All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 268
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NewsWorld's largest LNG bunker vessel delivered
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has delivered the world''s largest LNG bunker vessel to Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) for operation in Northern Europe.
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NewsBow foil operational results reveal fuel savings
Wavefoil, the Norwegian bow foil technology company, said its retractable bow foil solution had significant fuel savings after analysis of six months of performance of its first installation aboard a Faroe Islands based ferry.
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NewsNew owners for Royal IHC
A consortium of Dutch dredging and offshore shipowners and financial institutions have agreed to take over Dutch shipbuilder and equipment supplier Royal IHC. As part of the deal, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has set aside up to €400 million (US$432m) to ensure the continuity of ...
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NewsEarly experience of effects of LSFO and VLSFO on cylinder condition
Rathesan Ravendran, Technology and Innovation Specialist at Hans Jensen Lubricators offers his perspective on the effects of the IMO 2020 fuel changeover.
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NewsLUKOIL shares lubricant experience operating on VLSFO
After 100 days of VLSFO operation, LUKOIL Marine Lubricants is sharing recent experience on VLSFO operation with NAVIGO MCL Extra (40BN).
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NewsJapanese LR2 tanker hybrid sail feasibility study
Japanese renewable energy supplier Eco Marine Power (EMP) is carrying out a feasibility study into the installation of the company’s fixed sail and PV solution onto a LR2 Tanker.
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NewsVoith acquires ELIN Motoren
Voith has successfully completed the acquisition of ELIN Motoren GmbH, the Austria-headquartered company specialising in electric motors and generators.
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NewsMAN engines for offshore installation vessel
China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI) has placed an order for six MAN main engines for the building of a new 5,000 tonne floating installation crane vessel for the Jan De Nul Group.
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NewsStena Bulk completes trial of marine biofuel on MR tanker
Stena Bulk’s MR tanker Stena Immortal successfully completed a trial operating on 100% bio-fuel oil running in typical commercial operation earlier in April.
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NewsMeyer Turku downgrades output plans, cuts jobs
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has announced that it is halting plans to expand the shipyard’s annual production capacity from one to two large ships. The yard had planned to ramp up to the higher production level until 2023.
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NewsBurckhardt acquires JSW compressor business
Burckhardt Compression has acquired the global compressor business arm from Japan Steel Works (JSW).
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NewsFirst LNGC voyage with ecoSMRT in operation
Babcock LGE’s LNG reliquefaction technology has completed live cargo operations on an LNG carrier following the first loading of Sovcomflot’s ‘SCF La Perouse’ in Houston, Texas at the end of March.
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NewsSchottel supplies propulsion gear for SOV
Schottel will supply a range of propulsion systems for Louis Dreyfus Armateurs'' second wind farm service operation vessel (SOV).
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NewsInnovative ‘hydrogen-ready’ CSOVs for Østensjø Rederi
Norwegian ship operator Østensjø Rederi has ordered four next generation vessels from Spanish shipyards. The innovative hybrid vessels are designed to be ''hydrogen ready'', permitting hydrogen storage and fuel supply systems and hydrogen fuel cells to be retrofitted in the future.
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NewsStiefel appointed as BV's Central Europe manager
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has appointed Rolf Stiefel as its new Regional Chief Executive for Central Europe with effect from 1 May.
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NewsFSG looks to revived fortunes
Troubled German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) hopes to resume production in summer now that an application for self-administered insolvency has been approved, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsFIRST CMA CGM DF BOXSHIP FROM KOREAN YARD
French liner shipping giant CMA CGM is to deploy the first South Korean-built, LNG-fuelled container vessel writes David Tinsley. The 14,681TEU CMA CGM Tenere is further distinguished by the adoption of a Type B LNG fuel tank, affording capacity for a complete round-trip between eastern Asia and Europe on a ...
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NewsClassNK grants AiP on LPG fuelled Capesize design
ClassNK granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Imabari Shipbuilding for its concept design of an LPG-fuelled 180,000dwt Capesize bulk carrier. The AiP is the first for an LPG-fuelled Capesize bulk carrier.
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NewsMethanol availability added to DNV GL portal
New data on the global availability of methanol will be hosted on the DNV GL Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform, reports the Methanol Institute (MI).
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NewsCIMC and Hartmann sign LPG carriers order
CIMC Pacific Offshore Engineering and the German Hartmann Group have signed an order contract for 3 + 2 5000m3 dual-fuel full-pressure LPG carriers.
