Latest News – Page 347
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NewsEidesvik cuts installed power with hybrid OSV
Norwegian ship owner Eidesvik has retrofitted battery technology onboard offshore supply vessel ‘Viking Princess’, removing one generator from the ship and saving a tonne of fuel a day.
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NewsSembmarine wins Norled electric ferry deal
The design and construction of three identical battery-powered ropax ferries for Norled AS marks Sembcorp Marine’s entry into the ropax ferry design and construction niche segment.
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NewsShip operating costs expected to rise
International accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens says that total vessel operating costs in the shipping industry are expected to rise by 2.7% in 2018 and by 3.1% in 2019.
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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.
