All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 443

  • CalMac's investment in enginei fuel management will pay for itself within a year if it meets its emissions reduction targets
    News

    CalMac ‘on track’ for emissions reduction

    2016-03-22T20:02:00Z

    Scottish ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne is set to reduce annual CO2 emissions by 2% a year, or 1,800 tonnes, as part of a project under which it has deployed Royston fuel management systems.

  • Smart screens, interactive holograms and voice recognition are integrated into the shore control centre, with a project demonstrator planned for the end of the decade
    News

    Rolls-Royce reveals vision for shore operations

    2016-03-22T15:41:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has revealed a futuristic vision for shore-based operation of unmanned ships, and plans to build a project demonstrator by the end of the decade.

  • The cruise ships will be built by the Lloyd Werft Group
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    Crystal Cruises to be powered by ABB

    2016-03-22T14:37:00Z

    ABB has won orders to deliver propulsion systems for two new cruise ships for Crystal Cruises’ new Exclusive Class.

  • Paal Johansen, vice president and regional director of Division Americas at DNV GL – Maritime
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    Enhanced safety with DNV GL’s new survey reports

    2016-03-22T13:29:00Z

    Classification society DNV GL has introduced a new form of reporting that is said to revolutionise survey reporting for fleet managers.

  • News

    Kleven to build Pesquera Ancora trawler

    2016-03-21T21:58:00Z

    Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has signed a contract with Spanish ship owner Pesquera Ancora to build an 80m long stern trawler, to be delivered in February 2018.

  • The safety team at EBH Namibia conducted a gap analysis of OHSAS standards as well as training and internal audits
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    EBH Namibia awarded OHSAS safety certificate

    2016-03-21T21:45:00Z

    Namibian ship repair yard Elgin Brown & Hamer has been granted the international health and safety certificate OHSAS 18001 a year after attaining ISO 9001 certification.

  • PureBallast will be retested using the USCG-allowed CMFDA sampling method prior to a new application for type approval
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    USCG tests for Alfa Laval PureBallast

    2016-03-21T21:26:00Z

    Alfa Laval is to begin tests on its PureBallast system using the US Coast Guard (USCG) approved CMFDA method in the second quarter of 2016.

  • Nearly 50 Maersk Line newbuilds will now feature Wärtsilä integrated control system Nacos Platinum
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    Wärtsilä integrated controls for Maersk newbuilds

    2016-03-21T20:32:00Z

    Wärtsilä is to supply Nacos Platinum integrated control systems to a further 27 new container vessels under construction for Maersk Line, meaning that the navigation, automation and propulsion controls will now be installed on the 47 latest Maersk vessels.

  • News

    Cost pressures, new fuels impact vessel safety

    2016-03-21T16:42:00Z

    Insurer Allianz Global has warned against a ‘put it off until later’ approach to safety standards in the face of economic pressures, saying that some ship operators are already stretching maintenance intervals as long as possible.

  • The new plant will serve China's rapidly rising demand for lubricant additives
    News

    Infineum opens China blending plant

    2016-03-21T12:54:00Z

    Lubricant and fuel additive manufacturer Infineum has opened its second wholly-owned enterprise in China, an additive blending plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province.

  • Würsig: “It has become increasingly challenging to keep track of all the latest [LNG] developments."
    News

    DNV GL launches LNG fuel availability tool

    2016-03-21T11:59:00Z

    Shell, Rolls-Royce and MAN Diesel & Turbo are among the first users of a new tool launched by class society DNV GL to track LNG fuel availability.

  • Flettner rotors have been fitted to ships since the 1920s. The ETI is seeking partners for an ambitious new project to fit the technology on a large ocean-going vessel
    News

    ETI launches flettner rotor project

    2016-03-21T11:52:00Z

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is seeking partners for a new project which it hopes will delivery fuel savings of at least 10% for large shipping vessels.

  • Optimising the rotational speed of generator sets using Dynamic AC could save a large cruiseship up to 2,000 tonnes of fuel a year, ABB claims
    News

    ABB launches engine speed optimising system

    2016-03-21T11:06:00Z

    ABB has launched a a new electrical power system intended to optimise engine speed and reduce fuel costs.

  • The ‘Connector’, which has recently joined Maersk's fleet, has a number of surprising attributes
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    Sitting down on the job

    2016-03-21T10:28:00Z

    ‘Maersk Connector’, although starting from Damen’s 8500 offshore carrier base vessel, has incorporated a number of interesting changes – not least that it’s going to settle down on its bottom writes Stevie Knight

  • Ann Nerheim: “It gave me the opportunity to see a project through from the initial problem to getting some answers.”
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    Ann Rigmor Nerheim: All about the pressure

    2016-03-21T10:25:00Z

    Ann Rigmor Nerheim of Rolls-Royce was not, she admits, looking to get involved with the marine industry. But by 2013 the marine industry had begun to look for her.

  • ‘Tor Anglia’, Europe’s most powerful ferry
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    A new start for UK yards

    2016-03-21T10:24:00Z

    Reorganisation of shipbuilding in the UK was the main story in ‘The Motor Ship’, April 1966. The Geddes Report recommended a “fresh start for British shipbuilding”, to be achieved through regrouping the industry into four large groups, incentivised through a £37.6 million government package.

  • The Emma Mærsk departed from Damen Shiprepair Brest on 29 February 2016
    News

    Emma Mærsk calls at Damen Shiprepair Brest

    2016-03-17T10:17:00Z

    One of Maersk Line’s longest container vessels has recently departed from Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSBr).

  • News

    Optimarin wins fleet agreement with Carisbrooke

    2016-03-16T11:38:00Z

    Optimarin has signed a fleet agreement with UK-based Carisbrooke for its Optimarin Ballast System (OBS).

  • Bureau Veritas has slashed design review times with the help of 3D modelling
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    BV slashes design review times

    2016-03-16T10:31:00Z

    International classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has significantly reduced structural computational and verification times through the use of a 3D model which can link directly to BV’s VeriSTAR suite of calculation tools.

  • The (non-marinized) QSK95 'Hedgehog' engine on display at Asia Pacific Maritime in Singapore, 16-18 March
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    Cummins takes aim at medium speed market

    2016-03-16T04:46:00Z

    US engine manufacturer Cummins is aiming to take market share from medium-speed marine engines with the launch of its most powerful high-speed engine so far.