Latest News – Page 317
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NewsThe ultimate MUM
Mums multitask; we all know that. But this particular mum, or Modifiable Underwater Mothership (MUM), takes it to a whole new level, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsIMO adopts carriage ban on high-sulphur fuel
Ships without scrubbers will be unable to carry fuel with a sulphur content higher than 0.5% from March 2020 after the move was adopted by IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) last week.
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NewsA false ceiling for engine design
Modern ship engines are often significantly over-specified because they are optimised for unrealistic operating requirements, according to a leading engine designer.
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Havyard-designed ferries to use Rolls-Royce LNG solution
Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine will provide LNG power and propulsion for four Ro-Pax cruise ferries of Havyard 923 design ordered by Havila Kystruten and due to be built by Spain’s Astillero Hijos de J. Barreras shipyard and Turkey’s Tersan yard.
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NewsSEB sees no fuel availability issues in 2020
A new analysis from Nordic corporate bank SEB suggests that a compliant fuel price of just US$90 per tonne under that of gasoil will guarantee availability when IMO’s global sulphur limit comes into force in 2020.
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NewsFirst virtual training contract for MAN
MAN Energy Solutions and Canadian software developer Modest Tree are to develop a virtual reality training package for MAN engines onboard naval vessels under construction at Halifax Shipyard.
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NewsElectric turbo blower for Tier III compliance
MAN Energy Solutions has launched its Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) electrical turbo blower ETB40 for which its already secured its first order.
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NewsWiO sensor limits engine corrosion risk
Ship operators can proactively limit the risk of engine and machinery corrosion with a new Water in Oil (WiO) sensor that continuously monitors dissolved water content in oil.
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NewsLong-term LNG supply for ESL bulkers
Finnish shipping company ESL has contracted Linde Group subsidiary Nauticor to supply LNG fuel for its new handysize bulk carriers ‘Hagga’ and ‘Viikki’ in the port of Oxelösund.
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NewsHolland America retrofits embrace shore power
Holland America Line has retrofitted three cruise ships with shore power connectors supplied by ABB, with a further eight vessels due to install the technology.
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NewsThird hybrid expedition ship for Hurtigruten
Norwegian cruise and ferry operator Hurtigruten has ordered a further hybrid cruise vessel from Kleven Verft which it says will have even bigger battery packs than its first two ships.
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NewsWinGD opens Shanghai engineering centre
Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd (WinGD) is establishing an engineering centre in Shanghai with China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute Co. Ltd (CSPI) in order to increase its technical capacities by 20%.
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NewsIMO takes next steps to deliver GHG strategy
Work to deliver the IMO initial strategy on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships is moving forward with the approval of follow-up actions at the latest meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 73).
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NewsElectrification and the just-in-time jigsaw
Digitalisation and hybrid propulsion are the enablers that will make just-in-time sailing and all its emissions and cost-cutting benefits possible, writes The Motorship editor Gavin Lipsith.
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NewsNew hero for the vehicle trades
A further series of neo-Panamax vehicle carriers embodying the HERO (High Efficiency Ro-Ro) concept is being phased into the global liner service network maintained by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsEarly adopters of scrubbers to reap rewards
A two-tier market will reward early adopters with higher timecharter rates and asset values as cost of low sulphur fuel increases dramatically.
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NewsIMO rolls out ship and port emission toolkits
A new set of free-of-charge toolkits to assess and address emissions from ships and ports have been created by the IMO.
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NewsThermal imaging could slash whale strikes
Conservationists are seeking ship owners and ports to trial thermal imaging hardware that could reduce the number of whales dying from ship strikes.
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NewsSecond big Genting refit for Lloyd Werft
The 68,870gt ‘Crystal Serenity’ has begun a major refit at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) which is including pod, stabiliser and engine room work, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsGiant battery boost for North Sea Shipping
A battery retrofit featuring innovative electronics will allow subsea construction vessel ‘North Sea Giant’ to perform dynamic positioning with one engine rather than three, saving up to two million litres of fuel a year.
