All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 441

  • The MM63 car ferry will be initially feature two battery packs as a hybrid vessel, with the option to add a further sixteen packs and shore connection to make it fully electric
    News

    Torghatten Trafikkselskap enlists ABB for hybrid

    2016-04-11T10:12:00Z

    A new car ferry for Norwegian owner Torghatten Trafikkselskap will be built as a hybrid vessel using ABB technology, with the possibility of conversion to a fully electric vessel at a later date.

  • The 'Spirit of British Columbia' and 'Spirit of Vancouver' will be converted for LNG fuel during mid-life upgrades by Remontowa
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    Canadian LNG retrofits adopt Wärtsilä systems

    2016-04-11T09:43:00Z

    Two ferries operated by British Columbia Ferry Services will feature Wärtsilä gas solutions when they are retrofitted for LNG fuel in late 2017 and 2018.

  • The Hybrid Flettner Freighter was the winning concept under Project SAIL and is eliciting commercial interest from at least one ship owner
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    Wind power rationalised

    2016-04-11T08:09:00Z

    As interest in wind assisted propulsion mounts, competing concepts are vying for commercial attention. Hans Buitelaar looks at some recent developments.

  • The new container vessels will be equipped with a total of 32 Wärtsilä Auxpac 32 generating sets
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    Wärtsilä to power new Chinese container vessels

    2016-04-08T14:21:00Z

    Wärtsilä has won a contract to supply its Wärtsilä Auxpac 32 generating sets for eight new container vessels being built for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL).

  • News

    North P&I warns on generator upkeep

    2016-04-08T11:28:00Z

    Poorly maintained and overloaded generators can endanger crew, vessels and cargo, North P&I Club has warned.

  • The first factory-produced EnergySail will undergo sea trials and class consultations after land-based testing in the second half of 2016
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    First factory production for EnergySail

    2016-04-08T11:11:00Z

    A new wind-assisted propulsion concept from Eco Marine Power (EMP) is being factory produced for the first time before an extended evaluation phase including sea trials and class society consultation.

  • The PM shaft generator is part of an efficient power distribution package delivered by The Switch and WE Tech
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    PM shaft generator for Saga LNG carrier

    2016-04-08T10:53:00Z

    The Switch has received an order for a permanent magnet (PM) shaft generator for a 45,000m3 LNG carrier to be built for Saga LNG Shipping by China Merchants Heavy Industry Co.

  • Jotun's Hull Performance Solution led to fuel savings of US$1.5 million, a CO2 emissions reduction of 12,055 tonnes and speed lost of just 0.5% over a five-year period on ‘Penguin Arrow’
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    Jotun shares five-year anti-fouling savings

    2016-04-08T10:35:00Z

    Jotun has reported better than expected fuel savings on Gearbulk’s ‘Penguin Arrow’, the first vessel to have its five-year drydocking after implementing Jotun’s Hull Performance Solution.

  • News

    Waste heat recovery system partner sought

    2016-04-08T09:51:00Z

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has launched a tender for a partner to manage procurement and manufacture of a waste heat recovery system delivering fuel efficiencies of at least 8%, and to demonstrate the technology on a sea-going vessel.

  • With hatch covers representing up to 15% of drydocking costs, tight planning can have a dramatic impact on overall expenditure
    News

    Hatch cover maintenance planning cuts drydocking costs

    2016-04-08T09:32:00Z

    Cargo access specialist Cargo Care Solutions has emphasised the benefits of greater planning in maintenance of hatch covers during drydocking to reduce costs and meet growing logistical challenges.

  • Proposed amendments to ISO 9217 leave ship operators and their engines more exposed to unsafe levels of contaminants in fuel oil, says Parker Kittiwake
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    Parker Kittiwake joins fuel standards disapproval

    2016-04-08T09:16:00Z

    Parker Kittiwake has joined the debate about proposed amendments to the ISO 8217 marine fuel standard as voting closes, warning that changes could have a significant impact on fuel quality and vessel performance.

  • News

    Fincantieri dry docks work

    2016-04-07T15:10:00Z

    Dry dock work has started on the fourth of six cruise ships by Fincantieri for Viking Ocean Cruises.

  • Jiangsu Haihong ordered four MAN 32/40 engine
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    MAN order for Jiangsu Haihong

    2016-04-07T14:53:00Z

    Jiangsu Haihong Engineering Technology has ordered four MAN 32/40 engines as well as an order for two 8000m3 trailing suction hopper dredgers.

  • News

    Marine Ahoy wins Wärtsilä contest

    2016-04-06T15:08:00Z

    Marina Ahoy has won the Wärtsilä Marine Mastermind innovation contest which was launched in October 2015 in connection with Slush.

  • The new ro-pax ferries will feature engines capable of burning either methanol or LNG fuel
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    AVIC to build Stena ferry quartet

    2016-04-06T12:16:00Z

    Stena has signed a contract for four ro-pax ferries, heralded as the ‘most fuel efficient in the world, to be built by AVIC International Ship Development at its Weihai yard.

  • Support from commercial operators FinFerries and ESL Shipping will enable further progress as the Rolls-Royce led autonomy project enters the next stage
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    ESL Shipping and Finferries join autonomy project

    2016-04-06T11:22:00Z

    Dry bulk operator ESL Shipping and ferry company Finferries have joined the consortium studying Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications (AAWA) as the Rolls-Royce led project enters the next stage.

  • MAN B&W 6G70ME-C9.5 two-stroke main engines feature integrated Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) systems
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    ‘World first’ for MAN Diesel

    2016-04-06T10:07:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo has delivered what it calls the ‘world’s first’ IMO Certified two-stroke engine with Tier III NOx control to Hyundai’s Ship Building Division (HHI-SBD).

  • The recently acquired bulker 'Sanna' was among four brought back into service for CN Bulkers by Damen Shiprepair
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    Damen upgrades idled CN Bulkers vessels

    2016-04-05T22:43:00Z

    Damen has completed maintenance and surveys to reactivate four bulk carriers recently acquired at auction by CN Bulkers, a joint venture between Universal Shipping & Trading & NedNor.

  • The collaoration with Altis has yielded a jack-up vessel that offers improved performance compared to conventional designs, says Wärtsilä
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    Wärtsilä to design jack-up vessel

    2016-04-05T21:40:00Z

    Wärtsilä Ship Design has been contracted by an unnamed Chinese yard to design a new jack-up lift vessel in collaboration with lift boat specialist Altis.

  • The krill trawling and production vessel conversion draws on Norwegian company's long experience in the sector
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    NSK designs krill trawler conversion

    2016-04-05T21:29:00Z

    NSK Ship Design has signed a contract with China National Fisheries Corporation (CNFC). the owner of one of the world''s largest fishing fleets, to convert a conventional trawler into a krill trawler and krill meal production vessel.