understanding with seven EU companies in September 2019 to develop value chains in carbon capture and storage, including Air Liquide, Arcelor Mittal and Heidelburg Cement AG (pictured). Equinor CEO Eldar Sætre is pict...
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    CO2 containment sees Northern Light

    2019-12-11T17:43:00Z

    DNV GL concluded pre-class evaluation of Type C containment tanks for liquefied CO2 for the Northern Lights Carbon Capture and Storage project in October 2019

  • IMES has extended the functionality of its engine analyser in its new EPM-XP plus product.
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    High Performance engine analyser for diesel engines

    2019-12-11T17:32:00Z

    IMES, the Germany-based cylinder pressure sensors and combustion monitoring systems specialist, has extended the functionality of its engine analyser, EPM-XP plus. The product has been operating on diesel engines since 2019.

  • MAN Energy Solutions is introducing a 350mm bore S35ME-9.7 variant, including an LGIP option, to supplant its existing S35ME-B engine type (pictured).
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    MAN UPGRADES 350MM BORE TWO-STROKE SERIES

    2019-12-11T17:23:00Z

    An upgraded design of small, two-stroke propulsion engine in the 350mm-bore category has been released by MAN Energy Solutions to supersede the S35ME-B type, writes David Tinsley.

  • ABB's Azipod system propels the final vessel in the Yamal LNG project Photo: ABB
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    Azipod propels final Yamal LNG ship

    2019-12-11T14:02:00Z

    The final vessel in a fifteen-ship series has entered service for the Yamal LNG project ahead of schedule, powered by ABB''s Azipod propulsion system.

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    Future-proof shipping solutions initiative

    2019-12-10T13:00:00Z

    CSSC and DNV GL have begun a strategic partnership with a focus on developing future-proof solutions and competencies for shipping in a variety of fields including alternative fuels and environmentally friendly technologies.

  • ABS has granted AiP to Deltamarin and GTT for a dual-fuel carrier Photo: ABS
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    AiP for dual-fuel Newcastlemax design

    2019-12-09T13:10:00Z

    ABS has granted approval in principle (AiP) to Deltamarin and GTT for a dual-fuel Newcastlemax bulk carrier design.

  • BIMCO is simplifying its dispute resolution clause Photo: BIMCO
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    BIMCO simplifies dispute process

    2019-12-06T10:21:00Z

    BIMCO’s documentary committee has agreed to carry out a major revision of the dispute resolution clause with the aim to shorten and simplify what has become BIMCO’s longest standard clause.

  • A road map for designating the Mediterranean Sea as an ECA has been agreed Photo: pixabay
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    Mediterranean ECA moves closer

    2019-12-06T10:15:00Z

    Mediterranean countries have agreed on a road map for the designation of the Mediterranean Sea as an emission control area (ECA) for sulphur emissions at the 21st conference of parties of the Barcelona Convention in Naples.

  • ABS and CATL are joining forces to research battery propulsion Photo: ABS
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    Lithium battery propulsion partnership

    2019-12-05T11:53:00Z

    ABS and Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) are to work together to research lithium battery propulsion for next generation vessels.

  • Wärtsilä will supply a comprehensive package of solutions for two new state-of-the-art DP2 B-Type vessels being built for Spliethoff Photo: Spliethoff
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    Wärtsilä supplies solutions to Spliethoff

    2019-12-05T11:49:00Z

    Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply a comprehensive package of solutions for two new vessels being built for the Netherlands-based shipping company Spliethoff.

  • MHI-MME is using HoloLens 2 in its MET Turbocharger Photo: MHI
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    MHI uses VR in maintenance training

    2019-12-04T14:20:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment (MHI-MME) has started the application of HoloLens 2 in maintenance training for the MET Turbocharger.

  • The AQUA Blue Mini Photo: Alfa Laval
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    AQUA Blue Mini meets smaller needs

    2019-12-04T14:10:00Z

    Alfa Laval''s AQUA freshwater generation technology is now available to a wider range of vessels, thanks to a new mini model.

  • Claude Maillot, Senior Vice President, Bureau Veritas and Arthur Barret, Marinnov Founder and Managing Director at the AiP award in Shanghai on 4 December.
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    BV awards AiP to ‘Quadelprop’ 19,000 cbm LNGBV concept

    2019-12-04T14:05:00Z

    Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore has granted approval in principle to the innovative design for a 19,000 cbm LNG bunkering vessel with a GTT membrane type tank – the ‘Quadelprop’.

  • LR awarded the approval in principle (AIP) for the design of an ammonia-fuelled 23,000 TEU ultra large container ship at the Marintec trade fair in Shanghai on 3 December
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    LR and MAN collaborate in landmark ammonia-fuelled ULCS design

    2019-12-04T13:38:00Z

    Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) awarded Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) and MAN Energy Solutions approval in principle (AIP) for the design of an ammonia-fuelled 23,000 TEU ultra large container ship at the Marintec trade fair in Shanghai on 3 December. The design was the first ammonia as fuel design of ...

  • The car and passenger ferry Ytterøyningen. (Copyright Philippe Variot, picture courtesy of Marine Traffic).
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    Guidance to mitigate Li battery system fires

    2019-12-04T12:16:00Z

    The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA), Corvus and class society Lloyd’s Register (LR) have issued circulars to shipowners and operators alerting them to hazards associated with lithium battery systems following a battery room fire on a passenger ferry in Norway in October.

  • MOU signing
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    MoU targets digitalisation and carbon cutting

    2019-12-03T14:39:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a MoU with China’s biggest shipbuilding group, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), to jointly study, research and develop marine equipment and technology with a digitalisation and decarbonisation focus.

  • In 2019, BW LPG announced plans to retrofit several vessels with LPG-propelled dual-fuel engines. (Image courtesy of BW LPG)
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    DNV GL to boost LPG as fuel with notation

    2019-12-03T13:19:00Z

    Speaking at a press conference in Shanghai at Marintec, DNV GL – Maritime ceo Knut Orbeck-Nilssen, said class society DNV GL had developed new class rules and a ‘Gas fuelled LPG’ notation to assist the introduction of LPG as a fuel. Mr. Orbeck-Nilssen added that he would “not be surprised” ...

  • WinGD held a demonstration of the third engine of its series of 12X92DF engines in Shanghai on 2 December (copyright: The Motorship)
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    WinGD showcases 12X92DF engines

    2019-12-03T01:22:00Z

    Engine designer WinGD showcased two of its latest 12X92DF engines for a select group of customers at China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s (CSSC) facility located outside Shanghai on 2 December. The Motorship was there to see the demonstration.

  • Cut-away diagram of WinGD's new X52-S2.0 short-stroke engine. (Courtesy of WinGD)
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    Short-stroke 520 and 620mm bore engines unveiled

    2019-12-02T14:12:00Z

    Upgrading its existing range of diesel two-stroke engines, Winterthur-based engine designer WinGD has announced plans to launch short-stroke engines in the 520mm- and 620mm-bore bore size. The designer is also extending the X-DF range of low-pressure dual-fuel, two-stroke engines, by launching short-stroke DF versions, the X52DF-S1.0 and X62DF-S1.0, respectively.

  • Wärtsilä has agreed to install and service Silverstream's air lubrication system Photo: Silverstream Technologies
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    Wärtsilä and Silverstream join forces

    2019-12-02T11:27:00Z

    Technology group Wärtsilä and Silverstream Technologies have signed a licence and co-operation agreement for future sales and servicing of the Silverstream air lubrication system.