All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 409

  • The Veracity industry data platform is designed to help companies improve data quality and manage its use
    News

    Unlocking the potential of big data

    2017-02-21T15:14:00Z

    DNV GL is launching a new industry data platform to help the maritime industry improve its profitability and explore new business models through digitalisation.

  • News

    Techcross extends retrofit service base

    2017-02-20T15:59:00Z

    Techcross has signed MoU with the Chinese shipyard Huarun Dadong Dockyard Co Ltd (HRDD) in order to allow it to provide more reliable services to customers under contracts with the yard.

  • KSS Line's 84,000m3 LPG carrier 'Gas Star' will be among the first scrubber retrofit candidated under the Hyundai Global Services deal
    News

    Hyundai eyes scrubber and BWMS retrofit market

    2017-02-20T11:08:00Z

    A new marine services company under Hyundai Heavy Industries has signed two memoranda of understanding that position it to stake a claim in the lucrative market for retrofitting environmental technologies.

  • News

    WSS fuel testing

    2017-02-20T10:59:00Z

    Ship operators should make on board fuel testing an operational necessity according to Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS).

  • 'Megastar' setting out on sea trials from Turku
    News

    Rising star over Gulf of Finland

    2017-02-20T08:13:00Z

    Cruise and ferry operator Tallink is raising its game in the Baltic market with the introduction of a 27-knot ro-pax crafted to raise both revenue generating productivity and environmental standard. David Tinsley reports.

  • It's not only shipyard time - engineering specialists and administrative approval can also add complexity to an installation project, notes EcoChlor's Perlich
    News

    Ramping up for BWM installation

    2017-02-20T08:07:00Z

    The first batch of US Coast Guard type approved ballast water management systems (BWMS) may have a valuable head start, but all suppliers face challenges in the run up to the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention, writes Gavin Lipsith.

  • Finnish propeller manufacturer TEVO has developed a cost-effective bronze alternative to steel ice-class propellers
    News

    TEVO develops bronze Arctic propeller

    2017-02-20T07:56:00Z

    Finnish company TEVO has developed a bronze propeller that it claims provides a cost-effective alternative to steel propellers for vessels operating in high ice conditions.

  • MHI-MME has retrofitted low-sulphur fuel boilers on 80 gas carriers and is installing them as standard on newbuilds
    News

    LNG carriers prepare for sulphur changes

    2017-02-20T07:17:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co (MHI-MME) has completed retrofit work on boilers onboard 80 gas carriers as owners prepare for regulations limiting fuel sulphur content.

  • Ramform Titan is one of the 8 seismic vessels under the service agreement between Wärtsilä and PGS
    News

    Wärtsilä to optimise PGS seismic vessels

    2017-02-17T12:33:00Z

    A service agreement has been signed by Wärtsilä and PGS Geophysical AS to make Wärtsilä the favoured supplier of equipment for PGS’s fleet.

  • Sirius Shipping oil and chemical tanker 'Olympus' is one of two ships refitted with Høglund automation systems last year
    News

    Addressing the automation challenge

    2017-02-17T08:12:00Z

    Automation systems can be a major boost to efficiency but are too often an afterthought for designers, owners and shipyards, Børge Nogva, CEO of Høglund Marine Automation, tells The Motorship.

  • Ship owners have traditionally paid scant regard for the automation basics that will enable technology-driven gains
    News

    Editorial: Improving automation

    2017-02-16T16:36:00Z

    Ship operators must strengthen their focus on automation basics if they are to reap the rewards of technological advances, writes The Motorship editor Gavin Lipsith.

  • Hempel gives notice of price increases
    News

    Material costs drive up Hempel paint prices

    2017-02-16T14:46:00Z

    Coatings manufacturer Hempel’s prices will rise for certain products as the raw material cost increases from 2016 look certain to continue in 2017.

  • The powerful ABS C-LASH software can account for some of the most complex arrangements
    News

    ABS upgrades lashings guidance and software

    2017-02-16T14:33:00Z

    Classification and technical services provider, ABS, is looking to improve safety on containerships with its enhanced ABS Guide for Certification of Container Securing Systems (Lashing Guide) and new companion software, ABS C-LASH.

  • The ENGIE Zeebrugge new will be able to service a variety of LNG-fuelled ships
    News

    First purpose built LNG bunker vessel

    2017-02-15T17:30:00Z

    ENGIE, Fluxys, Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK have taken delivery of what has been called the world’s first purpose built liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel (LBV) from Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co Ltd.

  • News

    European Parliament votes for shipping emissions trading

    2017-02-15T15:00:00Z

    The European Parliament has today (15 February) voted for shipping to be included in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme by 2023, bringing the unpopular move a step closer.

  • Hitachi Zosen's first sales of a high-pressure SCR unit (shown  in grey) will go to two Chinese built chemical/product tankers
    News

    Hitachi Zosen receives first SCR order

    2017-02-15T11:48:00Z

    Hitachi Zosen has received an order for two high-pressure selective catalytic reduction (SCR) units to be used with two-stroke engines on chemical/oil tankers under construction in China.

  • Hai Cheung will build the Evoqua SeaCURE BWMS under licence
    News

    Evoqua bolsters BWMS access to China

    2017-02-15T10:34:00Z

    Evoqua Water Technologies has expanded its global partnership network by joining forces with a marine equipment supplier to the Chinese market.

  • News

    Time for shipowners to act on MRV

    2017-02-15T10:05:00Z

    An important deadline is looming for compliance with the European Union Regulation on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of carbon emissions, accredited inspection body TÜV SÜD warns.

  • Meyer Turku sees ‘Mein Schiff 5’ float away from the quay. Two more vessels of the new series are to follow. Photo: Meyer Turku
    News

    ‘Team Finland’ hones its edge

    2017-02-15T07:09:00Z

    After some challenging years, the Finnish shipbuilding industry is again resurgent, buoyed by a supportive government and a cooperative spirit. A booming cruise market and growing demand for Arctic capability have also driven business to its yards, writes Stevie Knight.

  • Willie Wagen: “It maybe that we’ll move away from just one strong indicator dictating everything"
    News

    Willie Wagen: Beyond the oil price

    2017-02-15T07:07:00Z

    There’s no going back says Willie Wagen, global vice president of sales and marketing and managing director Europe, Corvus Energy. “Regardless of a rise in oil price we won’t be seeing a simple ‘return to normal’.... we’ll be looking at a very different future.”