All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 325
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NewsICS welcomes IMO FONAR decision
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has welcomed the International Maritime Organization''s decision in principle that safety or operational concerns about the quality of low sulphur fuels may, in exceptional circumstances, be a valid reason for shipowners to be issued with a Fuel Oil Non Availability Report (FONAR) from 1 ...
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News"K" Line launches new bulk carrier
Japanese transportation company, "K" Line, has launched a new 200,000dwt bulk carrier.
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NewsWärtsilä to maintain Japanese LNG carriers
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a long-term contract to supply Japanese shipowner, Tokyo LNG Tanker, with its optimised maintenance lifecycle solution.
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US COMMERCIAL NEWBUILD ACTIVITY WANES
Despite showing their mettle in tanker and boxship construction for a protracted period, US mercantile vessel builders are now facing testing times, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsWinGD sees LNG as future for industry
Winterthur-based engine designer WinGD sees LNG based fuels as the future for the marine propulsion market, Rolf Stiefel, vice president of sales & marketing, told the Motorship during a recent visit to Winterthur.
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NewsWinGD to ramp up R&D efforts
Klaus Heim, ceo of WinGD and president of CIMAC, was clear that the diesel engine has a future to play, during a recent interview in Winterthur.
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NewsGuidelines for sulphur limit implementation
The IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response has agreed draft guidelines for consistent implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit under MARPOL Annex VI.
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NewsEnter the big, workhorse hybrids
Any doubts that times have changed should be resolved by a look at the big commercial hybrids currently shaping up, writes Stevie Knight. And no, for once we are not talking about cruise ships.
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NewsLNG CARRIER CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS
Unstinting R&D endeavours by membrane tank technology specialist GTT have brought down LNG cargo evaporation rates.
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NewsBilfinger in €100m scrubber deals
German industrial services provider, Bilfinger, has won contracts worth more than €100m to fit its scrubber technology on 70 vessels.
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NewsNew thrusters help Scandlines to be green
New thrusters have been installed on Scandlines’ hybrid ferries to help reduce underwater noise and air emissions whilst travelling in the Fehmarn Belt, the strait linking Denmark to Germany.
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WinGD innovates in X-DF lubrication system
WinGD is introducing a new system that allows the automatic change-over of cylinder lubrication oil between two types of oils, normally between low and high BN oils within its X-DF dual-fuel engines, minimizing delay times in change-overs. The proprietary dual-line system is patent pending.
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NewsGreat expectations… or more tangles than spaghetti?
There’s a rising demand… but Stevie Knight asks, how do we overcome the challenges of tying together existing technologies with data-centric innovation?
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NewsCROE wins USA scrubber contract
Scrubber manufacturer, CR Ocean Engineering (CROE) has been awarded a contract with a USA-based shipping company for the fitting of 35 exhaust gas scrubber cleaning systems.
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ConferenceGTT confirm silver sponsorship
GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) have joined Propulsion & Future Fuels as silver sponsors of the 2019 event to be held in Hamburg, Germany from 19-21 November.
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NewsJapan’s MLIT and Carnival present scrubber findings at CSA 2020 conference
The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 held its first technical conference in London on 21 February at which both Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and a Carnival-led, CSA 2020-backed project presented the results of detailed studies into the composition and quality of exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) ...
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NewsMajor milestone passed for Nexans’ Aurora
French fibre optic company, Nexans, has passed a major milestone with the cutting of the first steel for its new DP3 cable laying vessel.
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NewsSchottel launches new shallow water thruster
German manufacturer of marine propulsion systems, Schottel, is presenting its new pump jet type SPJ 30, a shallow water thruster suitable for a wide range of vessel types such as passenger vessels, ferries, work vessels and freighters.
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NewsA shipping company for all seasons: Fednav
Fednav is Canada’s largest ocean-going dry bulk shipowning and chartering group. As a ship owner and operator of 75 years standing, Fednav has weathered many previous market and regulatory changes.
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NewsMajor maritime companies join Green Maritime Methanol project
A consortium of leading international maritime companies, supported by Maritime Knowledge Centre, have launched a two-year study in the Netherlands into the feasibility of methanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel in the maritime sector.
