All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 320
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NewsABB to power first Chinese-built cruise ship
ABB has inked a deal with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. (SWS) to supply a power and propulsion package for China’s first domestically built cruise ship.
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NewsMAN takes stake in hydrogen electrolysis tech SME
MAN Energy Solutions has entered the hydrogen economy, after acquiring a minority stake in a hydrogen-focused electrolysis technology SME.
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NewsDSME to participate in LNG research project
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) concluded an agreement with a local South Korean university to establish a research institute, which will undertake a research project into cryogenic containment and process systems for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers until the end of 2023.
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Press ReleasesInnovative coupling solutions to reduce the ships impact on the environment
Innovative coupling solutions to reduce the ships impact on the environment
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NewsDNV GL asked to assess solid electrolyte battery ESS
Japanese-US joint venture Lavle USA is developing the first large-scale Solid Electrolyte Battery (SEB) Energy Storage System (ESS) for the marine market. Lavle has engaged leading classification society DNV-GL to start initial evaluation of the cells and application.
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NewsDNV GL opens new AI centre in China
Classification society, DNV GL, has strengthened its ties with China through the opening of an artificial intelligence research centre in Shanghai.
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NewsHydrogen cells to power cruise ships
GE’s Power Conversion business and fuel cell manufacturer, Nedstack, are collaborating on developing hydrogen fuel cell systems for powering zero-emission cruise vessels.
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NewsIMO launches marine biodiversity project
The International Maritime Organization launched a major five-year multilateral research project into marine biodiversity on 18-20 March at its London headquarters.
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NewsShell to provide renewable biofuel for Maersk voyage
Integrated transport and logistics company A.P. Møller - Mærsk has partnered with Shell in the world’s largest maritime biofuel pilot, fuelling a large triple-E container vessel from Rotterdam to Shanghai and back on biofuel blends.
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NewsHFO availability a growing concern: Total
Total is urging shipowners to undertake careful fuel and luboil testing on their vessels ahead of time to avoid breakdowns come 2020, with supply challenges abounding on entry into force of the IMO’s 0.5% global sulphur cap.
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NewsNYK invests in projects with ‘green’ loan
Japanese shipping company, NYK, has entered into a JP¥9bn syndicated loan agreement, the proceeds of which will be used solely to fund environment-friendly projects.
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NewsVaro and GoodFuels in ARA BFO deal
Varo Energy subsidiary, Reinplus Fiwado Bunker, and GoodFuels have extended their partnership to improve availability of bio fuel oil (BFO) to deep sea vessels leaving from Rotterdam.
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NewsRO-RO BOOST TO BASS STRAIT TRADE
With effect from March 1, Australia’s leading transport company Toll Group has introduced two new ro-ro freight vessels to the Bass Strait service linking the mainland and the island of Tasmania. The Chinese-built, 12,000dwt sisters Tasmanian Achiever II and Victorian Reliance II bring a 40% advance in capacity and an ...
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NewsIMO “likely” to establish work item on scrubber discharge: DNV GL
The IMO’s 74th Marine Environment Protection Committee is likely to establish a work item around scrubber discharge regulation but work on the work item will begin at PPR 7 in February 2020, Eirik Nyhus, director of DNV GL’s Environment, Regulatory Affairs in Høvik told a meeting in London on 21 ...
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NewsDNV GL: Reasserting the primacy of safety
Leading classification society DNV GL’s CEO - Maritime, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, stressed the need for maritime safety to be placed at the heart of the industry at an industry event in London on Thursday 21 March, adding that the recent focus on environmental concerns has "stolen some of the focus away ...
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NewsCEOs line up for Nor-Shipping conference
The chief executives of technology company Kongsberg and classification society DNV GL are the latest names to sign up for Nor-Shipping’s new Ocean Leadership Conference on 4 June.
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NewsFirst steel cut for Eesti Gaas LNG vessel
A ceremony has been held at Damen Yichang Shipyard in China to mark the start of cutting steel for the first of a series of short-sea liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessels to be built for Eesti Gaas of Estonia.
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NewsBureau Veritas and Kongsberg Maritime in remote survey first
MAC, a Bureau Veritas (BV) company and Kongsberg Maritime have successfully tested a new solution for DP system performance and redundancy audits deployed on a Bourbon vessel.
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NewsME-GI engines for six LNG containerships
Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping has exercised an option connected with an order for 5 × 15,000-teu boxships placed in November 2017 and requested another six vessels. All 11 engines involved in the order will be powered by MAN B&W-branded two-stroke engines.
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NewsInert gas production added to Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre applications
An Alfa Laval Smit Combustion system (FU type) has been installed at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark. The system extends the centre’s range of full-scale vessel applications to cover inert gas production. The installation ensures that Alfa Laval remains at the forefront of developing ...
