All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 301
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NewsTuning the engine through the air intake.
Combustion optimisation usually involves tricky remodelling of fuel injection parameters... but there is another approach - through the air flow.
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NewsWE Tech solutions for 8+6 LNG carrier order
WE Tech has received a new order from Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Shipyard to deliver direct drive permanent magnet shaft generators to eight new LNG carriers destined for long-term charter to Shell LNG. The order includes an option for six further LNG carriers.
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NewsFirst tests of emerging industry-led standard for hull cleaning due in 2020
BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, has moved a step closer to finishing a global set of guidelines covering in-water hull cleaning. A first draft of a standard drawn up by an industry-led working group is being circulated to government regulators and scientific experts, while practical tests of the standard ...
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NewsAET takes delivery of DP2 shuttle tanker
Malaysia-based tanker operator AET has taken delivery of Eagle Petrolina, the first of a quartet of Suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).
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NewsKOREAN DELIVERIES STRENGTHEN GASLOG FLEET
Despite the industrial disruption in South Korea caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, two LNG carriers have been delivered in timely manner and on budget into the growing fleet controlled by GasLog, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsWärtsilä offers FuelFlex ICU upgrade
Technology group Wärtsilä is offering an upgrading solution for its FuelFlex Injection Control Unit (ICU) to meet the requirements of operating its RT-flex type two-stroke diesel engines with both residual and low-viscosity marine fuels. The solution is available for retrofitting on vessels with Wärtsilä RT-flex96C-B and RT-flex84T-D two-stroke engines, and ...
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NewsDamen launches zero-emission dredging solution
Damen Shipbuilding Group has launched a variant of its established Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650, replacing dredge and hydro pumps with WEG electric motors. The new Electric Cutter Suction Dredger (ECSD) 650 makes zero emissions dredging projects possible, where shore power connections are supplied by a renewable source.
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NewsMETIS online monitoring for BWTS
METIS is introducing its ‘Live Dashboards’ online monitoring system for scrubbers, ballast water treatment systems, boilers, M/E and DGs.
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NewsFirst LNGC delivery for Nakilat-Maran joint venture
Nakilat has taken delivery of the LNG carrier Global Energy from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The carrier is the first of four vessels for Global Shipping Co. Ltd, Nakilat''s joint venture with the Angelicoussis Group''s Maran Ventures Inc.
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NewsNYK conducts remote navigation tests on tug
NYK successfully tested remote navigation of a tugboat in Tokyo Bay. The trial forms part of a Japanese government supported project to introduce remote navigation by 2025.
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NewsNYK autonomous vessel framework receives AiP
Classification society ClassNK has granted approval in principle (AiP) to NYK Line and its technology research arm MTI Co., Ltd. for an autonomous ship framework being developed under the name of APExS.
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NewsDeadline to obtain SoC for IMO DCS looms
The 31 May deadline for shipowners to obtain and display onboard a Statement of Compliance (SoC) to demonstrate compliance with IMO DCS reporting requirements is looming.
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NewsWärtsilä upgrades Le Havre pilot simulator
Wärtsilä is to supply a complete navigational simulator upgrade for the Le Havre pilot station in France.
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NewsUK TEAM-UP ON MARINE BATTERY R&D
Four UK organisations are to collaborate in a project to investigate the possibilities of flow battery technology for marine applications, writes David Tinsley. The FLO-MAR initiative is backed by funding under the UK Department of Transport’s Clean Maritime Plan.
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NewsSecond German LNG ferry conversion begins
Construction of a 15m long stern section for the second conversion of a German conventional RoPax ferry to LNG DF operation has begun at Dutch yard Niestern Sander, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsBV awards first LNGC cyber classification
Bureau Veritas (BV) has awarded its first cyber security notation for an LNG carrier.
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NewsInnovative chemical chloride hydrogen vector for Dutch H2SHIPS project
A Dutch consortium is on track to launch an innovative hydrogen fuel cell powered vessel in in 2021, writes Janny Kok.
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NewsWINGD EXTENDS LIQUID FUEL INJECTION RESEARCH PROJECT
A fuel flexible injection system is allowing WinGD to explore various liquid alternative fuels, WinGD General Manager, Technology Development, Andreas Schmid explains
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NewsModbus available for Optima Compact
Frese is introducing a Modbus solution for its full range of Frese OPTIMA Compact dynamic valves.
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NewsSeaspan to implement steam solution to sulphur-compliant fuels
Seaspan Ship Management has opted to install a comprehensive solution to steam balance and redundancy issues connected with IMO 2020-compliant fuels on eight Seaspan owned large container ships.
