All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 266
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NewsEvac Evolution BWMS for Irish Lights vessel
The Evac Evolution ballast water treatment system (BWMS) will be installed on an aids to navigation vessel operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights.
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NewsABS NS and Q88 automate compliance
ABS Nautical Systems (ABS NS) and SaaS technology provider, Q88, are joining forces to automate compliance management for ship owners and operators.
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NewsVERSATILE NEW SERIES OF ETHYLENE TANKERS
Advanced, handysized tonnage from China will afford considerable scope as to liquefied gas cargoes, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFirst Japanese LNG bunker vessel launched
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd launched Japan''s first LNG bunker vessel at its Sakaide shipyard on 13 May. The vessel is expected to be handed over to a consortium by the end of September 2020.
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NewsWärtsilä advances ammonia and hydrogen research
Kaj Portin, General Manager, Fuel & Operational Flexibility, Wärtsilä Marine, discussed progress in developing solutions to use hydrogen vectors, such as ammonia and hydrogen
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NewsWärtsilä supplies two-stroke engine optimisation solution for KOTC VLCCs
Wärtsilä has been contracted to retrofit an engine optimisation solution, Wärtsilä Fuel Efficiency Boost, to the main engines of four vessels owned by Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC). The order with Wärtsilä was placed in the first quarter of 2020.
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Green hydrogen plant planned
The hydrogen economy is gathering momentum with plans to take a green hydrogen plant into operation as early as 2023.
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NewsAlfa Laval releases commissioning sampling white paper
Commissioning sampling of newly installed ballast water treatment systems is a new requirement for ship owners that is likely to being introduced globally in early 2022. To help dispel some of the uncertainty about what commissioning sampling entails, Alfa Laval has published a white paper about the new requirement, explaining ...
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NewsFirst two Ulstein PSVs for COSL
Two new Ulstein PX121 platform supply vessels built at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co (SWS) in China have been delivered to owners, Sinoocean.
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NewsPartnership meets larger CTV demand
Chartwell Marine is partnering with naval architects BAR Technologies to help deliver the next generation of offshore wind crew transfer vessels (CTVs).
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White PapersCommissioning sampling for BWTS
A requirement for water sampling to be conducted in connection with commissioning testing – more simply expressed as commissioning sampling – is being introduced for newly installed ballast water treatment systems. The IMO requirement was laid out at MEPC 74 in an amendment to the International Convention ...
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A new concept for marine electric motors
A German company has developed a new concept of electric motor suitable for marine use that permits the number of poles to be varied during operation, offers greater efficiency at partial load ranges. The first marine application is targeted at small boats but motors of up to 300kW are feasible.
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NewsSafe tank inspection with ultrasonic tool
Coltraco Ultrasonics has launched a portable ultrasonic liquid level indicator for inspecting industrial tanks up to 15m in diameter.
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NewsLR unveils global remote survey team
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has brought together a global team to support the use of remote surveys within the marine and offshore industries.
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NewsFlexible financing comes to BWT sector
Optimarin has adopted a novel approach to meet growing demand for flexible financing by offering the first leasing option within the ballast water management sector.
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NewsTime for a plastics rethink?
As FRP projects addressing fire, joining and flexibility issues progress, Stevie Knight asks whether the time is ripe for wider adoption of large-structure composites in shipbuilding.
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NewsHYBRID POWER FOR SHORT-SEA BULKERS
Progressive, long-term design thinking underpins a Norwegian project for two ships to serve the humble but vital North European bulk cargo traffic, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsRUSSIAN GO-AHEAD FOR NUCLEAR ICEBREAKER BEHEMOTH
Construction of Russia’s long-mooted, Leader-class nuclear icebreaker, specified with 120MW of propulsion power and destined for the eastern Arctic, has been awarded to Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsInnovation at heart of Damen's ferry department
Damen Shipyards Group''s ferries department has recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary. The group which is dedicated to the waterborne public transport sector remains at the forefront of numerous initiatives that are driving sustainability and innovation within Damen and the maritime sector.
