All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 259
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NewsKongsberg and Incat in first waterjet deal
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has won a milestone order which will see the company making its first delivery of large-size waterjets to Incat, the Tasmania-based designers and builders of high-speed, environmentally-efficient catamaran ferries.
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NewsTOSHIBA LTO TECH DEBUT ABOARD COPENHAGEN’S ELECTRIC FERRIES
The delivery of the first of five electric ferries from Damen Shipyards marked the full commercial launch of Echandia Marine’s new battery system, which has been developed using Japanese electronics giant Toshiba’s SCiB™ technology.
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NewsStandship gets ABS approval for neo-Panamax bulker
ABS has granted Approval in Principle to a neo-panamax bulk carrier design from the StandShip Joint Development Partnership (JDP).
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NewsFirst remote survey for harbour tug
Bureau Veritas Marine Singapore (BV) has successfully completed a milestone remote marine survey in collaboration with PSA Marine for an LNG dual fuel PSA Marine harbour tug.
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NewsDifferent strokes: enter the combustion alternatives
We’re all familiar with diesel cycle and spark ignition engines, but there are a couple of new kids on the block, writes Stevie Knight. Surprisingly, they might fit right in...
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NewsGROWTH IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
Geir Bjørkeli, CEO at battery supplier Corvus, cites the strength of the company’s maritime heritage and technologies in an interview with The Motorship
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NewsABB launches holistic turbocharger service concept
ABB Turbocharging has introduced a new drydock to drydock service package. Turbo MarineCare offers a fixed price turnkey solution to maintenance, offering shipowners greater financial predictability and peace of mind.
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NewsSchottel launches retractable variants of SRT
German propulsion specialist Schottel has launched a retractable variant of its rim thruster (SRT). The solution is available in a retractable (SRT-R) variant, in which no additional flow resistance is generated when withdrawn, as well as an RT variant, in which the unit can be used as a transverse thruster ...
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NewsStena Bulk to offer biofuel options
Following a successful biofuel trial in April, Stena Bulk is now introducing low-carbon shipping options for its customers.
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NewsRolls-Royce brings microgrids in-house
Rolls-Royce has expanded the business formerly run as Qinous in to a Microgrid Competence Center which focuses on efficient and sustainable energy storage solutions.
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NewsVIGOROUS FLEET RENEWAL BY IRISH OWNER
Leading Irish owner Arklow Shipping, a prominent player in the European shortsea cargo trades, took delivery in June of a further two vessels from Dutch shipbuilding contractor Ferus Smit, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsABS Rules Digitised for Automatic Application in CAD Designs
ABS rules and guidelines are being digitised and linked to CAD modelling software to automatically verify designs developed for shipbuilding and ship repair.
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NewsAnother cancellation blow for German yard
In an unexpected about-turn, Brittany Ferries has cancelled its order for the €195 million ferry Honfleur – just as work was due to resume on the unfinished RoPax newbuild at insolvent German shipyard FSG, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsSupercritical CO2 in Exhaust Energy Recovery System
US-based Echogen Power Systems has partnered with GE to design a closed-loop exhaust energy recovery system that uses supercritical CO2 (sCO2) rather than steam as the working fluid.
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NewsWärtsilä to power zero-emission ferries
Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to design and equip two zero-emission battery powered ferries for Norwegian operator Boreal Sjö that will be built at Holland Shipyards in the Netherlands.
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NewsAlfa Laval inks two BWTS frame agreements
Alfa Laval has signed two frame agreements, running over the coming three years, for ballast water treatment systems (BWTS). The agreements comprise firm orders to deliver Alfa Laval PureBallast3 systems to about 40 vessels, with options covering another 40 systems.
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NewsIsle of Man design acceptance for BW LPG conversions
The Isle of Man Ship Registry has issued the first flag acceptance of a conversion to LPG as fuel for a VLGC. Following the acceptance, BW LPG will begin the conversion of 12 vessels to operate on dual fuel LPG engines, with the first two conversions expected to be completed ...
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NewsHamworthy Pumps to expand third party service model
Hamworthy Pumps has entered into a service provider agreement with a local service centre in Canada, PumpsPlus. The deal, which will strengthen aftersales activities, is intended to be the first of a series of agreements globally.
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ConferenceSerge Dal Farra
Serge Dal Farra is the Marketing Director of Lubmarine. He is a sailor, and a former merchant marine officer who knows merchant ships from the engine to the bridge. Having joined the Group thirty years ago, Serge knows how lubricants play a critical role in the overall performance and energy ...
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NewsKeeping engines running amid 2020 fuel challenges
Early reports on the variable quality of very low-sulphur fuel oils confirm research highlighting the need for robust cylinder lubrication when using the new fuel blends.
