All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 302

  • Yara Marine Technologies’s ceo Peter Strandberg called for the industry to allay washwater sceptics’ fears.
    News

    In for the long haul

    2019-07-22T10:24:00Z

    Yara Marine Technologies’s ceo Peter Strandberg sees a long-term future for scrubbers but calls for the industry to allay washwater sceptics’ fears

  • Captain Richard von Berlepsch shared his thoughts on the 'Sajir' LNG conversion project among other topics.
    News

    A view from the mountaintop

    2019-07-22T09:39:00Z

    Captain Richard von Berlepsch, Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd’s Fleet Management arm offered his thoughts to the Motorship in a wide-ranging interview at the shipping company’s Hamburg headquarters.

  • The Swedish-owned, British-registered Stena Impero is reported to have been diverted from its course in the Strait of Hormuz on 19 July 2019.
    News

    ICS: concerns about British tanker in Strait of Hormuz

    2019-07-19T22:36:00Z

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has expressed concerns about the safety of seafarers and freedom of navigation after receiving reports that a British registered vessel, Stena Impero, has been diverted from its original course in the Strait of Hormuz while sailing in international waters.

  • Safe Bulkers has installed a scrubber system on a Japanese Post-Panamax vessel Photo: Safe Bulkers
    News

    Safe Bulkers installs scrubber system

    2019-07-19T16:00:00Z

    Safe Bulkers, an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, has announced that the first scrubber has been successfully installed and commissioned on ‘MV Martine’, a Japanese, Post-Panamax class vessel, built in 2009.

  • Dr Kostas Gkonis, secretary general, Intercargo.
    News

    INTERCARGO warns on 2020 sulphur cap implementation

    2019-07-19T15:46:00Z

    The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) has expressed its growing concern about introduction of the global sulphur cap on 1 January 2020, citing the scale of the challenge facing the industry and the need for a smooth transition.

  • Van Oord is taking the option of a third trailing suction hopper dredger from Keppel FELs Photo: Van Oord
    News

    Van Oord orders third Keppel dredger

    2019-07-19T14:56:00Z

    Dutch marine contractor, Van Oord, has decided to use the option of ordering a third trailing suction hopper dredger at specialist shipbuilder, Keppel FELS.

  • Sigurd Some Jenssen, Director of Exhaust Gas Treatment at Wärtsilä, expects to see a rebound in orders from Q1 2020 and into the second half of next year.
    News

    Taking a long term view on EGCS

    2019-07-19T14:44:00Z

    Sigurd Some Jenssen, Director of Exhaust Gas Treatment at Wärtsilä, took time out of his busy schedule during Nor-Shipping 2019 to discuss the current state of the market with The Motorship.

  • Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants: Beyond the label
    White Papers

    Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants: Beyond the label

    2019-07-19T11:36:00Z

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Vessel General Permit (VGP) regulation continues to have a significant impact on marine operators’ lubricant selection. This paper will address key industry concerns and confusion around Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) and provide guidance on the selection of the most appropriate EAL ...

  • Sample vessel in DNV GL’s web-based Ship Implementation Plan application.
    News

    DNV GL offers online Ship Implementation Plan through Veracity

    2019-07-18T17:14:00Z

    As the days count down to the entry into force of the 2020 0.5% sulphur cap, preparation is key. DNV GL offers a free web-based application of the Ship Implementation Plan (SIP) that ship owners and managers can use to prepare vessel-specific SIPs and maintain an overview of their fleet. ...

  • Münsterland follows Ostfriesland into LNG conversion (Photo: AG Ems P.Andry)
    News

    Dutch bag new German LNG conversion

    2019-07-18T16:46:00Z

    Dutch shipbuilders have won the third prestigious LNG project to be launched by Emden-based shipping group AG Ems - which pioneered German passenger ship LNG propulsion in 2015, writes Tom Todd.

  • MacGregor has received clearance to acquire TTS Group ASA Photo: Cargotec
    News

    MacGregor to acquire TTS Group ASA

    2019-07-18T14:06:00Z

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a clearance decision from the Chinese competition regulator, SAMR, for the company’s acquisition of the marine and offshore businesses of TTS Group ASA.

  • ABS and MARIN have launched a project to assess the performance of wind propulsion systems. The project includes Rotor Sail producer, Norsepower (pictured).
    News

    Wind propulsion project launched

    2019-07-17T15:46:00Z

    ABS and MARIN have launched a joint industry project (JIP) to investigate methods of assessing the performance of wind-assisted shipping propulsion technologies.

  • At 113.1 meters in length, 21.5 meters in breadth and 8.8 meters in depth, KDDI Cable Infinity is the largest vessel constructed by Colombo Dockyard to-date.
    News

    COLOMBO DOCKYARD DELIVERS CABLE LAYING VESSEL

    2019-07-17T14:28:00Z

    Colombo Dockyard has delivered a modern Cable Laying Vessel to Kokusai Cable Ship Co. Ltd. (KCS). KDDI Cable Infinity successfully reached Yokohama port, Japan on 7 July 2019.

  • Paolo Thaon di Revel, the first of a new class of Italian Navy multipurpose offshore patrol ships was launched on 15 June. The vessel features a hybrid CODAG propulsion package. (Credit: Fincantieri)
    News

    GE supplies first hybrid CODAG package to Italian OPV

    2019-07-17T13:50:00Z

    Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri launched Paolo Thaon di Revel, the first of a new series of multipurpose offshore patrol vessels (OPV) for the Italian navy, at Muggiano shipyard in La Spezia on 15 June.

  • Viking Life-Saving Equipment has signed a major deal to install the HydroPen firefighting system Photo: Viking
    News

    Viking signs major HydroPen contract

    2019-07-17T13:03:00Z

    Safety solution company, Viking Life-Saving Equipment, has signed a fleetwide contract with a major container shipping operator to integrate the HydroPen System for container firefighting.

  • IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim and Mr. Reinhard Klingen, Director-General Waterways and Shipping in the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure of Germany (credit: IMO)
    News

    Germany ratifies Hong Kong convention

    2019-07-17T12:17:00Z

    Germany has become the 13th state to become a party to the International Maritime Organization''s (IMO) Hong Kong convention, the treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.

  • 'Shioji Maru'
    News

    Auto berthing project aids safety research

    2019-07-16T14:19:00Z

    A demonstration test to explore the safety capabilities of auto berthing and un-berthing has been completed using the TUMST training ship ‘Shioji Maru’.

  • Keynote confirmed: CE Delft
    Conference

    Keynote address on 2050 Greenhouse Gas Strategy

    2019-07-16T10:42:00Z

    Jasper Faber, Aviation and maritime specialist and Manager, Mobility & Transport at CE Delft, will deliver a keynote address on day one of Propulsion & Future Fuels 2019.

  • Future Fuel Showcase
    Conference

    Future fuel showcases to feature on programme

    2019-07-16T10:35:00Z

    The updated programme for Propulsion & Future Fuels 2019 is available online now! The conference will take place at the Sofitel Alter Wall Hotel in Hamburg, Germany, from 19-21 November.

  • WinGD confirm sponsorship
    Conference

    WinGD reconfirm sponsorship

    2019-07-16T10:34:00Z

    WinGD have confirmed their sponsorship of the Propulsion & Future Fuels 2019 Drinks Reception which will take place on 19 November.