All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 306
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NewsContainerships takes delivery of second LNG-fuelled feeder
Containerships, the Hamburg-based subsidiary of leading logistics company CMA CGM, has taken delivery of a second LNG-fuelled containership, the 1,380 TEU Containerships Polar.
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NewsMOL introduces next-gen coal carrier design
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has introduced a next generation coal bulker design, featuring design innovations to optimise discharge operations and speeding up cargo handling, as well as improving vessel stability.
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NewsTHUN DRIVE INTO INTERMEDIATE TANKER SECTOR
Underscoring the company’s bid to develop in the intermediate tanker category, the first of five 18,650 dwt IMO Type 2 chemical/product carriers has been delivered in China to Swedish-owned Thun Tankers, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsABS to class Harvey Gulf hybrid solution
ABS has been selected to class two Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV) being retrofitted with a battery/converter system by Harvey Gulf International Marine.
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NewsFeasibility of hybrid power study published
The results of a study into the cost effectiveness of hybrid power generation has been published.
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ConferenceProvisional programme released
The provisional programme for Propulsion & Future Fuels 2019 is out now! The conference will take place at the Sofitel Alter Wall Hotel in Hamburg, Germany, from 19-21 November.
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NewsDigital twin collaboration
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMOU), NAPA and AVL have announced a strategic co-operation agreement to develop digital ships and related strategic solutions.
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NewsHULL AND TANK INSPECTION ROV
The concept of carrying out hull and tank inspections using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is not new but Canadian company Deep Trekker has introduced a range of ROVs that are both economical to operate and fully portable. The basic models are cheap enough to carry on board a ship ...
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NewsDemocratising data with Kongsberg Vessel Insight
While the largest shipping lines have already implemented in-house efficiency monitoring schemes throughout their fleets, Kongsberg has launched an initiative to make the same technology available for the rest of us. Vigleik Takle, Kongsberg Maritime Digital Solutions SVP, believes that his system Vessel Insight will grow to eclipse the in-house ...
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NewsUK YACHT BUILDER CHAMPIONS GERMAN HYBRID SYSTEM
A prestigious new reference for battery-equipped hybrid power is the harbinger of future developments, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsLR in drive for sustainable financing
Eleven major shipping banks, supported by a number of industry partners including Lloyd’s Register (LR), will launch the Poseidon Principles – a pioneering doctrine that will integrate climate considerations into lending decisions in line with IMO’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) strategy.
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NewsDUTCH YARDS RESILIENT IN CORE MARKETS
Both general-purpose and specialised dry cargo vessels continue to figure substantially in Dutch shipbuilding output, underlining an ability to remain cost-competitive, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsLeanships project achieves fuel savings applying pre-swirl stator to CPPs
Technology group Wärtsilä, the Netherlands based Maritime Research Institute MARIN and Italian ship owner Grimaldi, have together successfully designed an Energy Saving Device (ESD) for use by ships with Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPPs). The result of the development work is a pre-swirl stator that has been demonstrated to be suitable ...
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NewsABB to supply systems package for Van Oord newbuild dredgers
ABB is to supply an integrated vessel systems package to two dual-fuel dredgers that are being built by Keppel Offshore & Marine for Van Oord. This is ABB’s first full-scope power, automation and navigation contract for the specialized dredger market and will also be ABB’s largest dredging vessel project for ...
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NewsIRISH FLEET GAINS EUROPEAN-BUILT BULKERS
In keeping with a policy of sustained fleet reinvestment and modernisation, and a focus on tonnage suited to its primary activities in shortsea trading, leading Irish owner Arklow Shipping is bringing a new series of 16,800dwt bulkers into commission, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsTitan deploys first LNG by inland barge
The FlexFueler001 has performed the first official bunkering to Norlines in the Port of Rotterdam meaning that Titan LNG is the first accredited LNG bunker supplier to deliver by inland water barge.
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NewsJotun and HHI sign MoU
Jotun and Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a memorandum of understanding heralding an era of close cooperation and the use of a new, solvent-free primer.
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NewsDaewoo and DNV GL join forces
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and DNV GL have agreed to cooperate on joint development projects (JDP) for future technologies in the shipbuilding and offshore plant industries.
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NewsMiros radar system optimises hull speed
Marine technology company, Miros, has launched Miros Speed Through Water, a dry-mounted, radar-based system designed to optimise hull speed and reduce fuel consumption and emissions.
