All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 175
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NewsABB expects PM shaft generators on Himalaya Shipping series to achieve 4% fuel savings
ABB is to provide innovative permanent magnet (PM) shaft generators for 12 of Newcastlemax bulkers ordered by Himalaya Shipping. The Bermuda-based shipowner will take delivery of the series of 210,000 dwt ships from New Times Shipbuilding in Jiangsu, China, starting from 2023.
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NewsClassNK certification for SEAHARMONY remote support solution
ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to SEAHARMONY’s software solution for remote assistance and complex maintenance operations.
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NewsItalian Coast Guard awards 1+2 multi-role vessel tender to Fincantieri
The Italian Coast Guard announced the award of a contract for the design and construction of an 85m long multi-role offshore unit to a joint venture between Fincantieri and Cantiere Navale Vittoria. The tender award includes an option for a further two vessels.
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NewsInmarsat secures fleetwide agreement with Maersk for digital portfolio
Inmarsat has extended its Fleet Xpress service agreement with Maersk Supply Service to include fleet-wide IoT-based ship management connectivity on separate, dedicated bandwidths.
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NewsNew Damen service hub in Hamburg to cover southern Baltic
Damen Shipyards Group has announced that it is opening a new marine service hub outpost in Hamburg to cover the requirements of Germany, Denmark and Poland. The hub is the 15th in Damen’s regional hub network, which covers Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East, and Australia.
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NewsAnother Behemoth From Saint-Nazaire
Premier French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has put down a new marker for the industry by constructing the world’s largest cruise vessel.
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NewsFuture proofing bunker operations
One fuel trader and bunker broker is digitising its operations with risk management software.
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NewsCrewSmart gets DNV approval
CrewSmart has secured type approval for its Planned Maintenance System (PMS) from DNV.
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NewsFuel Cell Power Density Improves, But Can Never Match Diesel
When fuel storage volumes are included, lower power density is an inevitable trade-off
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NewsUK funding for nuclear e-fuel feasibility study
Energy feasibility in UK ports will be studied as part of a UK Government initiative, including potential applications for zero-emission energy from Sizewell C at ports along the east coast of England.
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NewsUK-based hydrogen bunkering innovation
The world’s first liquid hydrogen bunkering unit for bunker barges and larger vessels was unveiled at COP26 in Glasgow.
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NewsThe Port of Rotterdam expands hydrogen trade preparations
The city of Rotterdam is banking on hydrogen to make the transition to climate neutrality.
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NewsItalian Yard Strengthens Ro-Pax Brand
Europe’s most consistent builder of ro-pax tonnage, Cantiere Navale Visentini, has floated-out its longest and widest vessel to date. The 206m ferry ordered by French company Corsica Linea has been specified with LNG-fuelled propulsion and is expected to debut in the traffic between Marseilles and Ajaccio or Bastia for the ...
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NewsWärtsilä Eyes End-2023 For Ammonia Retrofit Trial
A partnership that extends back to 2003 with Eidesvik Off shore’s adoption of LNG is being extended again as the company embarks on a retrofi t project to test Wärtsilä’s ammonia engine technology
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NewsABL Group to acquire ship design firm OSD-IMT
Energy and marine consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC (ABL) Group is taking over the UK operations of ship design and marine consultancy firm OSD-IMT from Damen Shipyards Group.
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NewsBV cyber AiP for SHI LNGC design
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has become the first shipbuilding company to receive an Approval in Principle (AiP) under Bureau Veritas’ Cyber Managed Prepared notation for its design of an LNG carrier.
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NewsAker BP SOFC retrofit deal latest in series of Aker ammonia initiatives
When Eidesvik Offshore ASA announced on 9 November that it was signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aker BP to examine the possibility of retrofitting ammonia-fuelled solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC) on two offshore support vessels (OSV), it represented the latest step in a series of ammonia-related initiatives by companies ...
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NewsCondition-based maintenance shift to lead to optimisation advice
Netherlands-based systems integrator Bakker Sliedrecht announced that it was introducing a condition-based maintenance model for some of its customers in October.
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NewsEcoPellers selected for hybrid-electric ferry order
Schottel has received an order to supply two EcoPellers for installation in a 100m long hybrid-electric ferry, Altera. The LMG-Marin designed Ro-Pax ferry is under construction at Crist shipyard in Poland, and will be operated by state-owned Finnish ferry operator FinFerries.
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NewsRoyston Completes Overhaul On Cable Layer
Royston has completed diesel plant overhaul work onboard CS Sovereign, a Global Marine Group operated multi-role subsea cable installation and repair works vessel.
