All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 294
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NewsFuruno acquires EMRI
Furuno Electric Company has acquired Danish company EMRI with effect from 1 July 2020.
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NewsKongsberg Digital acquires Coach Solutions
Kongsberg Digital has acquired Coach Solutions, a supplier of software solutions for vessel performance and monitoring. The new name will be Kongsberg Coach Solutions.
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NewsFerries and composites: commercial and practical challenges
Composites have a place on ferries, writes Stevie Knight, but just how effective these changes will be depends on commitment
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NewsBattery supplier looks to future
Didier Jouffroy, the Marine System Technical Advisor at battery supplier Saft, discusses the market and advances in technology in an interview with The Motorship
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NewsNMC BATTERY SURVIVES CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TEST
Canadian marine energy storage company Sterling PBES has tested its battery system''s ability to withstand catastrophic mechanical damage and demonstrated that thermal runaway did not occur.
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NewsHIGH STABILITY OF MSC ZOE CONTRIBUTED TO CONTAINER LOSSES
Investigations into the 2019 loss of 345 containers from MSC Zoe have indicated that the vessel''s high stability was a contributing factor, and other vessels may face similar risks
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NewsEurotank invests in commercial fuelling
Eurotank Service Group is extending its full spectrum of fuel system maintenance and installation services to the fleet fuelling sector with the launch of Europump Maintenance for commercial customers.
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NewsSHI inks deal to develop SOFC-powered vessels
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with US based-fuel cell producer Bloom Energy to design and develop fuel cell-powered ships.
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NewsRevised G8 Type Approvals for Aquarius UV and EC BWMS solutions
Wärtsilä’s Aquarius UV and Aquarius EC ballast water management systems (BWMS) have been granted compliance with revised IMO guidelines by class society DNV GL on behalf of the Norwegian Maritime Authority.
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NewsFull scale ammonia engine tests to begin in 2021
Wärtsilä is to begin long term, full-scale, testing of ammonia as a fuel from Q1 2021. The tests will be conducted on a marine four-stroke combustion engine at the Sustainable Energy Catapult Centre in Stord, Norway will be conducted in close cooperation with Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and Repsol.
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NewsLOHC hydrogen supply chain project advances
An international demonstration project to validate the feasibility of creating an international hydrogen supply chain, connecting Japan from Southeast Asia, has taken a number of major steps forward in recent months.
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NewsNorden orders Ultramax quartet
Denmark-based ship owner Norden has ordered a quartet of Ultramax bulk carriers from Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS).
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NewsYanmar tests two-stage turbos for four-stroke engines
Tests have shown that retrofitting four-stroke auxiliary engines with two-stage turbocharging is both practical and effective, offering the opportunity to increase their efficiency and output, according to Yanmar.
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NewsCONSTRUCTION OF E-FLEXER SERIES CONTINUES
Stena Line has confirmed that construction of the larger two vessels in its new generation E-Flexer series is underway in Weihai, China.
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NewsCO2 transportation project launches in Sweden
A Swedish project is set to become the first in the world to create a common infrastructure for the transportation of liquid carbon dioxide extracted via carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
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NewsDe Nora creates new marine team
De Nora has created a new legal entity, De Nora Marine Technologies, to facilitate the company’s global growth strategy within the maritime market.
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NewsGREAT LAKES OPERATOR INVESTS LOCALLY
Reckoned to be the first ship for Great Lakes trade built on the Great Lakes since 1983, keel-laying for Interlake Steamship Company’s 28,000dwt self-unloading bulk carrier took place on 23 June at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsNew requirements on safer mooring
The IMO has issued draft requirements intended to improve mooring safety by the introduction of additional measures around selection, arrangement, inspection and maintenance and replacement of mooring equipment including lines.
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NewsIACS Council focuses on technology
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Council has held its 81th session by video conference, discussing a range of technical initiatives and electing Koichi Fujiwara of ClassNK as its new chair.
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Press ReleasesNew Whitepaper Reveals How Instantaneous Crankshaft Torque Can Prevent Engine Failures
Datum Electronics releases a new whitepaper, revealing how a single sensor, that continuously measures instantaneous crankshaft torque, can measure engine degradation and efficiency in real time, avoid its imminent failures and improve vessel’s energy efficiency.
