All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 269
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News€600 million support tipped for troubled German yard group
The east German shipbuilding group MV Werften (MVW) has been told it can hope for financial support worth some €600 million up to the end of the year to help it cope with a production shutdown caused by the Corona virus pandemic, writes Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsWE Tech to supply shaft generators for Geogas Maritime newbuilds
WE Tech has received a new order from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries'' Shipyard, South Korea to deliver direct drive permanent magnet shaft generators to two new LPG carriers ordered for LPG specialist Geogas Maritime.
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NewsLARGEST SHIPS YET FOR ETHANE TRADE
Individual shipment scale in ethane transportation is set to reach a new level as a consequence of an order for two vessels of 99,000m3-capacity placed with a Chinese yard, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsWorld’s largest containership naming ceremony
HMM has held a naming ceremony for the world’s largest containership at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s Okpo shipyard in Korea.
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NewsRH Marine to supply systems for new CSS
RH Marine will supply and install all energy distribution, automation and bridge systems for a new combat support ship (CSS) for the Dutch navy.
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NewsWärtsilä luxury expedition cruise contract
Wärtsilä has won a contract to develop a customised design for up to six new luxury expedition cruise vessels owned and operated by Amundsen Expeditions.
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NewsMAN ES wins RN frigate contract
MAN Energy Solutions has won the contract to supply propeller equipment for five general-purpose frigates to be constructed by Babcock International Group.
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NewsQatar Petroleum inks LNG carriers deal with CSSC
Qatar Petroleum signed an agreement with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for the construction of LNG carriers on Wednesday, 22 April. The 20 billion yuan (US$2.86 billion) agreement reserves newbuilding capacity at the shipyard until 2027.
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NewsHAZID workshop examines ammonia as fuel
A consortium of ship owners and operators and original equipment manufacturers are collaborating in a project into the use of ammonia (NH3) as a marine fuel. As a first step, Bureau Veritas led a hazard identification workshop (HAZID) to understand the risks involved with using ammonia as a marine fuel ...
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NewsRolls-Royce Power Systems appoints new COO
Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the designer of MTU engines and systems, has appointed Otto Preiss as COO to the management board. Preiss will take up his new position from 1 May.
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NewsABS extends remote survey offering
In an industry first, ABS is now able to conduct almost all classification annual surveys remotely on eligible vessel.
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NewsCTI helps ensure recycling compliance
Tough market conditions caused in part by the COVID-19 pandemic have led to many shipowners yet to undertake the necessary steps to ensure compliance with the European ship recycling regulations coming into force at the end of the year.
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NewsFinancing for LNG infrastructure project
New financing has will help realise a flexible marine infrastructure project which aims to develop cost effective innovations in the LNG value chain and beyond.
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NewsA techno-economic view on the zero carbon fuel landscape
Lloyd''s Register and UCL''s University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS) have published a report looking at the economic viability, technology readiness and stakeholder engagement of different zero carbon fuels. While the fuels will be technologically possible in the next few years, confidence in the availability of such fuels and the supply ...
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NewsTailor-made oil skimmer solutions
Framo has introduced a new oil skimmer based on its TransRec platform. The new solution allows customers to specify a range of options to tailor their systems to fit their operational requirements.
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NewsJapanese auxiliary machinery monitoring tool trial
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Japanese technology developer Asahi Kasei Engineering Corp. (AEC) have begun trialling a predictive maintenance tool for auxiliary engines on ten ocean-going vessels, following the successful conclusion of a pilot project aboard three vessels.
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NewsDSIC delivers VLOC for sea trial
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) announced that SK Shipping''s 325,000 dwt very large ore carrier K.Iron Mountain has left the shipyard to begin sea trials. The bulker represents the first delivery since the resumption of work at the shipyard in February.
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NewsHyundai retrofits new AI navigation tool to bulker
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has successfully retrofitted its ''Hyundai Intelligent Navigation Assistant System'' (HiNAS) navigation tool to a 250,000 dwt bulker operated by SK Shipping. HHI claims this is the first time a large operational vessel has been fitted with an AI-assisted navigation technology.
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NewsScana wins first offshore wind farm contract
Kvaerner has awarded Incus-owned Scana Offshore a contract for the supply of mooring equipment to Hywind Tampen, Equinor''s new floating wind farm in the Norwegian North Sea.
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NewsCOVID-19: Shipping must continue, says IMO
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council has urged that shipping continues despite the coronavirus pandemic during its thirty-first extraordinary session, the first not to be held live in organisation’s history.
