All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 454
-
NewsEcoslops starts recycled marine fuel production
Ecoslops has announced that its refinery in the Port of Sinès, Portugal, has commenced industrial production and delivered the first volume of marine fuel products.
-
NewsESL Shipping orders LNG handysize bulkers
The world''s first two dual-fuelled handysize bulk carriers are to be built to Deltamarin design at Sinotrans & CSC Shipbuilding Industry Cooperation’s Qingshan yard, for Finnish owner ESL Shipping.
-
News
ClassNK releases draft containership rule amendments
Classification society ClassNK has released draft amendments to its rules and guidance for containerships.
-
News
MacGregor cargo access order
MacGregor has been contracted by Hyundai Heavy Industries to deliver comprehensive RoRo access equipment packages for two post-Panamax RoRo carriers.
-
NewsBWM Convention reaches ratification target, says IMO
The Ballast Water Management Convention will come into force on 24 November 2016 if Indonesia''s ratification means that signatories represent the required 35% of global tonnage.
-
NewsFederal-Mogul debuts eWave piston ring
A new piston ring shape for two-stroke engines, featuring waved grooves that increase the surface area and are said to more evenly distribute lube oil, has been developed by Federal-Mogul Powertrain.
-
News
UK Chamber highlights slow efficiency technology uptake
At the UK Chamber of Shipping Evaluation of Energy Efficiency Technologies event it was argued that most fuel savings were being achieved by slow steaming.
-
NewsMultiple steerable propeller contract
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract for the delivery of 12 azimuth thrusters to Sanmar Shipyard in Turkey, with an option for an additional 30 units.
-
NewsPrimeServ wins RCCL turbocharger retrofit contract
MAN PrimeServ is to retrofit 30 turbochargers on four vessels owned by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, the engine service company has revealed.
-
NewsCape Verde tenders Cabnave shipyard operation
The Republic of Cape Verde is seeking expressions of interest for a 20-year plus contract for the rehabilitation, operation and maintenance of the Estaleiros Navais de Cabo Verde (CABNAVE) shipyard.
-
NewsWärtsilä designs and powers advanced trawler
A new pelagic fishing trawler ordered by Scottish owner Mewstead LLP will be built according to a Wärtsilä design and will feature a broad scope of Wärtsilä propulsion machinery.
-
NewsGTT bunkering ship receives dual approval
The Motorship presents further details of GTT''s new high-pressure bunker barge, recently approved in principle by both Lloyd’s Register and Bureau Veritas.
-
NewsDriving LNG innovation in North America
At the recent Gas Fuelled Ships conference organised by The Motorship, Peter Keller, executive vice president of Tote, outlined the company’s LNG ambitions. Here we present highlights from his paper.
-
NewsDESMI Ocean Guard wins multiple BWTS orders
Maersk Line has commissioned Danish company DESMI Ocean Guard to supply ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) for its series of new container vessels.
-
NewsLloyd's Register approvers Parker Kittiwake emissions analyser
Parker Kittiwake has announced that its Procal 2000 emissions analyser has been certified by Lloyd’s Register.
-
NewsTackling cargo liquefaction
It remains one of the most challenging and deadliest issues facing the bulk carrier segment, but some concerted industry action – and increasing focus from regulators and class societies – aim to better protect seafarers and vessels from the threat posed by cargo liquefaction. Gavin Lipsith reports.
-
NewsPredicting returns on hull coating investment
A new consultancy tool from AkzoNobel, Intertrac Vision, has been launched to help ship owners and operators quantify the cost, fuel consumption and emissions implications of their fouling-control coatings selection.
-
NewsMRV: The devil in the detail
As the European Union regulation on the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of CO2 emissions from ships progresses, five stakeholders discuss the challenges ahead.
-
NewsEmulsion fuels target market acceptance
Driven by an increasing focus on costs and tightening emissions regulations, ship owners and fuel suppliers are accelerating the refinement and commercialisation of water-in-fuel emulsions. Dag Pike reports.
-
NewsGerman yards report varied repair sector
The German repair sector has been varied and interesting in the second half of the year with a balance of specialised and routine work keeping many yards active, writes Germany correspondent Tom Todd.
