All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 410

  • Claudia Ohlmeier: “if a vessel gets detained, that’s difficult enough – and then class comes along and says ‘you have even more work to do – and guess what, that’s going to be an extra bill’...”
    News

    Claudia Ohlmeier: Bridging troubled waters

    2017-02-15T07:03:00Z

    Claudia Ohlmeier’s current project, as she sees it, is to help stop ships being sucked into “a downward spiral” of detentions. Not that everyone appreciates it - at least at first. Stevie Knight writes.

  • There is a new international bunkering standard for LNG ships
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    ISO standard for safe bunkering of LNG ships

    2017-02-14T16:50:00Z

    The clear need to standardise LNG bunkering operations for all stakeholders at the international level has finally been recognised in a new ISO standard set up to ensure LNG-fuelled vessels can bunker in a safe and sustainable way.

  • News

    ABB assists environmental compliance for combo carriers

    2017-02-14T16:04:00Z

    ABB’S marine software is set to be installed on three new Trovald Klaveness vessels to help them meet incoming emissions regulations.

  • Headway Technology is offering free upgrades and annual inspections after a unit left in test mode failed catastrophically
    News

    Headway offers reassurance after BWMS explosion

    2017-02-14T15:48:00Z

    Headway Technology, maker of the OceanGuard ballast water management system (BWMS), is moving to reassure customers after an electrolytic unit failed catastrophically on a semi-submersible operating on the UK Continental Shelf.

  • The MAN B&W 6S60ME-C8.5 main engine will power four 1,100 teu newbuilds for North American operator Tropical Shipping
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    MAN sees ‘shoots of recovery’ in Tropical order

    2017-02-14T14:52:00Z

    North American and Caribbean freight company Tropical Shipping has ordered MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion packages for four 1,100 teu newbuild container vessels.

  • P&E OEM's 2017
    Conference

    P&E - World leading OEMs on the programme at P&E 2017

    2017-02-14T11:41:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo, WinGD, Wartsila, Caterpillar, ABB Turbocharging and KBB will all feature at this year’s conference, book your place now to hear the latest technical updates from these industry leading experts.

  • Early Bird Rate Available
    Conference

    P&E - Early bird rate currently available – book now

    2017-02-14T11:35:00Z

    The 2016 conference had around 150 attendees with nearly 50 of these being operators/owners/managers including Maersk Line, Hapag Lloyd, Norbulk Shipping, Brittany Ferries, Canada Steamship, Columbia Shipmanagement, Ahrienkel Shipmanagement, Columbus Shipmanagement, Claus-Peter Offen, Reederei Stefan Patjens, CPO, TT-Line, John T Essberger plus more. Book your place now for 2017 ...

  • Wes Amelie: more feeders tipped for DF/LNG conversion ?
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    First boxship LNG conversion set for May

    2017-02-13T15:07:00Z

    The world’s first conversion of a container feeder ship to dual fuel propulsion will be carried out in May and could be followed by three more ships, according to owner Wessels Reederei.

  • Aquarius MRE enables ships to tap into renewable energy
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    Onboard renewable power study

    2017-02-09T15:18:00Z

    Renewable power technology expert Eco Marine Power (EMP) has begun a detailed study on the practical applications of its EnergySail and Aquarius MRE technologies onboard ships, in conjunction with several industry partners.

  • The scanner can complete scans while the vessel is still in operation Photo: OSK-ShipTech
    News

    OSK ShipTech employs 3D scanning

    2017-02-08T13:16:00Z

    Danish naval architect, OSK-ShipTech, has introduced 3D laser scanning as a to minimise risk and maximise precision in a market where owners are looking for the fastest and most accurate retrofit and conversion solutions.

  • Robert Joore: “Total Lubmarine believes that innovation is the key to success"
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    New head outlines Total Lubmarine strategy

    2017-02-07T15:39:00Z

    Robert Joore, the new general manager of Total Lubmarine has laid out his vision for the company, focusing on developing a range of innovative solutions for ship operators operating in poor freight markets in a low-sulphur era.

  • P&E Networking
    Conference

    P&E - Join the discussion at P&E 2017 – book your place now and save 20%

    2017-02-07T13:51:00Z

    With two operator panel discussions and a further four discussion sessions involving operators and suppliers, delegates will have the opportunity to ask questions of the experts and join the discussion throughout the two days of the conference.

  • News

    GTT upgrades Teekay technical service agreement

    2017-02-07T10:05:00Z

    Teekay and GTT have recently signed a Technical Service Agreement (TSA) for 23 vessels equipped with the GTT technologies Mark III and NO96.

  • Hurtigruten’s new expedition cruise ships ‘MS Roald Amundsen’ and ‘MS Fridtjof Nansen’
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    Powering ahead: The big alternatives

    2017-02-07T08:09:00Z

    It has taken a while, but cruise owners and operators are discovering their own reasons for investigating new power technologies, writes Stevie Knight.

  • HHI’s 5,000th Propeller
    News

    Hyundai to slash propeller weight by 2018

    2017-02-06T16:01:00Z

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is setting its sights on developing 25% lighter propellers by 2018.

  • News

    Evac waste systems for Tallink 'Megastar'

    2017-02-06T14:43:00Z

    Evac has supplied its complete Cleantech waste collection solution for installation onboard ‘Megastar’, the Tallink Grupp’s next generation LNG shuttle ferry.

  • Optimarin's has reported a surge in interest since its OBS became the first ballast water management system to receive full US type approval
    News

    USCG winners report BWMS order boost

    2017-02-06T10:20:00Z

    Optimarin and Alfa Laval have reported an increase in orders after becoming two of the first system suppliers to receive US Coast Guard type approval for their ballast water management (BWM) systems.

  • Work on 'Marco Polo' included replacement of the main engine jacket with a new jacket fabricated at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam
    News

    Damen Shiprepair serves cruiseship duo

    2017-02-06T09:58:00Z

    Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has completed maintenance work on Cruise & Maritime Voyages’ two cruiseships, ‘Marco Polo’ and ‘Magellan’.

  • SIemens' additive manufactured turbine blades have been tested at full load on a 13MW industrial gas turbine
    News

    Siemens makes AM turbine blade breakthrough

    2017-02-06T09:42:00Z

    Siemens has completed the first full load engine tests of additive manufactured (AM) turbine blades, installed on a 13MW SGT-400 industrial gas turbine.

  • Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement and Babcock to develop 7,500m3 LNG bunker vessel for the Baltic Sea
    News

    BSM and Babcock plan Baltic LNG bunker ship

    2017-02-06T07:11:00Z

    Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and engineering company Babcock International Group are to develop 7,500m3 gas supply vessel (GSV) for providing LNG to ships and shore-based gas consumers in the Baltic Sea.