All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 447

  • DNV GL's Büssow (left) and Rohaan of VPS sign an agreement of cooperation for the new fuel analytics tool
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    DNV GL fuel tool taps VPS database

    2016-02-17T22:53:00Z

    DNV GL has drawn on Veritas Petroleum Services’ extensive fuel sample database to add a fuel analytics tool to its ECO Insight fleet performance management portal.

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    Selektope approval gives I-Tech a boost

    2016-02-17T13:13:00Z

    Swedish bio-tech company, I-Tech, has seen interest in its products soar this year following EU Biocidal Product Regulation approval of its antifouling paint additive, Selektope.

  • ABB's new Azipod D to feature on two high tech specialised vessels
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    ABB propulsion for specialised vessels

    2016-02-17T10:12:00Z

    ABB has announced that it will supply the power, propulsion and energy storage solution for two vessels operating in the offshore oil and gas sector.

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    Optimarin wins accommodation ship order

    2016-02-16T16:25:00Z

    Optimarin has won a contract to install its Optimarin Ballast System (OBS) on Østensjø Rederi’s Edda Fides, a purpose built monohull accommodation vessel.

  • NSK Ship Design has been commissioned by Nordnorsk Shipping to design a new LNG fish feed carrier
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    Nordnorsk Shipping commissions LNG feed carrier

    2016-02-16T11:26:00Z

    Norwegian Nordnorsk Shipping has commissioned fellow Norwegian NSK Ship Design to develop a new LNG fish feed carrier.

  • DNV GL approve VARD's new LNG tank
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    DNV GL approves VARD LNG tank

    2016-02-15T12:05:00Z

    Norwegian shipbuilder, VARD, has been granted General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) for its new LNG tank design.

  • Norbulk will equip 70 vessels with Parker Kittiwake’s Cat Fines Test Kit
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    Norbulk puts cat fines testing onboard

    2016-02-15T10:42:00Z

    Parker Kittiwake has announced that Norbulk Shipping has placed a significant order for its recently launched Cat Fines Test Kit.

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    Rotterdam extends 3D printing project

    2016-02-12T16:36:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam is to invest in an additive manufacturing ‘fieldlab’ and knowledge centre after a successful project in which 28 partners printed marine spare parts.

  • Twin Flettner rotors on ro-ro 'Estraden' reduced fuel consumption by 6.1% and generated an average propulsion boost of 460kW
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    First sale for Norsepower Flettner rotor

    2016-02-12T09:19:00Z

    A second installation of Norsepower’s new Flettner rotor on Bore ro-ro vessel ‘Estraden’ marks the concept’s first commercial order and has doubled fuel savings.

  • New FAT facility at Coldharbour Marine
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    Coldharbour Marine expands testing facilities

    2016-02-12T09:04:00Z

    A new Factory Acceptance and Testing (FAT) facility at Coldharbour Marine’s North Nottinghamshire site has seen over £1m of investment.

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    IBIA anticipates low-sulphur fuel shortfall

    2016-02-12T08:31:00Z

    The International Bunker Industry Association has warned that there would not be sufficient low-sulphur fuel if the introduction of a global cap on fuel sulphur is enforced from 2020.

  • Rolls-Royce's lean roro concept simplifies the vessel type for operation in today's constrained economic climate
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    Lean ro-ro concept

    2016-02-12T07:16:00Z

    Rolls-Royce Marine has developed a new low capex/opex ro-ro design, explained by Oskar Levander, vice president of innovation, engineering and technology.

  • The IMT2001 research vessel will be classed by the Taiwanese Classification Society and powered by diesel-electric generators
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    Taiwan commissions oceanographic research vessel

    2016-02-11T21:48:00Z

    Dutch naval architect Offshore Ship Designers is to design a 76m scientific research vessel for the Taiwanese Ocean Research Institute, the company has revealed.

  • Parker Bestobell Marine has supplied Globe and Check valves for Hoegh LNG's new FSRUs
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    Parker Bestobell valves for Hoegh FSRUs

    2016-02-11T13:09:00Z

    Motion systems manufacturer Parker Bestobell Marine has fulfilled a contract to supply cryogenic Globe and Check values for Hoegh LNG’s series of five Floating Storage Regasification Units (FSRU) which are being built at Hyundai shipyard in South Korea.

  • GTT membrane container systems for the transportation and storage of LNG
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    GTT enlists Daewoo for new membrane technology

    2016-02-10T10:13:00Z

    GTT has announced a cooperation agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to industrialise its new NO96 Max technology, the latest in its membrane container systems for the transportation and storage of LNG.

  • A six-cylinder in-line version of the Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engine
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    Dual-fuel engines for Japanese carriers

    2016-02-10T10:02:00Z

    Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines capable of running on LNG or conventional diesel fuels will power 16 new gas carrier ships being built in Japan for Japanese owners.

  • IMO's GloBallast partnership trains port state control officers on ballast water sampling and analysis
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    VIDEO: IMO offers BWM training in Turkey

    2016-02-10T07:04:00Z

    IMO has launched a video showing a practical training exercise for Port State Control on ballast water sampling and analysis.

  • Rolls-Royce is already exploring how to put permanent magnet-driven azimuth thrusters into commercial production
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    Rolls-Royce leads magnetic propulsion project

    2016-02-10T00:42:00Z

    Rolls-Royce Marine is leading a three-year, £1.7 million project investigating propulsion applications of a magnetically geared motor developed by UK company Magnomatics.

  • Will the 'Clipper Harald' trial herald a clean future for the use of heavy fuel oil in shipping?
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    EGR trial plots clean future for HFO

    2016-02-09T23:16:00Z

    A Norwegian trial combining exhaust gas recirculation and scrubber use has not quite met Tier III NOx emissions, but suggests a potentially clean future for heavy fuel oil.

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    Dynamic efficiency gains for Lemissoler newbuilds

    2016-02-09T21:43:00Z

    Lemissoler Navigation affiliate company Frontmarine Co is to coat its new series of eight supramax bulkers with Hempel’s Dynamic anti-fouling product after successful sea trials on four of the vessels.