All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 291
-
NewsOptimarin completes revised G8 BWT test programme
Stavanger-based ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has completed the test programme for its UV-based Optimarin Ballast System in accordance with revised IMO G8 guidelines.
-
NewsWeser SSP expansion targets key maritime markets
Key container and RoRo carriers are high on the list of ships targeted by a €32.4 million expanded shore-to-ship power (SSP) network in the German port complex of Bremen/Bremerhaven, writes Tom Todd.
-
NewsConstruction of nuclear icebreaker begins at Zvezda
Construction of Russia, the world''s most powerful nuclear powered icebreaker, began when steel cutting for Rosatom’s Leader-class vessel took place on 6 July at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex.
-
NewsOLD WINCHES UPGRADED WITH NO CHANGES REQUIRED ON DECK
Viking Line and ABB have proven the concept of mooring winch upgrades, re-using old motors but updating to stepless speed control
-
NewsClassNK helps MTS combat cyber risks
ClassNK has joined the Maritime Transportation System Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MTS-ISAC) in a bid to strengthen vessel and shoreside cyber risk management.
-
NewsABS innovates with steel mill remote survey
A remote survey for steel certification at a steel mill by ABS has enabled work on two self-elevating drilling units (SEDU) at Lamprell Energy, UAE to continue despite Covid-19 restrictions.
-
NewsGregg-Smith returns as BV's China chief executive
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has appointed Alex Gregg-Smith as its new China Chief Executive.
-
NewsEuropean ETS for shipping moves one step closer
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has given the go-ahead today for shipping to be included in the trading bloc’s emissions trading scheme, a move that many in shipping fear will lead to a series of regional regulations and potential disruption to the global supply chain.
-
NewsShell study identifies five priorities for shipping decarbonisation
A Shell study launched today is proposing a roadmap of solutions to help the industry meet the IMO''s ambition to reduce carbon emissions. The study, which was jointly produced with Deloitte Netherlands and Deloitte UK, drew on interviews with senior shipping executives to identify industry priorities on decarbonising the shipping ...
-
NewsGTT Training strikes LNG training deal
UK-based GTT Training Limited has agreed an LNG training partnership with Wavelink Maritime Institute (WMI) of Singapore.
-
NewsNaming ceremony for second Matson Navigation con-ro vessel
Matson Navigation Company conducted a naming ceremony for the second dual-fuel Kanaloa Class combination container/ro-ro (con-ro) vessel, Matsonia, at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego on 2 July.
-
NewsCompact Reliq reliquefaction solution launches
Wärtsilä has launched a Compact Reliq reliquefaction plant. The system extends the company''s existing boil-off gas (BOG) reliquefaction solution to smaller size gas carriers and LNG bunker vessels, and is also intended to meet growing demand for retrofit solutions.
-
NewsWärtsilä brings marine expertise to French energy transition consortium
Wärtsilä was one of the founding members of an international coalition dedicated to accelerating the energy transition in the transport and logistics industries.
-
NewsVan Aalst Group launches Nortek Services
The Van Aalst Group has set up Nortek Services in Kristiansand, Norway to provide maintenance and workshop services for clients operating worldwide in the offshore oil, gas, marine and renewables industry.
-
NewsGTT technology for five new ARC7 LNGCs
Gaztransport & Technigaz’s (GTT) Mark III membrane containment technology will be used to equip five new LNG carriers being built by Russian shipyard Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex. The deal closely follows the announcement of a Technical Assistance and License Agreement (TALA) between GTT and Zvezda last week.
-
NewsBerg moves manufacturing to single location
Berg Propulsion will invest in the centralisation of all manufacturing operations for controllable pitch propellers, azimuthing and transverse thrusters, and associated control systems to a single campus location in Sweden.
-
NewsTroubled German yard group gets cash
A €175 million emergency cash injection from banks and guarantors could keep German shipbuilder MV Werften afloat and preserve jobs until Berlin pandemic crisis assistance starts in the autumn, writes Germany correspondent Tom Todd.
-
NewsUS company seeks to scale up super-compact pancake motor to 250kW
An American company Infinitum is seeking to develop a 250kW version of a new concept of electric motor, which could be used in the marine market, writes Dag Pike.
-
NewsBrunvoll receives thruster order for DP2 shuttle tankers
Brunvoll has won a large contract for thrusters from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in South Korea. The Norwegian propulsion specialist also noted that it had extended its product portfolio in 2020.
-
NewsCat propulsion package for shallow draft ice-breaking walk-to-work vessel
Shipyard Royal Niestern Sander has selected Pon Power to provide a diesel-electric propulsion package for the world''s first shallow draft ice-breaking vessel. The scope of the propulsion package includes the main engines and a generator set for the innovative vessel.
