All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 353

  • Doxford's influence on marine engine design stretches far beyond the closure of its engine works in 1980
    News

    Documenting the design of the Doxford engine

    2018-07-20T11:54:00Z

    The design process behind the famous Doxford opposed piston engine has been documented by two former engineers in a new book for sale now.

  • BIO-SEA ballast water management plant
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    BIO-UV BWMS for 17 CMA CGM containerships

    2018-07-20T11:45:00Z

    CMA CGM has contracted BIO-UV Group to supply its BIO-SEA ballast water management system (BWMS) to 17 containerships in a deal worth more than €5m.

  • Four projects will present for the chance to win the inaugural Motorship Award
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    The Motorship Award to honour emissions-cutting partnerships

    2018-07-19T11:28:00Z

    Ship owners and marine technology suppliers are set to recognise the most promising maritime emissions-cutting projects with a new award from The Motorship.

  • Boskalis on Bio
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    Boskalis Nederland to reduce CO2 with biofuel

    2018-07-18T16:45:00Z

    Boskalis Nederland is aiming to reduce its CO2 emissions by 35% as part of a new long-term partnership with biofuel supplier GoodFuels.

  • Conference

    The Motorship Award

    2018-07-18T15:45:00Z

    2019 Winner - Stone Marine Propulsion, ‘Gate Rudders’Adrian Miles, Managing Director of Stone Marine Propulsion presented the project as an exclusive at the 2019 event.Gate Rudders are the result of a research and development project that has spanned several years to develop a rudder system for vessels which would have ...

  • Scrubber installation, Photo: Meyer Werft
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    The big installation squeeze

    2018-07-18T10:03:00Z

    Even after choosing your sulphur compliance option and selecting the type of scrubber you want, installations presents a host of other challenges, writes Stevie Knight.

  • Scrubbers: The pressure is on. Picture: Yara/Goltens
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    Scrubbers: Are you ready for the heat?

    2018-07-18T10:00:00Z

    Scrubber suppliers confirm the trend behind recent announcements – ship owners are finally making investment decisions. But the scramble for installations ahead of 2020 will create winners and losers, writes Stevie Knight.

  • Aquarius Marine Solar Power system
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    Location influences solar PV module type

    2018-07-17T16:14:00Z

    Research into the use of solar power on ships and the selection and installation of related equipment has found the type of PV module best suited for a ship-based project may vary depending on factors including the location where the modules will be installed.

  • Clear progress: Terntank chemical tanker 'Ternsund', host to WinGD's first dual-fuel X-DF engine in service (credit: WinGD)
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    Is LNG a ‘US$22 billion distraction’?

    2018-07-17T11:21:00Z

    A report downplaying the emissions benefits of LNG as marine fuel has been slammed by proponents of gas-fuelled shipping, writes Gavin Lipsith.

  • J-ENG 6UEC45LSE-C1 engine
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    Completion of first J-ENG 6UEC45LSE-C1 engine

    2018-07-16T16:35:00Z

    Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has successfully finished the shop test of the first 6UEC45LSE-C1 engine to be installed in a Kanda Shipbuilding-built Ro-Ro vessel.

  • A year into operations, advanced power technology from ABB onboard cable layer 'NKT Victoria' has slashed fuel costs by 60%
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    Power configuration slashes cable layer costs

    2018-07-16T11:46:00Z

    A cable-laying vessel delivered from Kleven yard in April 2017 for NKT has achieved a 60% reduction in fuel costs compared to similar ships, driven by its advanced power and propulsion arrangement.

  • Wärtsilä will provide hybrid scrubbers and retrofitting services to a major European liner as part of a €170 million deal
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    Wärtsilä scrubbers for ‘major’ European line

    2018-07-16T11:07:00Z

    Wärtsilä has signed a €170 million deal with an undisclosed ‘major European container shipping company’ to retrofit its hybrid scrubbers on several vessels.

  • Corvus is expanding to keep up with demand Photo: Corvus
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    Corvus to expand to meet battery demand

    2018-07-12T14:40:00Z

    Corvus Energy is expanding its battery production facilities in Canada and building a new factory in Norway to keep up with a growth in demand.

  • Chevron Marine Lubricants' Taro range of cylinder lubricants provide solutions for a range of engines and fuel types Photo: Chevron Marine Lubricants
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    MAN approval for Chevron cylinder oils

    2018-07-12T14:07:00Z

    Chevron Marine Lubricants has received approvals from MAN Energy Solutions for three of its Taro cylinder oils indicating the firm’s confidence in the products.

  • Lindenau Werft in its tanker newbuilding heydey (credit: Tom Todd)
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    Lindenau Werft closure decided

    2018-07-12T09:34:00Z

    One of Germany’s oldest shipyards, Lindenau Werft in Kiel, is likely to close by year’s end as part of “unavoidable” cutbacks said to be caused, among other things, by competition from east Europe.

  • VDMA executive director Thilo Brodtmann argued the international trade must return to the path directed by WTO rules
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    Return to growth for German equipment sector

    2018-07-12T07:37:00Z

    Germany’s export-orientated marine equipment sector is seeing a turning of the tide after a long, lean period, but has sounded a warning note over threats to the future of free trade, reports David Tinsley.

  • MAN Energy Solutions will deliver propulsion solutions for new 2,525-teu Pasha Hawaii LNG containerships
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    MAN propulsion for LNG newbuild double

    2018-07-11T13:37:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions will deliver propulsion solutions for two new 2,525-teu LNG containership newbuilds which should dramatically reduce environmental impact and increase fuel efficiency for their operator.

  • The 326-metre, 146,000 DWT cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway was in dry-dock for 11 days
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    Damen maintenance for Norwegian cruiser

    2018-07-11T13:05:00Z

    Damen Shiprepair Brest has completed a maintenance programme for a Norwegian cruise ship with a particular focus on the refurbishment of the ship’s two ABB azipods.

  • The A 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel engine Photo: Wärtsilä
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    EPA Tier III for Wärtsilä dual-fuel engine

    2018-07-10T15:00:00Z

    Wärtsilä’s 34DF dual-fuel engine has been awarded the US EPA Tier III certification for diesel mode operation when installed together with the Wärtsilä NOx Reducer (NOR) system.

  • There are currently eight ships trading internationally operating on Methanol as fuel including the ropax Stena Germanica Photo: Stena Line
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    Another step forward for marine methanol use

    2018-07-10T14:41:00Z

    The IMO has invited the International Standards Organisation (ISO) to develop a standard for methanol as a marine fuel, in a move hailed by the Methanol Institute as a step forward for the fuel''s commercial adoption.