All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 418

  • The IHC - Dräger collaboration has resulted in a DSV design that will make it easier to stick to the schedule
    News

    Signed, sealed and delivered – on time

    2016-11-07T09:48:00Z

    Dive Support Vessels (DSV’s) are “notorious” for delays, says Marc Bloem, Product manager at Royal IHC: “There’s always a challenge around the delivery time.”

  • By 2020 there could be between 400 and 600 vessels operating on LNG worldwide
    News

    LNG fuelled fleet update

    2016-11-07T09:41:00Z

    There are 86 LNG fuelled ships currently in operation and 93 ships on order as of October 2016, according to DNV GL.

  • Turkish tanker debut reference for diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system from MAN Diesel & Turbo and Vacon
    News

    MAN hybrid propulsion for Turkish tanker

    2016-11-04T12:58:00Z

    A 7,500dwt chemical tanker ordered and operated by Turkish conglomerate Içdas Çelik will be the first commercial reference for MAN Diesel & Turbo’s new hybrid propulsion solution HyProp Eco.

  • LNG boasts a significant reduction in NOx and SOx, but Adams argues CO2 reductions can be offset by methane slip (Chart courtesy of DNV GL; methanol produced from natural gas)
    News

    LNG debate highlights fuel choice challenge

    2016-11-04T11:42:00Z

    In the wake of IMO decisions on shipping emissions, rival perspectives have resurfaced on the potential of LNG to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution from ships.

  • Cargo ship repair at B+V
    News

    German shipyard landscape changes again

    2016-11-04T09:37:00Z

    This year’s consolidation moves in major German yards – just the latest in a recent series - have redrawn the country’s coastal shipbuilding landscape yet again, but this time could have some effect on repair and conversion, writes Tom Todd.

  • Big systems supply role for Neptun
    News

    Neptun invests for engine module production

    2016-11-03T16:26:00Z

    Meyer Group subsidiary Neptun Werft is to get a new production hall to build four 140m self-floating engine room units (FERUs) a year for installation in cruise ship newbuildings at Meyer’s German and Finnish yards, reports Tom Todd.

  • Troels Lund Poulsen: “Blue Denmark is one of the most important industries in Denmark"
    News

    Danish marine market research

    2016-11-03T15:19:00Z

    In recent years, the marine equipment industry and the shipyards have witnessed a productivity increase above the level of the Danish economy and Blue Denmark in general, according to a new report published by the Danish Maritime Authority.

  • Optimarin's OBS system is technically proven, with almost 300 units installed worldwide
    News

    Optimarin secures further US BWT orders

    2016-11-02T14:23:00Z

    Norwegian ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has secured a two-system contract with Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (FBS) in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

  • News

    MacGregor deck machinery for Aramaco AHTS

    2016-11-02T11:46:00Z

    MacGregor has won deck machinery orders for six 64m anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels being built for long-term charter in the Middle East to Saudi Aramco.

  • Gibdock has completed a 11-day renewal project on the Seatruck Ferries container/ro-ro vessel 'Clipper Point'
    News

    Gibdock delivers for Seatruck

    2016-11-01T15:41:00Z

    Gibraltar’s vessel repair expert, Gibdock, has turned around a fast 11-day renewal project on a 142m Seatruck Ferries ro-ro vessel reasserting its market position in the short sea vessel repair market.

  • News

    Transas calls for IMO connectivity standards

    2016-11-01T11:54:00Z

    The IMO should set standards of compliance for the communication connection between ships and shore, according to Transas CEO, Frank Coles.

  • Light-duty offshore utility vessel 'Hrönn', the world's first unmanned offshore vessel, will be built and designed in Norway
    News

    UK/Norway venture to build first unmanned offshore vessel

    2016-11-01T10:40:00Z

    UPDATED. UK company Automated Ships and Kongsberg Maritime have signed an MoU to build what the companies say will be the first unmanned and fully automated vessel for offshore operations.

  • News

    Partners advance supercritical CO2 waste heat recovery

    2016-11-01T07:44:00Z

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) have received Lloyd’s Register Approval in Principle for a 2MW waste heat recovery system that uses supercritical CO2 as a working fluid.

  • Taking on uncertainty: BWM Convention installation timeframe remains undecided
    News

    More indecision on BWMS installation timeframe

    2016-10-31T15:08:00Z

    The installation timeframe for the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention has been thrown back into uncertainty after fresh proposals at the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee last week.

  • News

    OSG orders more De Nora BWMS units

    2016-10-31T14:29:00Z

    De Nora will supply Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) with its BALPURE ballast water treatment systems (BWTS).

  • Saft's Seanergy marine energy storage system has been approved by the Norwegian Maritime Authority
    News

    Norwegian approval for lithium-ion energy storage

    2016-10-31T13:30:00Z

    In a move that opens up Norway''s growing market for battery operated ferries, Saft has obtained approval of its Seanergy marine energy storage system from the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA).

  • Dominik Schneiter, vice president research & development, WinGD: "Thirty years ago it was so easy... you had two fuels, and the rest was mechanical"
    News

    Facing the future of engine design

    2016-10-31T11:23:00Z

    WinGD has emerged from its recent change of ownership with a clear long-term vision and a solid platform from which to face the complex future of two-stroke engines, says Dominik Schneiter, vice president of research and development.

  • Caterpillar applied its value-driven methodology to identify a role for hybrid thruster propulsion in traditionally overpowered vessels
    News

    Looking beyond contract speed

    2016-10-31T08:53:00Z

    A focus on power or contract requirements or power can hide opportunities for owners to optimise their propulsion arrangements, argues Caterpillar Marine. The Motorship found out more.

  • GE Completes upgrade service to Queen Mary 2
    News

    GE reports details of QM2 upgrade

    2016-10-28T15:21:00Z

    GE’s Marine Solutions has provided an extensive upgrade service to the Queen Mary 2 (QM2) ocean liner.

  • News

    Tier III NOx comes to Europe

    2016-10-27T16:09:00Z

    The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has established the next two NOx Emission Control Areas (NECAs) - the Baltic Sea and the North Sea.