All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 144
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NewsHapag-Lloyd to upgrade 150 ships
Hapag-Lloyd has launched a comprehensive fleet upgrade program to technically modernise its existing fleet.
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NewsElectric pusher designed for Europe inland waterways
Lithuanian ship designer Western Baltic Engineering (WBE) has unveiled new designs for what it believes is the first electric pusher vessel for use on Europe’s inland waterways.
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NewsCommercial shoreside ballast water treatment gets underway in US
Freedom Ballast has conducted shoreside ballast water treatment for a series of offshore support vessels (OSVs) shipped to the US.
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NewsNext level autonomy trials
ABB and Keppel O&M verify next level of vessel autonomy with collision avoidance trials
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NewsLatest UE Engine equipped with Accelleron A255-L turbocharger
Accelleron and Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG), the global engine licenser, have signed a technical agreement that authorises the use of Accelleron turbochargers on UE engines.
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NewsWorld’s first ammonia storage and regasification barge planned
NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard, ClassNK, and IHI Corporation signed a joint research and development agreement for the commercialisation of an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge.
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NewsMaersk organises seventh methanol source
Following the announcement of six strategic green methanol partnerships earlier this year, A.P. Moller - Maersk has added a seventh with Chinese bioenergy enterprise Debo.
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NewsIndustry-first digital climate twin underway for ferries
Scandlines has chosen the Danish climate tech startup ReFlow to develop advanced climate twins of its latest zero-emission ferry design.
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NewsRussian civil shipbuilding sector ‘facing deepest crisis in history’
The Russian sector of civil shipbuilding is facing with the deepest crisis in its history, with the industry expected to record a record drop in 2022 that will be significantly exceed the 43% y/y decline observed in 2021.
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NewsSlow-running PM motors to become ‘widespread’
Low-speed permanent-magnet (PM) motors driving large propellers will become widespread “once electrification happens in segments that have traditionally been diesel engine driven”, believes Emil Cerdier, Product Director at Berg Propulsion.
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NewsBerg enters Turkish tug market with İÇDAŞ order
Berg Propulsion has reported an order for the delivery of an integrated propulsion solution for a new harbour tug, representing the company’s first foray into the Turkish market since the opening of Berg Propulsion Eurasia in April 2022.
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NewsVTT to research better hull designs
Research company VTT has received a €1.2 million (US$1.21mn) grant from Business Finland for the UltraPropulsor Co-Innovation project.
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NewsWind-assisted carbon carriers
Norsepower is to supply its wind-assisted propulsion technology to a ground-breaking carbon transport trade
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NewsTwo-stroke diesel engines face lubricant challenges with biofuels
There are immediate benefits to using biofuels, such as reduced SOx, NOx and GHG, but there are challenges too, say Nikolaj Kristensen, R&D Manager, and Bjørn Christian Dueholm, Industrial Ph.D. student, both at Hans Jensen Lubricators.
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NewsThe battle for biofuels heats up
The shipping industry is eliminating the barriers to the adoption of biofuels, despite the counter forces at play.
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NewsLube oil is an engine component, says WinGD
How an engine will be lubricated is just as important as any other design detail when developing new dual-fuel engines, Dr Bartosz Rozmyslowicz, WinGD’s Senior Expert, Fuels and Lubricants, tells The Motorship
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NewsABS to evaluate nuclear power on commercial ships
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded ABS a contract to research barriers to the adoption of advanced nuclear propulsion on commercial vessels.
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NewsNew JV orders four dual-fuel tankers
Swedish Furetank and Canadian Algoma Central Corporation will each own a 50% share in joint venture (JV) company FureBear to build four dual-fuel product tankers.
