All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 235
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NewsIsle of Man to flag New Zealand’s new Interislander ferries
State-owned transport operator KiwiRail has appointed the Isle of Man Ship Registry as the newbuilding Flag for two rail-enabled RoPax ferries that will connect New Zealand’s North and South Islands.
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NewsSvitzer inks global services deal with Caterpillar
Svitzer, the leading tug operator, signed a Global Services Agreement with Caterpillar on 17 November. The lifecycle agreement is designed to increase vessel up-time and drive service efficiency, and will include coverage for more than 100 Svitzer tugs powered by Cat Marine engines.
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NewsHHI announces successful test of 1.3MW Direct On shaft generator
HHI-EMD (Hyundai’s Engine Machinery Division) announced the completion of a demonstration test for a new Direct On shaft generator on 5 November.
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NewsABB to supply five Fincantieri vessels
ABB will equip five newbuild Fincantieri cruise ships with Azipod electric propulsion to significantly reduce fuel consumption onboard.
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NewsKICK START FOR NEW CLEAN ENERGY TRADE
Japan is a step ahead of the rest of the world with a soon-to-be-commissioned liquefied hydrogen carrier, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsØRSTED PLANS FIFTH LARGE-SCALE HYDROGEN PROJECT IN EUROPE
Ørsted and BP have initiated plans for green hydrogen production at BP’s Lingen Refinery in Germany, initially targeting a 50MW electrolyser powered by offshore wind, but ultimately looking to expand capacity 10-fold.
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NewsNEW FLAGSHIP OF UK CRUISE FLEET
Britain’s largest cruise ship and the first to be LNG-fuelled has been handed over by German contractor Meyer Werft, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsRolls-Royce breaks into Chinese marine market
Rolls-Royce Power Systems has reached a breakthrough in the Chinese marine market with the signing of strategic cooperation agreements with Jianglong Shipyard, Aulong Shipyard and VPower Group.
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NewsDNV GL approval for digital boiler system
Wilhelmsen has been certified as the first and only approved service supplier for DNV GL’s BMON+ class notation.
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NewsDigitalisation: Lines of communication
Digitalisation promises to be nothing short of transformative for shipping, but at the same time many of its multifaceted challenges are particular to the industry – and require breaking new ground, Stevie Knight hears.
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NewsTech answer to trust
The need to maintain commercial confidentiality has hampered efforts to develop more collaborative approaches to sharing data in simulation models. But technical advances could help onboard technology integration issues, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsWilson inks BWMS fleet deal with Norwegian Greentech
Norway-based ship owner company Wilson ASA has signed an agreement to retrofit its fleet of vessels with Norway-based Norwegian Greentech AS’s UV and filtration ballast water management system (BWMS).
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NewsThordon fits second ro-ro with ThorPlas-Blue
Thordon Bearings is to retrofit its grease-free ThorPlas-Blue bearings to one of the world’s most environmentally friendly ships at its next scheduled drydocking.
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NewsSvanehøj takeover creates one-stop shop
Pump manufacturer Svanehøj has acquired FORCE Technology’s Marine Equipment Service department meaning that shipowners will only have to go to one place to service their gas tankers.
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NewsFirst STS LNG bunkering in Malaysia
Titan LNG has successfully arranged the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in the port of Pasir Gudang, partnering with Malaysian oil and gas corporation, Petronas.
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NewsSynergy converts LNG carrier to FSU
Synergy Group has successfully converted a 1992-built, 126,000 cubic metre capacity liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier into a floating storage unit (FSU).
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NewsCHILEAN DEBUT FOR EFFICIENT NEW GEOMETRY ROPAX HULL DESIGN
Naval architect firm NaviForm provided details of its new geometry hulls, including the power savings expected based on tank testing of the unprecedented designs.
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NewsCBO selects Wärtsilä for first Latin America PSV hybrid retrofit
Brazil-based offshore support vessel operator CBO is undertaking the first hybrid retrofit in Latin America on the CBO Flamengo, a platform supply vessel (PSV). Technology group Wärtsilä has received an order to supply an energy storage solution as part of the hybrid retrofit. The order was booked in October 2020.
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NewsMacGregor wins first LNG bunker barge hose handling crane order
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order from Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Wisconsin, USA to supply two fixed boom cranes that will handle the hoses on a new 5,400m3 LNG bunker barge currently under construction.
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NewsDual-fuel barges for European river network
Concordia Damen signed a contract for 40 dual-fuel barges last week. The barges feature an efficient design, Parsifal, and will be chartered by Shell and operated by the VT Group/Marlow.
