All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 251

  • The study's terms of reference were agreed at MEPC 74 by the IMO. (Image: International Maritime Organization)
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    Fourth GHG study confirms rising trend in GHG emissions

    2020-08-07T00:11:00Z

    The 4th greenhouse gas (GHG) study updates absolute levels of GHG emissions from shipping to 2018, and also introduces a new voyage-based emissions metric.

  • Ecochlor has been awarded Type Approval from the NMA for its BWMS Photo: Ecochlor
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    NMA Type Approval for Ecochlor BWMS

    2020-08-06T15:15:00Z

    Ecochlor has been awarded Type Approval from the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) for the IMO BWMS Code (MEPC.300(72) / revised 2016 G8) standards.

  • Bakker Sliedrecht's condition monitoring system for submersible motors will be retrofitted to the largest trailing suction hopper dredger in China, Jun Yang 1. (Image: Bakker Sliedrecht)
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    Condition monitoring for submersible motors on Chinese TSHD

    2020-08-06T11:55:00Z

    CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Company has ordered a condition monitoring system from Bakker Sliedrecht for the submersible motors on its trailing suction hopper dredger Jun Yang 1. The solution is intended to improve the preventive maintenance of the motor, by analysing deviations in bearing vibrations.

  • Chengxi-built woodchip carrier Indonesia Express.
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    CHINA DELIVERS A NEW RECORD-BREAKER

    2020-08-06T10:14:00Z

    Chinese shipbuilding’s challenge to Japanese pre-eminence in the woodchip carrier market is exemplified by the completion of a vessel of some five million cubic feet capacity on the Yangtze shoreline at Jiangyin, writes David Tinsley.

  • Norway is helping Bangladesh improve its ship recycling processes Photo: IMO
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    Bangladesh recycling project enters Phase III

    2020-08-05T15:41:00Z

    The third phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe ship recycling in Bangladesh has been given the go-ahead, with Norway committing approximately US$1.5 million in support.

  • Bulugo can now offer a $20m credit facility for bunker fuel and lubricant buyers Photo: Bulugo
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    Fuel finance options from Bulugo

    2020-08-05T15:35:00Z

    Digital bunker fuel and lubricant platform Bulugo can now offer buyers external unsecured finance of up to US$20m under an exclusive agreement with Whitehall Finance.

  • Liekut at float-out. Two more like this have now been ordered at FSG but more are hoped for..
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    FSG new owner orders RoRo cargo newbuilds

    2020-08-05T12:10:00Z

    Two new 209m long, MAN-engined RoRo cargo ships identical to the last ship delivered by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) in April have been placed by the new owner of the German yard, reports Tom Todd.

  • The new AG Mcilwain-designed tug features a pair of Veth Z-drives. (Image: Cummins)
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    Veth Z-drives for new North Arm Transport tugs

    2020-08-05T12:05:00Z

    When Canadian fuel distributor North Arm Transportation decided to order a new tug, it opted for a pair of Veth Z-drives.

  • LNT Marine's Type A containment system, LNT A-BOX, is installed aboard Saga Dawn, which completed its first shipment in April 2020. (Image: Saga LNG)
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    LNT Marine in JDP for Wuhumax 40,000cbm LNGC

    2020-08-04T17:51:00Z

    LNT Marine has signed a Joint Design Project agreement with SDARI and Wuhu Shipyard to develop a design for a 40,000cbm LNG carrier. The shallow draft ''Wuhumax'' design will be optimised for operations in the Yangtze River, and will feature LNT Marine''s LNTA-BOX (Type A) containment system.

  • FSG in better times. New owner Lars Windhorst is hoping for their return.
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    New rescue package for troubled German yard

    2020-08-04T13:47:00Z

    A new rescue package just proposed for Germany’s insolvent  Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) involves one former owner buying the yard and a second taking over an unfinished newbuilding, writes Tom Todd.

  • The two new shuttle tankers for the KNOT Group will feature MHI-MME VOC-burning auxiliary boilers and a steam turbo genset. (Image: KNOT)
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    MHI-MME VOC-burning auxiliary boilers for KNOT shuttle tankers

    2020-08-04T12:54:00Z

    Two new dual-fuel 124,000 dwt shuttle tankers being built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine (DSME) yard in South Korea will feature a package of VOC-burning auxiliary boilers and generator turbines supplied by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment (MHI-MME).

  • 'Green Jade'
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    First Taiwanese offshore installation vessel

    2020-08-04T11:31:00Z

    ABS is to provide classification services to the first floating heavy lift and offshore installation vessel to be built in Taiwan.

  • Unichart Navigation Limited's 3,200dwt ROKNOOR-32 General Cargo vessel is the first Bangladesh-flagged vessel to be constructed under IRClass. (Image: IRClass)
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    Launch of first Bangladesh-flagged vessel built under IRClass

    2020-08-04T11:25:00Z

    The launch of ROKNOOR-32 at Delta Shipyard in Chattogram, Bangladesh for Dhaka-based shipowner Unichart Navigation Limited marked the first instance of a Bangladesh-flagged vessel being constructed under the classification of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass).

  • The six new 174,000 cbm LNG carriers destined for long-term charter to Shell will feature dual-fuel X-DF engines. (Image: Shell)
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    Shell inks long-term charters for six new LNG carriers

    2020-08-03T18:38:00Z

    Shell has signed long-term charter agreements for six newbuild 174,000cbm LNG carriers. The six vessels will be built at Samsung Heavy Industries and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, with the first deliveries scheduled for mid-2023.

  • Katarina Lindström took up her role as chief operating officer on 1 August 2020. (Image: Hempel A/S)
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    Hempel appoints Katarina Lindström as new COO

    2020-08-03T16:01:00Z

    Hempel''s new executive vice president and chief operating officer Katarina Lindström officially joined the company on 1 August.

  • MAN Energy Solutions expects sustainable energy solutions to account for 50% of its business by 2030.
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    VW to suspend sale of MAN ES

    2020-08-03T15:27:00Z

    The Volkswagen Group has committed to suspend the sale of MAN ES until end-2024 at the earliest, and end-2026 should the group consistently meet agreed profitability levels after the restructuring. MAN Energy Solutions has also all but halved the number of expected job losses in Germany to 1,650 under the ...

  • The post-panamax bulker Niki at China’s Cosco Guangzhou shipyard (Image: Rocktree)
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    Rocktree appointed to manage Emirates Steel transhipment conversion

    2020-08-03T12:40:00Z

    SAFEEN, Abu Dhabi Ports’ maritime services arm, has appointed Singapore-based Rocktree to design and manage the conversion of a post-panamax bulk carrier into a transhipment vessel.

  • YM Triumph and YM Truth (pictured during construction) are the largest boxships to have been built at Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu. (Image: Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group)
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    ROLL-OUT OF EXPANSIVE YANG MING PROGRAMME

    2020-08-03T11:49:00Z

    Taiwan-based liner operator Yang Ming Transport Company has realised the opening stage in an extensive fleet modernisation programme through the commissioning of two Chinese-built containerships of 12,690TEU nominal capacity, writes David Tinsley.

  • The ‘Hyundai Ambition’, one of Danaos’ containerships to benefit from Nippon Paint Marine’s antifouling system Photo: Nippon Paint Marine
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    Nippon completes recoating of Danaos vessels

    2020-08-03T10:49:00Z

    Nippon Paint Marine has completed the recoating of seven Danaos-managed containerships, with the last two vessels in the series leaving drydock in June.

  • KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine have merged Photo: KPI OceanConnect
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    KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect merger

    2020-08-03T10:43:00Z

    KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine have formally completed a merger to create a new brand and entity, KPI OceanConnect.