All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 234

  • The scope of the ISM Code is likely to eventually extend to more technical measures, according DNV GL's Jarle Coll Blomhoff
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    ISM cyber security race starts on 1 January

    2020-11-24T12:41:00Z

    Cyber security will take a big step closer to becoming mandatory at the beginning of 2021, writes Paul Gunton

  • Global Energy Ventures is working with ABS to obtain Approval in Principle (AiP) for its compressed hydrogen cargo ship design
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    COMPRESSED H2 CARGO SHIP DESIGN

    2020-11-24T12:02:00Z

    Australia’s Global Energy Ventures is working with classification society ABS to obtain Approval in Principle (AiP) for a compressed hydrogen cargo ship that could deliver hydrogen economically between Australia and Asia.

  • GE’s Power Conversion business has been awarded a $40 million contract from DSEC for two National Security Multi-Mission Vessels’ power and propulsion systems (credit: U.S. Department of Transportation).
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    GE to supply power and propulsion package for US NSMV newbuildings

    2020-11-23T21:20:00Z

    GE has been selected to provide the power and propulsion solutions for two merchant navy training ships. GE has been selected as the single-source vendor (SSV) for the ships’ propulsion system, the company announced on 23 November.

  • X15 Stage V solution for Inland Waterways with side mounted aftertreatment (credit: Cummins)
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    Cummins to introduce X15 Stage V solution in 2021

    2020-11-23T15:20:00Z

    Engine builder Cummins has announced that it was adding an EU Stage V certified solution to its X15 engine range in 2021.

  • 'Eidsvaag Opal'
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    Damen completes Eidsvaag conversion

    2020-11-23T14:47:00Z

    Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) has converted a former platform supply vessel (PSV) into a fish feed carrier for Norwegian company Eidsvaag.

  • First of the Valemax series from JMU, the NSU Carajas. (credit: JMU)
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    HOME-GROWN VALEMAX SERIES FOR JAPAN

    2020-11-23T11:31:00Z

    Another behemoth specifically designed to lift Brazilian iron ore for China’s steel industry is nearing handover from the Ariake complex of Japan Marine United (JMU), writes David Tinsley.

  • CFD calculations are used to ensure the optimal design of energy saving devices (ESD) based on vessels' individual hull form data.
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    MITSUI E&S APPLIES LATEST ECO-SHIP TECHNOLOGY TO EXISTING SHIPS

    2020-11-23T10:53:00Z

    Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding and Mitsui E&S Machinery have initiated a service to improve the propulsion efficiency of older vessels using the technological advances applied to their latest “neo series” of environmentally friendly newbuildings.

  • Scania is to invest EUR115.5 million in a battery research and assembly hub near its Södertälje assembly plant (credit: Wikimedia/CCA Johan Fredriksson)
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    Scania to invest in Swedish battery R&D and assembly hub

    2020-11-20T19:41:00Z

    Engine manufacturer Scania is investing in developing a battery R&D and assembly hub at its headquarters in Södertälje, near Stockholm in Sweden.

  • The new CGN passenger ferries. (Copyright: Omega Architects B.V.)
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    Wärtsilä 14 engines selected for Swiss Inland ferry order

    2020-11-20T18:08:00Z

    Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the engines and related emissions control after-treatment systems for two new passenger ferries being built for operation between Switzerland and France across Lake Geneva.

  • Three LPG carrier newbuildings will be powered by MAN B&W 6G60ME- LGIP engines, offering lower GHG emissions compared with Petredec's previous generation of 84,000 cbm VLGCs (pictured).
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    MAN ES wins ME-LGIP order for Petredec VLGC newbuildings

    2020-11-20T17:49:00Z

    Singapore-based shipowner Petredec Holdings (Eastern) has signed a contract for the construction of three LPG-powered 93,000 cbm LPG carriers at Jiangnan Shipyard, The vessels will be powered by MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP dual-fuel engines, capable of running on LPG, MAN Energy Solutions confirmed.

  • MacGregor has delivered a riser pull-in system to the world’s first deepwater semi-submersible production platform with condensate storage facilities Photo: MacGregor
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    MacGregor delivers riser pull-in system

    2020-11-20T11:13:00Z

    A ceremony has been held to mark the successful delivery of a riser pull-in system for the world''s first world’s first deepwater semi-submersible production platform with condensate storage facilities.

  • Kristian Osnes, EVP at Havyard Hydrogen Photo: Havyard
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    Havyard creates new hydrogen company

    2020-11-19T13:03:00Z

    Havyard Group is establishing a new, discrete company to manage its hydrogen system for larger ships which enables them to sail emission-free for longer.

  • The Motorship Propulsion & Future Fuels Live panel will bring together a panel of industry heavyweights
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    Panel to provide insight into EU ETS as consultation extended

    2020-11-19T11:28:00Z

    The Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels is hosting a high-level forum to examine the impact of the proposed extension of the EU''s Emission Trading System (ETS) to cover emissions from the maritime sector. The session will be chaired by Lars Robert Pedersen of BIMCO and will include Bo Cerup-Simonsen, Bud ...

  • The GEA marine upgrade kit Photo: GEA
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    GEA unveils upgrade kit for separators

    2020-11-19T10:13:00Z

    GEA is automating the functionality of its separators for marine applications with a new upgrade kit.

  • One of the last from Chiba? Versatile new post-Panamax bulker built by Mitsui. (credit: MES-S).
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    NEW ECO-CLASS POST-PANAMAX BULKER

    2020-11-18T21:22:00Z

    Retained competitiveness in bulk carrier construction, underpinned by continuous design refinement, a strength of Japanese shipbuilding, is expressed in the newly-delivered, 87,635dwt Ocean Gold, writes David Tinsley.

  • A consortium including Cargill Ocean Transportation is examining wind-assisted propulsion for a series of MR2 newbuilds.
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    MR2 TANKER DESIGN FEATURES THREE 100-TON SAILS

    2020-11-18T19:23:00Z

    Shipowner Cargill has committed to a newbuilding project with wind technology company BAR Technologies and naval architect Deltamarin that will see three 45-metre tall WindWings, each weighing approximately 100 tons, fitted to the deck of a series of MR2 product tankers.

  • Volvo Penta's new upgraded D16 MG version for marine and auxiliary gensets. (credit: Volvo Penta)
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    Volvo Penta launches updated D16 engine family

    2020-11-18T18:53:00Z

    Volvo Penta has launched an updated version of its 16-litre D16 engine family. The engine is being made available as a heavy duty propulsion engine for heavy-duty and continuous-duty applications, and as a complete marine genset and auxiliary.

  • Sameer Kalra, President, Alfa Laval Marine Division
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    Alfa Laval PureCool extends Alfa Laval's range of environmental solutions

    2020-11-18T16:48:00Z

    Alfa Laval has introduced a new system for reducing marine emissions within Alfa Laval’s Pure Thinking portfolio. Targeting methane slip from LNG engines, the Alfa Laval PureCool system continues a leadership journey of nearly two decades. At the same time, it points the way forward into a new era of ...

  • The ‘Seri Everest’ Photo: MISC
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    First SHI VLEC delivered to STL

    2020-11-18T10:49:00Z

    The first of an order of 12 Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) now being built to ABS Class has been delivered to Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL) by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).

  • ‘POSH Bawean’ was one of two designated holding facilities for seafarers transiting in Singapore and supported more than 1,000 crew changes during her deployment Photo: POSH
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    Covid-secure certification for POSH

    2020-11-18T10:42:00Z

    Bureau Veritas has awarded its SafeGuard label to PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) for its offshore accommodation vessel while in operation at the Eastern Working Anchorage in Singapore as a reception and holding facility for seafarers in transit.