All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 321

  • Alfa Laval Smit inert gas system in Alfa Laval Test and Training Centre (credit: Alfa Laval)
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    Inert gas production added to Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre applications

    2019-03-20T14:17:00Z

    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 ...

  • Wärtsilä’s remote guidance service provides ship operators with real-time troubleshooting and technical advice assistance Photo: Wärtsilä
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    Wärtsilä proves remote service capability

    2019-03-20T11:44:00Z

    Technology group, Wärtsilä, has successfully tested its remote guidance service allowing crew, engineers and shipyard personnel to communicate with shore-based experts anywhere in the world through augmented reality (AR).

  • Hurtigruten's Nordnorge will be fitted with a biogas-ready fuel-gas supply systems (FGSS) (image courtesy of Hurtigruten)
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    Høglund awarded FGSS contract for Hurtigruten retrofits

    2019-03-20T11:42:00Z

    Høglund, the marine solutions and system integration company, has been awarded a contract to deliver biogas-ready fuel-gas supply systems (FGSS) for six Hurtigruten passenger ship retrofits.

  • Morten Jensen, sales & marketing manager at Lloyd's Register (left) handing over the statement of fact to Ulrich Schittek, head of management services, after sales, at Maersk Tankers (right) Photo: Maersk Tankers
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    Bunker methodology gains Lloyd's recognition

    2019-03-20T11:27:00Z

    Lloyd''s Register has confirmed that Maersk Tankers'' bunker adjustment methodology conforms with industry quality standards.

  • Bakker Sliedrecht's innovative CDG protection system is being installed on a heavy lift vessel, which will be the first dual fuel DP2 ship classified with a generator protection system
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    Bakker Sliedrecht develops CDG protection for DF DP2 vessels

    2019-03-20T10:49:00Z

    Netherlands-based systems integrator Bakker Sliedrecht has successfully developed a generator protection system (CDG-protection) for dual fuel vessels which operate with a dynamic positioning system (DP) 2 and 3. The system has been successfully tested by classification society DNV GL.

  • Four of MSC Cruises' Meraviglia-class cruiseships operate the BIO-SEA system (credit: MSC Cruises).
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    MSC Cruises selects BIO-SEA as BWT supplier

    2019-03-20T10:03:00Z

    The Montpellier-based ultraviolet water treatment company BIO-UV Group has signed a contract to supply its BIO-SEA ballast water treatment (BWT) system for installation aboard two MSC Cruises’ Worldclass cruiseships currently under construction at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard at St. Nazaire, France.

  • MAN’s new G80ME-C10.5 employs the full, simplified Mark 10 design platform (left) as embodied in the G90 engine (image: MAN Energy Solutions).
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    UPGRADED TWO-STROKE SERIES FROM MAN

    2019-03-19T13:58:00Z

    In a further phase of design optimisation of its two-stroke range, MAN Energy Solutions has unveiled Mark 10 versions of its G-type 800mm- and 600mm-bore engines, designated the G80ME-C10.5 and the G60ME-C10.5, respectively.

  • 'Coral Methane'
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    New LNG carrier for Anthony Veder

    2019-03-19T12:24:00Z

    Anthony Veder has expanded its fleet with a 30,000 cbm LNG carrier that is currently being constructed by Zhejiang Xinle Shipbuilding in Ningbo, China.

  • The advanced Aker BioMarine support vessel is designed for operation in Antarctic waters
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    Wärtsilä designs advanced polar transport

    2019-03-19T12:14:00Z

    Technology group Wärtsilä is to design and equip an advanced polar multipurpose transport vessel for Norway-based Aker BioMarine. The vessel, which is designed for operation in Antarctic waters, will be constructed at CIMC Raffles'' shipyard in Shandong province, China. As part of the contract, Wärtsilä will supply a package of ...

  • The successful first LNG ship-to-ship bunker operation in the port of Visby was the result of intensive preparation by Nauticor’s team, its partners and authorities.
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    Kairos supplies first LNG bunker in Baltic port

    2019-03-19T11:30:00Z

    Leading LNG supplier Nauticor''s LNG bunker supply vessel, Kairos, has completed the first LNG refuelling in the Swedish port of Visby for the newbuild RoPax, Visborg.

  • Distinctive form: Egbert Wagenborg was the first ship built to EasyMax principles (photo credit: Flying Focus).
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    EasyMax design endorsed by second contract

    2019-03-19T10:14:00Z

    A second cargo vessel of the innovative EasyMax concept has been ordered in the Netherlands by Wagenborg Shipping from Royal Niestern Sander in the light of trading performance with the 2017-built first-of-class Egbert Wagenborg, writes David Tinsley.

  • There are currently four designated SOx-ECAs worldwide.
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    SPAIN ENDORSES MEDITERRANEAN ECA

    2019-03-18T18:27:00Z

    Speaking at a conference held in Madrid on 18 March, a Spanish ministerial representative announced that the Iberian country would support an application to introduce an emission control area (ECA) to limit sulphur oxides (SOx) from ships in the Mediterranean Sea.

  • Kaj Portin noted existing Wärtsilä dual-fuel LNG engines could be retrofitted to run on 10-15% hydrogen "relatively quickly" (credit: Wärtsilä)
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    Wärtsilä hydrogen research bears fruit

    2019-03-18T15:00:00Z

    Kaj Portin, Wärtsilä’s General Manager of Research & Technology Programs, Engines Technology, discussed progress in developing hybrid solutions to use hydrogen in gas or combustion engines.

  • Stena Bulk is to invest USD55 million in 16 open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubber) systems from Chinese manufacturer Shanghai Bluesoul Environment Technology
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    Stena Bulk invests USD55m in scrubbers

    2019-03-18T14:46:00Z

    Stena Bulk is to invest USD55 million in 16 open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubber) systems from Chinese manufacturer Shanghai Bluesoul Environment Technology. The units will be installed before January 2020 on five Suezmax and ten IMOIIMAX vessels as well as one standard MR. The total investment includes equipment, installation ...

  • Ten affiliates of Total have deployed Opsealog's MarineLog Photo: Opsealog
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    Opsealog rolls out MarineLog to Total

    2019-03-18T14:08:00Z

    Ten affiliates of energy company, Total Exploration & Production, have deployed Opsealog''s MarineLog to optimise their offshore logistics operations by reducing costs and increasing productivity.

  • Wilhelmsen has deployed drone technology from shore to ship Photo: Wilhelmsen Ships Service
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    Wilhelmsen delivers from shore by drone

    2019-03-18T13:35:00Z

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service, in partnership with Airbus, has deployed drone technology in real-time port conditions, delivering time-critical items to working vessels at anchorage.

  • Fabiola, one of a quartett of big Döhle boxships getting new scrubber power packs.
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    German power packs ease scrubber installation

    2019-03-18T10:54:00Z

    Germany’s Peter Döhle has become the first shipping company to acquire new Scrubber Power Pack (S-PP) systems developed by Hamburg engineering firm E-powered Marine Solutions (E-MS), reports Tom Todd.

  • MSC and Fincantieri have signed contracts for four new cruise ships Photo: Fincantieri
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    Fincantieri to build four MSC cruise ships

    2019-03-15T16:06:00Z

    Global shipping company, MSC, and Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri, have signed the final contracts for the construction of four luxury cruise ships.

  • The 'Spirit of Vancouver Island' has recently completed an upgrade and conversion to LNG at Remontowa Shipyard Photo: Remontowa
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    Remontowa in RoRo LNG conversion

    2019-03-15T13:48:00Z

    A BC Ferries RoRo vessel has departed Remontowa Shiprepair Yard following the successful completion of a mid-life upgrade (MLU).

  • Mr. Hayato Suga discussed ClassNK's research into the integrity of in-tank cargo pump towers
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    ClassNK to fore in gas containment classification

    2019-03-15T09:37:00Z

    ClassNK focuses on updating its classification rules and developing standards in new areas.