All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 241

  • Neoline wind-powered ro-ro ship
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    Manitou partners with Neoline to cut carbon

    2020-10-13T20:38:00Z

    Manitou Group will use a Neoline wind-powered ro-ro ship to sustainably transport its aerial work platforms and telehandlers from France to the US.

  • MVW’s Crystal Endeavour; could now be delivered next year thanks to state loan.
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    New bail-out secures German yard projects

    2020-10-12T19:02:00Z

    Hard-hit east German yard group MV Werften (MVW) is resuming some operations this month after receiving a government loan of €193 million to secure major projects, reports Tom Todd.

  • Asahi Tanker has ordered two full-electric bunker vessels from Japanese yards for operation in Tokyo Bay (credit: Asahi Tanker)
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    Full-electric tankers for operation in Tokyo Bay

    2020-10-12T17:15:00Z

    Asahi Tanker, the Japanese tanker operator, has ordered two pure-electric bunker tankers for operation in Tokyo Bay.

  • Kongsberg will fit a stern trawler with a winch package Photo: Kongsberg Maritime
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    Kongsberg winch for Faroe stern trawler

    2020-10-12T11:37:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Tersan Shipyard in Turkey to equip an 86 metre stern trawler with a large winch package for Faroe Islands fishing fleet operator, JFK.

  • Vindskip harnesses wind power Photo:  Høglund Marine Solutions
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    Høglund acquires stake in wind vessel concept

    2020-10-12T11:30:00Z

    Høglund Marine Solutions has taken a two-thirds stake in Vindskip, a company developing a wind and LNG-powered vessel concept.

  • Windea Jules Verne is the first hybrid SOV for Bernhard Schulte. Photo Ulstein.
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    Versatile new SOV hybrid makes waves

    2020-10-12T11:08:00Z

    The first of what is billed as a new generation of offshore hybrid service operation vessels (SOVs) is now in North Sea wind farm service after completion for Hamburg-based Bernhard Schulte, writes Germany correspondent Tom Todd.

  • Scot Ranger, due for launching at Hoogezand in November. (credit: Scotline).
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    BATTERY POWER FOR UK NEWBUILD COASTER

    2020-10-12T11:06:00Z

    UK shortsea specialist Scotline Marine has implemented a new phase of fleet investment distinguished by the nomination of a hybrid power arrangement, writes David Tinsley.

  • Algoma Intrepid follows sister Algoma Innovator (pictured) out of 3 Maj at Rijeka. (credit: Algoma).
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    ANOTHER CANADIAN LAKER FROM CROATIAN YARD

    2020-10-09T18:40:00Z

    Croatia’s hard-pressed shipbuilding industry has brought an important export project to fruition through the delivery of a self-discharging bulk carrier for trade on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence system, writes David Tinsley.

  • WinGD is developing systems to combine real time engine performance data with real time fuel and cylinder oil data, WinGD’s Konrad Räss noted. (credit: WinGD)
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    Transparency at heart of WinGD cylinder oil guidance

    2020-10-09T18:29:00Z

    Winterthur-based engine designer WinGD''s Project Engineer Tribology Fuels & Lubricants discussed the company''s list of validated cylinder oils in an interview with The Motorship in September.

  • Damen has delivered an ASD 2813 tug to Con.Tug Photo: Damen Shipyards Group
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    Damen delivers ASD Tug 2813 to Con.Tug

    2020-10-09T13:23:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Group has delivered an ASD Tug 2813 to Con.Tug in Italy for operation in Gioia Tauro, one of the most important transhipment ports in the Mediterranean.

  • MacGregor has won an order to provide cargo handling cranes Photo: MacGregor
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    MacGregor wins cargo crane contract

    2020-10-09T13:18:00Z

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order to provide cargo handling cranes for four 62,000dwt general cargo ships to be built in Asia.

  • The Maas will be retrofitted with a modular propulsion system consisting of electric motors, hydrogen tanks, a PEM fuel cell system and a battery system.
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    HYDROGEN-POWERED CONTAINER SHIP READYING TO SAIL THE RHINE

    2020-10-08T17:54:00Z

    The Maas is being readied for operation as Europe''s first inland cargo vessel to sail fully on hydrogen-fuelled fuel cells by mid-2021.

  • Picture of test personnel at the MAN 32/40R-DF TAT in Augsburg (credit: MAN ES)
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    Successful TA test for MAN 32/40R-DF

    2020-10-08T17:00:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions’ new dual-fuel retrofit kit for its MAN 32/40 four-stroke engine has been approved by three major classification societies after successfully passing type approval tests (TAT) between 15 to 18 September 2020.

  • Yanmar is known for its engine production Photo: Yanmar
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    VMS and Yanmar sign service contract

    2020-10-08T11:54:00Z

    Yanmar Europe has signed an agreement with the Danish service provider VMS Group as a new service agent for commercial marine engines and spare parts.

  • Shipbuilding in Weihai Photo: Kongsberg Maritime
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    Kongsberg to power and steer Finnlines RoPax

    2020-10-08T11:49:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has signed a €12m contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) to deliver a propulsion and manoeuvring system for two RoPax vessels for Finnlines.

  • Orcan’s efficiency PACK being installed aboard Reederei Doeksen's passenger ferry.
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    First chemical tanker orders for Orcan ORC units

    2020-10-07T22:34:00Z

    Orcan Energy, the Munich-based clean tech firm, is to supply its first Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) to a product tanker. The order is for 2 x 22,000dwt product tankers that being built by Wuhu Shipyard in China for Swedish tanker operator Donsötank.

  • Christoph Rofka, Senior Vice President - Head of Global Product Group Medium, Low Speed and Rail, ABB Turbocharging discusses discussed past and present step changes in turbocharging technology
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    Christoph Rofka of ABB Turbocharging: step changes in turbocharging technology

    2020-10-07T14:38:00Z

    Christoph Rofka, Senior Vice President – Head of Global Product Group Medium, Low Speed and Rail, ABB Turbocharging discusses previous step changes in turbocharging technology and the challenge of designing solutions to new fuels.

  • David Jung, Business Development Manager at Alfa Laval (credit: Alfa Laval)
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    Alfa Laval PureCool at heart of iCER's 50% methane slip reduction

    2020-10-07T13:29:00Z

    Alfa Laval PureCool is a cascade exhaust gas cooling system that was developed in close cooperation with global Swiss engine developer WinGD. The Alfa Laval PureCool system is the main component in WinGD’s iCER technology, an option for next-generation WinGD X-DF engines that slashes methane slip and significantly boosts fuel ...

  • StormGeo’s COO Kim Sørensen: making life easier for customers (image: StormGeo)
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    StormGeo’s Sørensen dives deep into its ‘s-Suite’

    2020-10-07T11:56:00Z

    Kim Sørensen said the right thing when he was interviewed for his new position as chief operating officer at the Norwegian weather routeing specialist StormGeo. Not that he knew it at the time.

  • ABS has released a new digital platform Photo: ABS
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    ABS launches new data platform

    2020-10-07T10:43:00Z

    ABS has launched a new platform providing real-time data to improve fleet efficiency, reduce costs and help manage risks.