All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 344

  • Press Releases

    Auramarine appointed as preferred fuel system service provider for entire MARCAS-served fleet

    2018-10-10T10:49:00Z By Auramarine Ltd

    Turku, Finland, 09.10.2018. Auramarine, the leading provider of engine room fuel supply and auxiliary systems for the marine and power industries, announces an agreement with independent Marine Contracting Association, MARCAS International Ltd, part of V. Group.

  • Drone services are being considered as an extension to BHP's tablet-based technology package for chartered ships (credit: BHP)
    News

    BHP deploys drones for chartered fleet

    2018-10-10T07:35:00Z

    Multinational mining company BHP Billiton is running a trial that deploys drones to conduct tasks including hold inspections and draft readings across its chartered fleet while at berth.

  • Wärtsilä and Warsash staff
    News

    Wärtsilä simulators aid new training centre

    2018-10-09T11:43:00Z

    Wärtsilä will provide marine simulators for a new university marine simulation training centre in the UK which will provide decision support, analysis, and training based on live data received from ships and ports.

  • A new type of LNG carrier: 'Saga Dawn' taking shape in China.(photo courtesy of FKAB)
    News

    Saga debut for new LNG cargo system

    2018-10-09T11:22:00Z

    Bringing a first-of-kind containment system and vessel concept to the LNG transportation market, the 45,000m3-capacity ‘Saga Dawn’ is being readied in China for handover soon to a young, Singapore-based company with Sino-Norwegian roots

  • Underwater hull cleaning offers significant environmental and cost benefits if conducted properly (credit: Hydrex/Subsea Industries)
    News

    BIMCO plans underwater hull cleaning standard

    2018-10-09T07:35:00Z

    A group of industry stakeholders is to develop a hull cleaning standard that BIMCO says could reduce emissions, safeguard port environments and tackle the spread of invasive species.

  • New alliance seeks voice for scrubber users at IMO (credit: German Dry Docks)
    News

    Scrubber alliance seeks role in IMO talks

    2018-10-09T06:10:00Z

    An alliance of ship owners and charterers backing exhaust gas cleaning systems will aim to make its voice heard during IMO negotiations.

  • Wärtsilä propulsion test centre
    News

    Thruster project to improve efficiency

    2018-10-08T15:24:00Z

    A project to develop innovative technologies for thruster solutions in extreme conditions will enable better use of ships and the predictability of loading and failure.

  • Two 13,000 teu ships, similar in size to the pictured 'Antwerp Express', will have scrubbers installed (credit: Hapag-Lloyd)
    News

    Hapag-Lloyd plans LNG and scrubber trials

    2018-10-08T10:13:00Z

    Hamburg-based container liner Hapag-Lloyd has revealed that it will study LNG fuel and scrubbers onboard three vessels next year as part of its preparation for IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap.

  • Four projects will present for the chance to win the inaugural Motorship Award
    News

    Shortlist announced for inaugural Motorship Award

    2018-10-05T14:37:00Z

    Four emission-cutting projects spanning LNG fuel, hybridisation, energy recovery and emulsion fuels have been shortlisted for the first Motorship Award.

  • Newport Shipping’s COO Roy Yap (seated left) and Puyier General Manager Ryan Gao sign the supply agreement (credit: Newport Shipping)
    News

    Bulk scrubber order for Newport retrofits

    2018-10-05T13:16:00Z

    Ship repair group Newport Shipping has bought 100 scrubbers from Chinese supplier Weihai Puyi Marine Environmental Technology Co as it seeks to boost its retrofit service offer.

  • Wärtsilä and RCL are extending their service agreement up until 2028 Photo: Wärtsilä
    News

    Royal Caribbean extends Wärtsilä agreement

    2018-10-04T14:01:00Z

    Wärtsilä and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd are the latest example of how the marine and cruise industry are forging ahead with long-term maintenance planning and operations partnerships in order to boost competitiveness.

  • Shell has delivered its first ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG fuel from its specialised LNG bunker vessel, 'Cardissa' Photo: Sovcomflot
    News

    Shell and Sovcomflot LNG bunkering firsts

    2018-10-04T12:11:00Z

    Shell has delivered its first ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG from its specialised LNG bunker vessel, Cardissa, paving the way for other future operations.

  • The final version of the Vessel General Permit will be delivered by March next year with at least a month for consultation (credit: EPA)
    News

    EPA formalises VGP update delay

    2018-10-04T11:05:00Z

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set a new date of March 2019 for the update of its Vessel General Permit (VGP), which includes requirements for the use of environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs).

  • Compatibility is assured among ExxonMobil's all-residual range of 2020 sulphur compliant fuels (credit: ExxonMobil)
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    ExxonMobil promises compatibility in 2020 portfolio

    2018-10-04T10:32:00Z

    Oil major ExxonMobil has pledged that its fuels compliant with IMO’s 0.5% sulphur limit – all residual grades - will be compatible with each other provided proper guidance is followed.

  • Last year and 22 years' time, shipping remains by far the biggest market for residual fuel (credit: OPEC)
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    OPEC predicts oil surge amid sulphur changes

    2018-10-03T16:47:00Z

    The IMO’s sulphur cap will drive a spike in global oil demand in 2020 according to a new OPEC report, with significant non-compliance and widespread scrubber use inflating marine demand for high-sulphur fuel oil.

  • Four in every five of the shippers/BCOs participating stated that they had yet to receive clarity from their providers as to how any fuel costs would be met Photo: Drewry
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    Growing unease around fuel cost transparency

    2018-10-03T11:19:00Z

    There is considerable unease among global shippers and freight forwarders ahead of the IMO’s 2020 global emissions regulations due to come into force on 1 January 2020.

  • The LGC 6000 LNG class vessel aims to accelerate the wider adoption of LNG Photo: Damen
    News

    Ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in the NE Baltic

    2018-10-03T09:46:00Z

    A contract between an Estonian energy company and Damen Shipyards Group will see the construction of the first of a series of short-sea LNG bunker vessels to operate in the Baltic Sea.

  • Sovcomflot’s Aframax addition marks a new technical milestone (credit: SCF)
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    Green Aframax for Russian loading points

    2018-10-03T07:01:00Z

    Russian shipowner SCF Sovcomflot recently commissioned the first of six LNG-fuelled, ice-strengthened Aframax tankers contracted from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), writes David Tinsley.

  • Installation deadlines in 2022 could lead to problems if owners wait until the last minute (credit: ClassNK)
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    ClassNK anticipates BWMS capacity crunch

    2018-10-03T06:43:00Z

    ClassNK has identified a potential bottleneck for ballast water management systems (BWMS) among its classed fleet and is urging early installation to avoid capacity concerns.

  • IMO to feature in Keynote
    Conference

    High level keynote speakers will open landmark conference

    2018-10-02T14:13:00Z

    The keynote session for Propulsion & Future Fuels, in association with DNV GL, will offer an emissions outlook to delegates and features big names in the commercial shipping community.