All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 350

  • Motorship Award still open
    Conference

    Present your project to 250 senior maritime professionals

    2018-08-28T12:27:00Z

    Entries are flooding in for The Motorship Award, honouring emissions-cutting partnerships.

  • Shell has initiated testing for its new 0.50% very low sulphur marine fuel oil (VLSFO) Photo: Shell
    News

    Shell trials sulphur compliant marine fuel

    2018-08-28T12:02:00Z

    Shell has initiated testing for its new 0.50% very low sulphur marine fuel oil (VLSFO) in preparation for the IMO’s 2020 0.50% global sulphur cap.

  • This first joint initiative between the two parties will cater for around 20% of Maersk global demand for sulphur compliant fuel Photo: Maersk
    News

    Maersk plans ULSFO facility in Rotterdam

    2018-08-28T10:57:00Z

    A.P. Moller Maersk and Royal Vopak have signed an agreement to create a 0.5% sulphur bunkering facility at the port to aid future compliance.

  • FS MARINE+ Container
    News

    New containerised engine optimisation system

    2018-08-24T15:37:00Z

    Shipowners can save space, effort and costs with FuelSave’s new containerised version of its engine optimisation and emissions abatement system.

  • Lloyds Register sponsor lunches
    Conference

    Lloyds Register to sponsor Lunches at Propulsion & Future Fuels

    2018-08-24T12:02:00Z

    Lloyds Register are promoting their brand to an audience of 250 senior decision makers in the commercial shipping and services sector at Propulsion & Future Fuels 2018.

  • Integrating tanks with engines and fuel gas supply systems is critical to building efficient LNG-fuelled ships (credit: GTT/ Roland Mouron)
    News

    Gas-fuelled ships partnership unveiled

    2018-08-24T11:55:00Z

    Two-stroke engine developer WinGD, marine technology provider Wärtsilä and membrane containment company GTT have announced a partnership to optimise the integration of engines, fuel gas systems and storage on gas-fuelled ships.

  • The 'Navigator Aura' features the world's first two-stroke engine to be converted to burn ethane fuel (credit: Navigate Gas)
    News

    World-first ethane fuel conversion completed

    2018-08-24T11:23:00Z

    Ethylene and LPG carrier ‘Navigator Aurora’ has become the first ship to have its two-stroke main engine converted to burn ethane as fuel.

  • Albwardy Damen is keen to support the continued success of Sohar Port and Freezone Photo: Damen
    News

    Albwardy Damen expands ship repair to Oman

    2018-08-23T16:01:00Z

    Albwardy Damen has expanded its services to Sohar Port in the Sultanate of Oman in what it calls a historic milestone as the joint venture company celebrates its 40th anniversary.

  • The EnScrub scrubber water treatment system is uniquely designed to treat SOx scrubber water Photo: EnScrub
    News

    EnSolve wins US patent for scrubber tech

    2018-08-23T15:19:00Z

    EnSolve Biosystems is seeking global partners to help commercialise its scrubber technology following receiving a patent from the US Patent & Trade Office.

  • Engine challenges are likely to mount as operators consider their fuel options ahead of the 2020 global sulphur cap
    News

    Data driven cylinder condition strategies

    2018-08-23T09:46:00Z

    The Motorship will host its fifth ExxonMobil roundtable at SMM on 5 September. Ahead of that meeting Iain White, Global Field Engineering Manager, ExxonMobil discusses challenges facing ship operators’ post 2020.

  • Many ballast water systems may not be operable in real port conditions due to limits on testing in water with high sediment loads
    News

    A ballast water solution for muddy waters

    2018-08-23T09:44:00Z

    India has been advocating port-based, mobile ballast water treatment since 2013. Sandip Patil of Indian Register of Shipping’s Research and Innovation Center outlines the solution.

  • Norsepower is an advocate of auxiliary wind propulsion Photo: Norsepower
    News

    Wind as a viable future propulsion technology

    2018-08-22T14:25:00Z

    Wind propulsion technologies are emerging as one option which can help cut fuel costs significantly, make vessels compliant with existing and impending emission regulations and create energy security and long-term resilience in a volatile market.

  • The mining vessel ‘Debmar Pacific’ will be outfitted with new Wärtsilä gensets Photo: Wärtsilä
    News

    Wärtsilä gensets for diamond mining vessel

    2018-08-22T13:57:00Z

    Wärtsilä and De Beers Marine have signed an agreement for the replacement of generating sets aboard De Beers’ diamond mining ship Debmar Pacific which is engaged in diamond mining operations off the coast of Namibia.

  • Provisional programme released
    Conference

    Provisional Programme out now!

    2018-08-22T12:31:00Z

    First look at the speaker line-up for Propulsion & Future Fuels featuring over 40 speakers from the world’s leading ship operators, engine manufacturers, fuel companies, naval architects and service providers.

  • The total investment in the Smart Technology Hub will be in the region of €200 million Photo: Wärtsilä
    News

    Wärtsilä invests in Smart Technology Hub

    2018-08-21T11:01:00Z

    Wärtsilä is making a significant investment in Finland with its new Smart Technology Hub, what it calls its next-generation innovation and production centre.

  • ‘Hordagut’ the new live fish carrier for Hordalaks AS Norway. Illustration: Heimli Design AS, Norway
    News

    Brunvoll equipment orders focus on hybrid

    2018-08-21T10:44:00Z

    Brunvoll has won two large equipment packages for a live fish carrier vessel and another plug-in hybrid system for a whale watching and sightseeing vessel.

  • Kongsberg Maritime will deliver power and hybrid systems to nine Ro-Ro vessels ordered by Italy’s Grimaldi Group Photo: Knud E. Hansen
    News

    Hybrid power deal for nine Ro-Ro vessels

    2018-08-20T13:48:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded significant contracts with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard Co China to deliver power and hybrid systems to nine Roll on–Roll off (Ro-Ro) vessels ordered by Italy’s Grimaldi Group.

  • PowerCell and Siemens will jointly develop a fuel cell-based system that can be integrated into ships Photo: PowerCell
    News

    Marine fuel cell-based drive partnership

    2018-08-20T13:20:00Z

    PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a memorandum of understanding with the German industrial group Siemens AG to jointly develop fuel cell-based drive and power generating systems for marine applications.

  • Cadmatic software
    News

    Cadmatic software to improve Meyer design

    2018-08-17T11:16:00Z

    Meyer is expanding use of Cadmatic design and information management software at its shipyards to improve its cruise vessel design and shorten design and construction lead-times.

  • Press Releases

    MYTASKIT NAMES PACSOFT FIRST INTERNATIONAL RESELLER

    2018-08-16T15:28:00Z By MY TASKIT

    Expanding its global presence, MyTaskit has signed its first international reseller. Auckland, New Zealand-based Pacsoft Marina & Boatyard Management Systems now provides sales and technical support for MyTaskit Pro, the award-winning online work coordination platform, to its extensive customer base throughout Oceania, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, United Kingdom, North ...