Repair & Conversion – Page 26

  • ABS and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) inked a deal to collaborate on seven new VLECs and up to 7 new LNG carriers.
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    ABS and MOL sign next gen VLECs MoU

    2019-07-15T18:19:00Z

    ABS and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on up to 14 new gas carriers. The agreement covers seven newbuild Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) and up to seven newbuild LNG carriers designed to carry gas from the US to China and ...

  • Hydrogen: liquid at room temperature and pressure in the form of  Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHCs)
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    Hydrogen: no pressure, no chill

    2019-07-15T10:15:00Z

    When International Chamber of Shipping chair Espen Poulsson recently underlined that we “cannot achieve the 2050 GHG reduction target using fossil fuels”, he also made it clear that the hunt is on zero CO2 technologies “which can be readily applied to international shipping, especially in deep sea trades”.

  • The current ferry operating the Finnøy connection outside Stavanger, Norway. Norled intends to replace the ferry with a hydrogen fuel cell powered vessel.
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    EU funding for French and Norwegian hydrogen vessel projects

    2019-05-13T22:42:00Z

    The European innovation project FLAGSHIPS has been awarded EUR5 million to support the development and deployment of two hydrogen fuel cell vessels in France and Norway.

  • Aditya Aggarwal of ABS notes new dedicated ethane export terminals in the US and mounting import demand in China are likely to require greater dedicated VLEC capacity.
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    Very Large Ethane Carriers: An Opportunity for Shipping

    2019-03-27T07:00:00Z

    Aditya Aggarwal, ABS Director, Global Gas Development, provides an overview of the global ethane market, and the opportunities it holds.

  • Four more methanol-fuelled ships for Waterfront Shipping as price of dual-fuel technology drops
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    Four more methanol-fuelled carriers for Waterfront Shipping

    2018-02-14T15:59:00Z

    Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping Co is to charter four more methanol carriers powered by methanol-burning, dual-fuel ME-LGI engines from MAN Diesel & Turbo.

  • The propulsion package includes a 1650kW and two 3000kW tunnel thrusters
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    Rolls-Royce power for ice-class MPV

    2015-04-27T12:41:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply a power and propulsion package for a high-end ice-class multi-purpose vessel under construction at Keppel Singmarine for Singaporean ship owner New Orient Marine Pte Ltd.

  • MacGregor cranes are intended to provide high cargo handling efficiency
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    Chinese crane order for Cargotec

    2013-10-08T17:19:00Z

    Four new 38,000dwt general cargo ships ordered by Nanjing King Ship Management will each be equipped with MacGregor cranes.

  • A 41,000dwt type has augmented the Seahorse series of versatile, efficient handysize bulkers. In the meantime, the original 35,000dwt Seahorse 35 type is the subject of ongoing design optimisation
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    Larger Seahorse version in response to market demand

    2013-02-04T14:15:00Z

    A new, larger, version of a successful and efficient Danish bulk carrier design is being introduced to the market. David Tinsley describes the rationale behind this new 41,000dwt variant.