All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 329
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NewsABS AIP FOR TWO DSIC LNG BULKER DESIGNS
China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Group Co (DSIC) has received an AiP from ABS for a 208,000 DWT bulk carrier and a 260,000 DWT VLOC design concept capable of using LNG as fuel.
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NewsWoolwich ferry to reopen with hybrids
Transport for London (TfL) plans to resume its Thames crossing at Woolwich in February with the launch of two new hybrid diesel-electric ferries.
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NewsEfficient shaft generator boosts ice-class vessel
WE Tech Solutions has supplied its energy efficient Solution Three Economical Operations (PTO) and Boost Mode (PTI) together with direct drive permanent magnet shaft generator to ESL Shipping’s 25,600dwt self-unloader ice-class LNG-fuelled bulk carrier ‘Viiki’.
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NewsCleanship engineers scrubber retrofit deal
UK-based, Cleanship Solutions, has been selected as the dedicated scrubber engineering partner for a large container vessel operator’s 2019 scrubber retrofit programme.
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NewsShipowner interest in LPG-burning engines mounts
Shipowner interest in using LPG as a marine fuel is picking up, both for LPG carriers and for other vessels, with engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions confirming receipt of a seventh order for its ME-LGIP engine.
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NewsZvezda develops thruster tech and propulsion workshop
Rosneft announced on 10 December that it had developed an electric steerable thruster with a capacity of 7.5 MW for an ice-class multi-functional support vessel project at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex.
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News10 years of Alfa Laval PureSOx
The global sulphur cap will take effect in 11 months. But one important milestone has already been reached for exhaust gas cleaning system supplier, Alfa Laval. The new year marks a decade since the first vessel set sail with an Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubber on board.
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NewsNK launches PSC performance system
Classification society, ClassNK, has launched Primeship-PSC Intelligence, a support system aimed at improving Port State Control (PSC) performance and ship management.
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NewsOptimarin reports record early order surge
Ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin revealed today that 2019 is set to be a record year, with the orderbook currently five times the size it was at this point in 2018. CEO Tore Andersen says he expects revenues to double year-on-year.
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NewsAsahi Tanker introduces all-electric bunker vessel concept
Asahi Tanker, the Japanese ship operator, has unveiled a vessel design for the world''s first fully-electric tanker, in conjunction with ship broker Exeno-Yamamizu.
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NewsDNV GL brings 'digital twin' back to life
Classification society, DNV GL, has developed a method of hull condition monitoring which makes use of the ship''s ''digital twin'', a virtual model prepared during the design phase.
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NewsMAN 32/44CR ordered for offshore wind vessel
MAN Energy Solutions has won an order to supply the engines for a new heavy-lift crane installation-vessel for Oslo-based OHT (Offshore Heavy Transport), the specialist heavy-transport-and-installation contractor. MAN’s scope of supply covers 4 × MAN 12V32/44CR GenSets with a total output of 28,800 kW.
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NewsDEBUT FOR FUTURE-PROOF IRISH FERRY
Irish Ferries has realised a major new stage of fleet development with the introduction in January of the German-built, 54,985gt ro-pax ferry W.B.Yeats to Dublin/Holyhead sailings. Currently the largest ferry on the Irish Sea, the vessel will soon be transferred to the line’s service between the Irish capital and Cherbourg.
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NewsZEV study maps 2050 action needed
A new study aims to show the early action needed to enable the shipping and supply infrastructure industries to deliver zero-emission vessels (ZEVs) that are crucial to achieve the IMO’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Strategy 2050 ambition.
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NewsMitsui places first orders for new MAN SCR-HP
Mitsui (MES) has placed the first orders for MAN Energy Solutions'' SCR-HP (Selective Catalytic Reduction – High Pressure) product. MES ordered 3 × SCR-HP (cluster 3) units in connection with the building of three 87,000-DWT bulk carriers for Ocean 21 Holdings.
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NewsYANMAR Europe partners with NORIS
YANMAR Europe has signed a strategic partnership agreement with German-based NORIS Group to supply alarm and monitoring panels and controls for the European market.
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NewsMoss and DNV GL present hydrogen bunker vessel design
Moss Maritime, in cooperation with Equinor, Wilhelmsen and DNV-GL, has developed a design for a Liquefied Hydrogen (LH2) bunker vessel. The vessel design comes at a time when hydrogen is finally developing into a viable solution for the larger market.
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NewsJ-ENG APPROVAL FOR GAZPROM CYLINDER OILS
Gazpromneft Lubricants has received approvals from Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) for five of its cylinder oils indicating the firm’s confidence in the products.
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White PapersPractical Considerations for the Installation of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems
Interest in installing an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) or scrubber has never been higher, as the IMO 2020 global sulphur limit requirements which will enter effect on 1 January 2020. As the remaining time to complete the installation of an EGCS elapses, it is more relevant ...
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NewsCorvus to power five Fjord1 Norwegian electric ferries
Havyard Shipyard in Leirvik, Sogn is to build five electric ferries for ferry operator Fjord1. The five ferries are expected to be delivered in 2019, with all five to be fully operational on four additional routes in Norway by 1 January 2020.
