All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 319

  • Visser Shipping has ordered hybrid-ready EGCS systems from Netherlands-based supplier, Value Maritime, for three of its fleet of container ships, such as the 141-metre long 809 TEU Sven D (pictured).
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    Boxship owner books EGCSs from new Dutch supplier

    2019-03-29T16:21:00Z

    New Netherlands-based exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) supplier Value Maritime has booked a deal to supply three Visser Shipping container ships with hybrid ready scrubbers, with an option for a fourth installation.

  • Decarbonisation, dual-fuel and digital engine technologies will be focus areas for the new test engine in Copenhagen
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    MAN Energy Solutions to develop second test engine in 2019

    2019-03-29T13:55:00Z

    Engine designer MAN Energy Solutions is to double its test engine capacity at its research and development centre in Copenhagen, Denmark.

  • ClassNK has released guidelines helping shipowners protect themselves against cyber attacks Photo: ClassNK
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    ClassNK releases cyber security guidelines

    2019-03-29T13:49:00Z

    Classification society, ClassNK, has outlined its basic approach to ensuring onboard cyber security for ships.

  • Green Ship of the Future is exploring how well existing technologies reduce harmful emissions Photo: Green Ship of the Future
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    GSF launches retrofit project

    2019-03-29T13:36:00Z

    Non-profit organisation, Green Ship of the Future (GSF), has launched a series of projects exploring how existing technologies can help reduce harmful emissions from shipping in the short term.

  • Geir Håøy
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    Kongsberg takeover targets “strategic growth”

    2019-03-28T16:12:00Z

    The motivation behind Kongsberg Group’s surprise acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine was “strategic growth” and the opportunity to move closer towards becoming a “complete solutions provider”, the Group’s CEO has said.

  • Valmet is to supply exhaust gas cleaning system to DSME for seven HMM 23,000 TEU newbuilds. (credit: Hyundai PR Centre)
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    Valmet to supply hybrid scrubbers for HMM containerships

    2019-03-28T13:45:00Z

    Valmet will supply hybrid exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) for seven newbuilding 23,000 TEU container vessels, which are being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine.

  • The UK P&I Club has opened a new office in Rotterdam in the Netherlands Photo: UK P&I Club
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    UK P&I Club opens Rotterdam office

    2019-03-28T11:49:00Z

    Shipping insurance company, the UK P&I Club has won approval from the Netherland’s financial regulator for a licence for its Rotterdam-based subsidiary UK P&I Club NV (UKNV).

  • News

    Lloyd’s Register verifies Genoil’s desulph demonstration

    2019-03-28T11:32:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register (LR) has independently verified the results of a heavy fuel oil (HFO) desulphurisation demonstration carried out by Genoil Inc., a clean technology engineering company.

  • The 'MS Karnika' is set to launch the Indian domestic cruise industry Photo: BSCS
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    Bernhard Schulte cruises into India

    2019-03-28T11:30:00Z

    In support of India’s first domestic cruise operation, Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services (BSCS) has been awarded technical management of Jalesh Cruises’ new vessel.

  • Repairs on the Viking Sky at Kristiansund are expected to begin in the coming days (credit: Erik Johan Landa, NMA)
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    Low oil supply caused Viking Sky engine shutdown: NMA

    2019-03-28T10:56:00Z

    The engine shutdown suffered by the cruise vessel Viking Sky off the Norwegian coast on 23 March was caused by low oil pressure, the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) announced in preliminary findings on 27 March.

  • IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim and Mr. Koji Tsuruoka, ambassador and permanent representative to the IMO (credit: IMO)
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    Japan ratifies Hong Kong convention

    2019-03-27T18:32:00Z

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

  • AS Tallink Grupp and Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) agreed an EUR250m ropax construction contract, the second of 2019 for RMC.
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    Tallink awards RMC EUR250m ropax contract

    2019-03-27T18:11:00Z

    AS Tallink Grupp, the Baltic cruise and ferry operator, has ordered a ropax ferry from Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC). The vessel is scheduled for delivery in early 2022.

  • Wärtsilä solutions are deliveThe two 175,000 tonne cruise ships to be constructed at Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard will be the largest ships built in Italy.ring outstanding performance for two new tugs operated by the Turkish Directorate Gen...
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    Princess Cruises inks Fincantieri cruise vessel order

    2019-03-27T17:15:00Z

    Princess Cruises, the subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, and Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri, have signed the final contracts for the construction of two next-generation dual-fuel cruise ships.

  • VMS Group engine testing
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    New independent engine test facilities

    2019-03-27T10:43:00Z

    Danish maritime service provider VMS Group has established new test facilities for independent testing of all engine types in Europe at the Port of Frederikshavn.

  • Distinctive lines of a Visentini-built ferry: the new Hypatia de Alejandria (photo courtesy of Balearia).
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    LNG DEBUT IN MED RO-PAX SECTOR

    2019-03-27T07:01:00Z

    Use of LNG fuel is central to the fleet modernisation strategy of the Spanish ferry operator Balearia, and a milestone in the realisation of its multi-faceted newbuild and conversion programme was recently signified by the delivery of the 186-metre ro-pax Hypatia de Alejandria. The vessel is the first LNG-powered ferry ...

  • Wärtsilä solutions are delivering outstanding performance for two new tugs operated by the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety. (Copyright Yutek)
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    Wärtsilä propulsion solutions power Turkish tug boats

    2019-03-27T07:01:00Z

    Two new tug boats operated by the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety are powered by engines and steerable thrusters supplied by the technology group Wärtsilä.

  • A product of the northern Dutch shipbuilding industry, Thun Eos signals a major investment by Thun Tankers in its European coastal and shortsea fleet (photo credit: Thun Tankers).
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    LNG POWER FOR COASTAL TANKER SERIES

    2019-03-27T07:00:00Z

    Increased performance, improved cargo handling, and environmentally-considerate design are vested in Thun’s new generation of Dutch-built tankers for regional trade, writes David Tinsley.

  • Aditya Aggarwal of ABS notes new dedicated ethane export terminals in the US and mounting import demand in China are likely to require greater dedicated VLEC capacity.
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    Very Large Ethane Carriers: An Opportunity for Shipping

    2019-03-27T07:00:00Z

    Aditya Aggarwal, ABS Director, Global Gas Development, provides an overview of the global ethane market, and the opportunities it holds.

  • Hybrid RTG port cranes
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    Corvus Energy cuts Chinese port emissions

    2019-03-26T16:14:00Z

    Corvus Energy will supply the energy storage system (ESS) for 20 battery-hybrid RTG cranes designed by CCCC Shanghai Equipment Engineering (CCCCSEE).

  • MacGregor has been selected to supply on-vessel mooring systems for CNOOC's new FPU (pictured).
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    MacGregor inks on-vessel mooring system deal for CNOOC FPU

    2019-03-26T13:27:00Z

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order from China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to supply the on-vessel mooring system for a deepwater Floating Production Unit (FPU).