All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 198
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NewsABB launches new digital fleet-level optimisation solution
ABB has launched a new online platform to help shipowners, managers and charterers optimise ship performance fleet-wide. The software as a service (SAAS) solution, ABB Ability™ Marine Fleet Intelligence – Advisory, combines the power of cloud-based analytics and reporting with user-friendly visualizations of all data collected from shipboard systems.
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NewsSecond TotalEnergies LNG Bunker Barge Completes Sea and Gas Trials
TotalEnergies has announced that its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge has successfully completed her sea and gas trials. The new vessel, which will be TotalEnergies first France-based LNG bunker barge, is TotalEnergies Marine Fuels’ second collaboration with shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and shipbuilder, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.
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NewsRESILIENT DUTCH PLAY TO STRENGTHS
Dutch shipbuilders have reasserted the industry’s prominence in the short-sea domain, landing a succession of new domestic and export contracts this year, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsAMMONIA AS A FUEL DIVIDES OPINION AS FIRST MOVERS PROCEED
There’s enough interest from shipowners in ammonia as a fuel that engine designers and classification societies are pushing forward with addressing its poor combustion properties, toxicity and corrosiveness, but not everyone wants to be an early mover, and the solutions are having to factor that in as well.
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NewsThordon shafting system for new tankers
Fujian Southeast Shipyard has delivered four in a series of five new product tankers for Orkim Sdn Bhd, the first in the Malaysian operator’s fleet to be fitted with a COMPAC seawater lubricated shafting system from Thordon Bearings.
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PodcastPODCAST: MARPOL fuel regulations need to reflect market changes: WinGD’s Weisser
Every individual engine could require testing for biofuel under a strict interpretation of current Marpol rules, reports Paul Gunton
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NewsExxonMobil launches oil drain service
Many operators of high speed engine vessels are not managing their engine’s lubrication as efficiently as they could, according to the results of an analysis of lubricant samples taken by ExxonMobil.
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NewsAiP for ballast-water-free LNG vessel concept
GTT and partner Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group have been given a double approval in principle by China Classification Society (CCS) and DNV for a ‘Ballast-Water-Free’ LNG bunker and feeder vessel concept.
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NewsSEA-KIT awarded first UMS certificate by LR
The first ever unmanned marine systems (UMS) certificate has been awarded to SEA-KIT International by Lloyd’s Register for its 12 metre X-Class unmanned surface vessel (USV) for geo-data specialist, Fugro.
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NewsAlfa Laval invests in the development of Dutch air lubrication technology
Air lubrication for marine vessels is a developing solution that will radically reduce fuel consumption and environmental impact. Having acquired a minority stake in Marine Performance Systems B.V., a Rotterdam-based maritime technology company, Alfa Laval will be instrumental in making this long-sought technology a commercial reality.
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NewsSGMF releases LNG safety guidance
The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has published new guidelines to improve the safety of LNG-fuelled ships.
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NewsFURTHER BOXSHIP SERIES FOR TAIWAN LINE
Japan’s latest shipbuilding alliance has landed a further, major export contract from Taiwan for intra-regional container vessels, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsKongsberg Vessel Insight for Suezmax tankers
Kongsberg Digital is to deliver its Vessel Insight infrastructure to Güngen Denizcilik ve Ticaret, a Turkish shipping company which operates a fleet of six high-specification Suezmax crude oil tankers.
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NewsHHI-EMD Orders First ME-GA Engines
HHI-EMD (Hyundai Heavy Industries'' Engine Machinery Division) has ordered 12 700cm bore low-speed ME-GA engines. The order, which is connected to the construction of a series of LNG carriers, is the first for MAN Energy Solutions’ new low-pressure dual-fuel engine.
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NewsKeep eye on larger decarbonisation picture, Deltamarin urges
The journey towards carbon neutral shipping is a much wider challenge than simply meeting EEXI and CII standards, Esa Jokioinen and Mia Elg of Deltamarin explain to Kari Reinikainen.
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NewsTRANSLOADER BULKERS FOR VIETNAM PROJECT
Built to serve a new, coal-fired power plant in Vietnam, the 21,500dwt Calypso heralds Oldendorff Carriers’ latest investment in dedicated vessels for bulk cargo transhipment, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsTEST STAGE FOR HYDROGEN ENGINE PROJECT
Hydrogen engine technology for potential marine applications has progressed to the prototype stage in the UK, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsClassNK launches EEXI compliance service
ClassNK Consulting Service (NKCS) has launched an EEXI compliance support service for shipping companies.
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NewsWärtsilä’s NTPRO simulator fully compliant
Wärtsilä Voyage’s Navi-Trainer Professional 5000 navigational simulator has attained certification according to the new DNV Class D standard for cloud-based simulators and is now said to be the first certified cloud solution that offers both interactive instructor-led and student-led training.
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ConferenceSterling PlanB confirmed to speak at propulsion & future fuels 2021
Paul Hughes, Executive Director & President, Sterling PlanB, will be presenting at the Propulsion and Future Fuels conference taking place from 2-4 November in Le Méridien Hotel, Hamburg.
