Repair & Conversion – Page 25

  • The conversions of the BW Leo (pictured) and BW Gemini are scheduled for summer 2020. (Image courtesy of BW LPG)
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    Isle of Man design acceptance for BW LPG conversions

    2020-06-19T14:38:00Z

    The Isle of Man Ship Registry has issued the first flag acceptance of a conversion to LPG as fuel for a VLGC. Following the acceptance, BW LPG will begin the conversion of 12 vessels to operate on dual fuel LPG engines, with the first two conversions expected to be completed ...

  • Imabari Shipbuilding has pursued a policy of developing alternative fuel designs within its product portfolio.
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    ClassNK grants AiP on LPG fuelled Capesize design

    2020-04-27T14:55:00Z

    ClassNK granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Imabari Shipbuilding for its concept design of an LPG-fuelled 180,000dwt Capesize bulk carrier. The AiP is the first for an LPG-fuelled Capesize bulk carrier.

  • A 38,000 cbm LEG carrier owned by Hartmann Photo: Hartmann
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    CIMC and Hartmann sign LPG carriers order

    2020-04-27T13:31:00Z

    CIMC Pacific Offshore Engineering and the German Hartmann Group have signed an order contract for 3 + 2 5000m3 dual-fuel full-pressure LPG carriers.

  • ABS granted approval in principle for Jiangnan’s 99,000m3 ethane carrier design last year and is now classing two newbuilds. (Credit: ABS).
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    LARGEST SHIPS YET FOR ETHANE TRADE

    2020-04-24T15:36:00Z

    Individual shipment scale in ethane transportation is set to reach a new level as a consequence of an order for two vessels of 99,000m3-capacity placed with a Chinese yard, writes David Tinsley.

  • The ‘Stena Immortal’ taking on biofuel Photo: Stena Bulk
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    Biofuel test for Stena bulk tanker

    2020-03-30T12:05:00Z

    Stena Bulk is about to commence a test running an MR tanker on 100% biofuel.

  • Daihatsu Diesel President Shigeki Kinoshita (left) and Senior Executive Vice President Toshiyuki Shigemi of ClassNK
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    AiP for LPG carrier design with Daihatsu reformer

    2020-03-13T16:41:00Z

    A coastal LPG carrier design featuring Daihatsu''s innovative LPG reformer solution and its dual-fuel engine has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) by class society ClassNK. The reformer permits LPG to be converted into synthetic methane gas, enabling LNG-burning engines to use LPG as fuel.

  • Handover of Marvel Pelican at the Sakaide yard of Kawasaki Heavy Industries (credit: MOL).
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    MOSS-TYPE SYSTEM FOR CAMERON LNG TRADE

    2020-03-03T15:29:00Z

    Advanced, flexible powering arrangements coupled with refinements on a longstanding cargo containment technology characterise new entrants to the Japanese-controlled LNG carrier fleet.

  • The Aurora Spirit's total mechanical installed power is 14% lower than previous vessels with a traditional power distribution concept (credit: Teekay).
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    SEMINAL OFFSHORE LOADER FOR NORTH SEA

    2020-02-10T11:56:00Z

    Future-proofing has been taken to a new level in Teekay’s E-Shuttle Tanker concept, making its market debut in the South Korean-built Aurora Spirit, writes David Tinsley.

  • The number of oil spills per year has steadily reduced since 1970 (source: ITOPF)
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    Size and safety set tanker trends

    2020-02-10T11:54:00Z

    To chart the history of oil tankers is to put a mirror to more than a century of technical evolution, disaster, politics and regulation. Ships able to carry oil were first developed in the 1860s but it was the 1870s when designers developed what many recognise as the first proper ...

  • Sovcomflot’s Aframax class marked a new technical milestone for the Russian-owned fleet (photo credit: SCF Sovcomflot).
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    TANKER SERIES DENOTES BOLD RUSSIAN OUTLOOK

    2020-02-10T11:33:00Z

    The Gagarin Prospect generation of crude oil carriers signifies a milestone in the development of the Russian-owned mercantile marine, writes David Tinsley.

  • Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding's Oshima Ultramax 2030 concept design is expected to have an EEDI figure just half that of comparable current designs. (Credit: DNV GL)
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    Simplicity and safety concerns mark bulker carrier evolution

    2020-01-09T10:52:00Z

    It is a simple concept: a floating box that carries large quantities of a commodity from its producer to its user. Yet the bulk carrier’s evolution into today’s reliable workhorse has not been straightforward.

  • A potentially seminal development, the zero-emission Yara Birkeland.
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    NORWAY BANKING ON A GAME-CHANGER

    2020-01-09T10:47:00Z

    The era of autonomous commercial shipping will move a step closer in 2020 with the launching of the coastal container carrier Yara Birkeland, writes David Tinsley.

  • The specialist nickel ore carrier Jules Garnier II employs longitudinal bulkheads in in its cargo holds to ensure stability and structural strength even when liquefied nickel ore cargoes are loaded. (Credit: ClassNK)
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    Liquefaction remains a killer on bulk carriers

    2019-12-16T09:47:00Z

    Cargo liquefaction is the single biggest killer on bulk carriers, according to an analysis published by Intercargo in February 2019. It looked at a decade of bulk carrier losses from 2009 to 2018 and focused on ships of 10,000gt and above. It identified 48 total losses in that period, of ...

  • 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 keel laying ceremony for the 8,000gt LH2 carrier was carried out on 12 June 2019 at KHI’s Kobe shipyard. (Image courtesy of Kawasaki Heavy Industries)
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    FIRST LIQUEFIED HYDROGEN CARRIER UNDER CONSTRUCTION

    2019-10-07T15:18:00Z

    Japanese shipbuilder and engineering conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has begun construction of the world’s first liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier.

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    World’s first hydrogen-powered tug

    2019-09-25T23:44:00Z

    A European port has ordered construction of the world’s first tug powered by hydrogen for ultra-low emissions to help it transition to sustainable, CO2-neutral operations.

  • Hyung Kwan Kim, executive vice president, HHI (l) and Johan Petter Tutturen, DNV GL business director gas carriers Photo: DNV GL
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    HHI given AiP from DNV GL for LPG carrier

    2019-09-20T07:58:00Z

    Classification society DNV GL – Maritime has awarded Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with approval in principle (AIP) for the design of a very large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.

  • LR awards Jiangnan AiP for the design of its new VLGC Photo: Lloyd's Register
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    LR awards Jiangnan AiP for new VLGC

    2019-09-19T13:34:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Jiangnan Shipyard Group Company with approval in principle (AiP) for its new 91,000m3 very large gas carrier (VLGC).

  • Naming ceremony for the ‘M/T Mari Couva’ and ‘M/T Mari Kokako’ at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, Korea Photo: Methanex Corporation
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    Waterfront welcomes methanol-fuelled vessels

    2019-08-22T14:45:00Z

    Waterfront Shipping Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest (Marinvest) have welcomed two new clean-burning vessels to the Waterfront Shipping fleet.

  • The Clipper Enyo, one of Solvang's four new HFO-fuelled Tier III compliant ethylene carriers. (Credit: Solvang)
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    New Solvang ECO ethylene carrier series

    2019-07-30T12:38:00Z

    Norwegian shipowner Solvang has introduced a series of ECO ethylene carriers that meet Tier III emissions standards by combining exhaust gas recirculation and scrubber technology.