All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 142
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NewsIs LNG the shipping industry’s dirty secret?
Transport & Environment recently released colourful images of gas and heat plumes from the stacks of two vessels, claiming to have exposed “Europe’s dirty secret at sea,” but industry organisation SEA-LNG is disappointed with what it sees as misinformation.
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NewsIndustry partners call for a new noon report
A group of 14 organisations including ZeroNorth, EuroNav, FedNav, Q88, Ultrabulk Teekay Tanker and Siglar Carbon have proposed evolving noon reports into holistic vessel reports that match data gathering to the optimisation needs of the industry.
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NewsWärtsilä helps Carnival plan fleet decarbonisation
Wärtsilä is delivering its new Decarbonisation Modelling Service to Carnival Corporation as the cruise group aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across its fleet.
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NewsAsian breakthrough cement carrier order for Royal Bodewes
Taiwanese shipowner and operator U-Ming Marine has ordered a 7,750dwt cement carrier from Netherlands-based shipyard Royal Bodewes. The order marks the first time Royal Bodewes has been awarded the contract to build a vessel for an Asian partner.
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NewsChina boasts world-leading LNG carrier order
China remained the world’s leading shipbuilder in the first quarter of the year, taking up nearly half of the international market share, with recent orders for LNG carriers set to boost figures further.
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NewsAlexia 40 XC receives Cat II NOL from MAN ES
Shell Marine has received a full No Objection Letter (NOL) from MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) for Shell Alexia 40 XC, a 40BN cylinder oil. The lubricant has been approved as meeting MAN ES’ Category II lubricant standards for use with its Mark 9 and later 2-stroke engines.
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NewsExxonMobil launches new Cat II-approved 40BN cylinder oil
ExxonMobil has announced that a new premium 40BN marine cylinder oil has received a No Objection Letter (NOL) from MAN Energy Solutions for use in the engine maker’s Mark 9 and higher 2-stroke marine engines. Mobilgard™ 540 AC, which has been formulated to deliver advanced cleanliness to meet the needs ...
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NewsCastoldi expands offering for offshore and passenger markets
Castoldi is extending its product portfolio, introducing a larger version of its waterjet for the high-speed ferry, crew transfer vessel and offshore patrol vessel segments.
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NewsDual-Fuel Suction Dredger from Singapore
Singapore’s shipbuilding sector has raised its international profile another notch through Keppel Offshore & Marine’s handover of its first dual-fuel dredger.
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NewsCruise ship blackout incidents on the rise
With blackout incidents on cruise ships on the rise, DNV has created a new guidance titled Managing the risk of blackouts which offers best practices on how to reduce the likelihood of their occurrence.
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NewsIACS adopts new requirements on cyber safety
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has adopted two new Unified Requirements (URs) on the cyber resilience of ships.
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NewsKnutsen NYK Carbon Carriers targets 2023 for ambient LCO2 tests
Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC) is accelerating the development of its proprietary ambient liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) transportation technology after it received an AiP at Nor-Shipping.
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NewsBIMCO updates its GHG position statement
The Board of Directors of BIMCO has approved the organisation’s updated greenhouse gas (GHG) position statement, saying that new commercial solutions and shared responsibilities between charterers and shipowners will be required.
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NewsShell aims to double its LNG bunkering network
Shell has published its Energy Transition Progress Report 2021 indicating that it is aiming to double the size of its LNG bunkering network by the mid-2020s, to around 15 major ports on key international trading routes.
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NewsNYK takes delivery of third methanol-fuelled chemical tanker
The NYK Group has taken delivery of a third methanol-fuelled chemical tanker Grouse Sun, owned by NYK Bulkship (Asia), an NYK Group company based in Singapore.
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NewsME-GI engines chosen for hybrid ro-ro newbuildings
MAN Energy Solutions has won the order for 4 × dual-fuel MAN B&W 6S60ME-GI (gas injection) engines in connection with the construction of two hybrid, 8,000 lane-metre, ro-ro vessels for CLdN, the Luxembourg-based shipping group.
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NewsMMHE targets air lubrication retrofit market
Repair yard Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) has signed a strategic agreement with maritime clean technology company Silverstream Technologies to facilitate retrofit opportunities for Silverstream’s air lubrication technology.
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NewsMAN ES digital chief expects digitalisation roll-out to accelerate
Gregory Puckett, Head of Group Digital at MAN Energy Solutions tells The Motorship he expects further enhancement of real-time monitoring solutions and “predictive services” to reach the market “within 12 to 18 months”.
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NewsWärtsilä invests in Japanese digital platform
Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, has announced an investment in Marindows, a Japanese company delivering an open digital platform for Japan’s marine industry.
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NewsClimeon introduces modular waste heat recovery system
Climeon is introducing the next generation of Climeon HeatPower, the Climeon HeatPower 300 Marine this month.
