All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 434

  • The 20,170 teu 'MOL Triumph' has been designed with an eye to a potential conversion to LNG fuel, pending a feasibility study that will also consider a scrubber installation
    News

    World’s largest containership designed ‘LNG ready’

    2017-03-30T05:34:00Z

    The recently delivered ‘MOL Triumph’ – at 20,170 teu, the world’s largest containership – has been built with the potential for conversion to LNG fueled operations, owner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has reported.

  • The collaboration will lay the groundwork for the development of autonomous container ships
    News

    Rolls-Royce and MacGregor study containership autonomy

    2017-03-29T12:42:00Z

    Rolls-Royce and MacGregor, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on research to explore the impact of developments in autonomy for cargo ship navigation and cargo handling systems.

  • Nyhus: Skewed installation timeframe caused by IOPP decoupling "not feasible"
    News

    IOPP decoupling threatens BWM installation schedule

    2017-03-29T04:36:00Z

    Shipyards may struggle to meet the demand for ballast water management (BWM) system installations if owners seek to postpone compliance by performing early surveys, according to class society DNV GL and system supplier Optimarin.

  • The system is apparently the first in the world to generate electricity from the exhaust heat emitted by the ship’s turbocharger
    News

    Binary cycle power generation system for ships

    2017-03-28T16:23:00Z

    Kobe Steel Ltd plans to start marketing a new binary cycle power generation system for ships which is apparently the first in the world to generate electricity from the exhaust heat emitted by the ship’s turbocharger.

  • The IHC vessel developed for polymetallic nodule harvesting. Image: IHC Piet Hein
    News

    Digging deep: the new seafloor industry

    2017-03-27T20:18:00Z

    Minerals on and beneath the seabed may represent the next great bounty of the ocean, but retrieving them can be a daunting challenge. Stevie Knights examines two early deep-sea mining projects.

  • Hannu Jukola: “You can easily be a thousand miles from port or a week away from another vessel. If something happens, there’s no one to call, even helicopters will take days to reach you.”
    News

    Hannu Jukola: Cold realism

    2017-03-27T19:52:00Z

    “There are some very pretty pictures of cruise vessels surrounded by floating ice in the brochures, but these vessels have no ice class: to an expert eye it’s actually extremely dangerous,” Hannu Jukola of Steerprop tells Stevie Knight. The cruise industry has been taking some heavy risks without, it seems, ...

  • Conference

    GFS - Unique venue revealed - another first for GFS!

    2017-03-24T10:39:00Z

    The 8th Gas Fuelled Ships Conference will be held onboard the Viking Mariella which will give delegates the unique opportunity to view working fuel cells in situ. Leaving from Helsinki on 13 November, the Mariella will sail to Stockholm, returning to Helsinki on 15 November 2017. Book your place ...

  • Conference

    GFS - Gas Fuelled Ships onboard Fuel Cell powered Viking Mariella

    2017-03-24T10:34:00Z

    The 8th Gas Fuelled Ships Conference will be held onboard the Viking Mariella which will give delegates the unique opportunity to view working fuel cells in situ. Leaving from Helsinki on 13 November, the Mariella will sail to Stockholm, returning to Helsinki on 15 November 2017. Book your place ...

  • Illustration of a Maersk P-Class LR2 product tanker with two 30m x 5m Norsepower rotor sails
    Conference

    P&E - Maersk Tankers to host Flettner rotor trial

    2017-03-24T09:50:00Z

    Maersk Tankers is to conduct a test of wind propulsion technology using Flettner rotors supplied by Norsepower, under a project coordinated by Shell and majority funded by the UK’s Energy Technologies Institute.

  • P&E Panel
    Conference

    P&E - Propulsion & Emissions Conference: highlighting cost savings

    2017-03-24T09:40:00Z

    Book your place at the 2017 Conference to learn more about cost saving and performance enhancing solutions that will help ship owners and operators to meet environmental regulations when also facing economic pressures.

  • P&E Discussions
    Conference

    P&E - Hear from policy makers and industry leaders

    2017-03-24T09:37:00Z

    As well as giving practical solutions for cost savings and emissions reduction, delegates at the Propulsion & Emissions Conference will have the opportunity to hear from Stefan Micallef, Director MEPC, IMO and Ole Graa Jakobsen, vice president, head of fleet technology, Maersk Line who will give the keynote addresses. Book ...

  • P&E Sponsors
    Conference

    P&E - Looking to reach fleet directors, technical managers and managing directors of ship owners and operators?

    2017-03-24T09:34:00Z

    Join DNV GL. JP Sauer & Sohn, KRAL, Tecno Veritas, VAF Instruments and many more companies who will be exhibiting at the 2017 Propulsion & Emissions Conference.

  • News

    DNV GL launches BWM plan generator

    2017-03-23T17:31:00Z

    With less than six months to go until the BWM Convention comes into force, DNV GL has launched a BWM plan generator app to help those owners and operators which still need to comply.

  • Conference

    GFS - Conference Dinner to be sponsored by GE Marine for the 6th time!

    2017-03-23T10:39:00Z

    Held onboard the Viking Mariella, the Conference Dinner will bring delegates together in a relaxed environment to network and exchange views on the latest technologies presented at the ground breaking Gas Fuelled Ships Conference. Book now to join them.

  • News

    Yara scrubbers for Saga Cruises newbuild

    2017-03-23T09:54:00Z

    Yara Marine Technologies is to supply hybrid scrubber systems to a Saga Cruises newbuild under construction at Meyer Werft.

  • Anglo-Eastern, Optimarin and Saga celebrate the opening of a facility that they believe will play a vital role in building competency in ballast water treatment
    News

    Anglo-Eastern opens Manila BWM training facility

    2017-03-23T09:02:00Z

    Anglo-Eastern Ship Management has opened a ballast water management (BWM) training facility in Manila, in cooperation with system supplier Optimarin and open hatch shipowner Saga Shipholding.

  • An illustration of how the Rolls-Royce system may provide feedback from multiple sensors to enhance situational awareness
    News

    Stena enlists Rolls-Royce for ‘intelligent awareness’ system

    2017-03-23T08:45:00Z

    Rolls-Royce Marine and Stena Line are to collaborate on the development of the supplier’s first intelligent awareness system, fusing input from several sensors including AIS, camera and radar to provide crew with an enhanced understanding of vessel surroundings.

  • Damen’s InvaSave external ballast water treatment system has received IMO type approval
    News

    IMO approval for Damen external BWMS

    2017-03-22T17:20:00Z

    Damen’s InvaSave external ballast water treatment system which is designed primarily for use in ports and harbours has received IMO type approval.

  • The £150 million contract to build the 'Sir David Attenborough' polar research vessel has opened up a new global market for the yard
    News

    Cammell Laird plans to export polar expertise

    2017-03-21T14:48:00Z

    British shipyard and engineering company Cammell Laird says it plans to unleash an ‘aggressive exports drive’ in 2017 after one of its busiest years for commercial marine work, including securing the biggest shipbuilding project in the UK for a generation.

  • All of Saga's advanced open hatch carriers are now globally BWT compliant
    Conference

    P&E - Saga completes BWMS installation programme

    2017-03-17T15:31:00Z

    Saga Shipholding has installed Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS) on its entire fleet of 32 advanced open hatch cargo vessels.