All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 463
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NewsHyundai Heavy Industries drives software development
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and companies including Microsoft, Intel and ship owner SK Shipping are partnering to stimulate the development of ship software by South Korean developers.
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NewsKeppel and Shell in Singapore LNG bunker venture
Keppel Corp and Shell have formed a joint venture to provide LNG bunkering services in Singapore, as the Maritime and Ports Authority (MPA) extends its green shipping incentive to LNG fuelled vessels.
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Jotun hull solution for Euronav suezmaxes
Euronav is to apply Jotun Hull Performance Solution (HPS) coatings and measurement sensors to Samsung-built sister tankers ‘Cap Guillaume’ and ‘Cap Philippe’.
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NewsIMES adds vibration sensor to engine analysis tool
IMES is to reveal a new version of its electronic indicator EPM-XP at this year’s SMM exhibition, featuring a vibration sensor to detect abnormal combustion and valve leaks.
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DuPont scores Interlake fleet scrubber deal
Belco Technologies Corporation (BELCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, has been awarded a new contract for its DuPont Marine Scrubbers.
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NewsNES launches scalable DC grid system
Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has launched a DC grid power distribution system that it claims can be used to enable variable generator speed operations on diesel-electric vessels of any size.
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NewsBecker reports smooth start for LNG cold ironing
Hybrid Port Energy, a subsidiary company of Becker Marine Systems, has reported that the Hummel LNG Hybrid Barge at the Port of Hamburg has been working effectively.
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NewsMaersk Tankers orders lube oil blending system
Twelve vessels belonging to Maersk Tankers are to be equipped with ‘blend on board’ (BOB) cylinder oil systems from Maersk Fluid Technology under the first volume order for the SEA-Mate B1000 units.
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NewsLWB starts lengthening project
Cementing its intention to stay active in repair as well as cruise ship newbuilding, Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) is today (7 July) beginning its first major ship lengthening project for some time, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsMaersk Weymouth returns for crane jib
‘Maersk Weymouth’ has returned to Falmouth to pick up the crane jib which had been lying on the quayside at Duchy Wharf following the collapse of its forward deck crane boom a year ago.
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NewsWaste: the merits of fidelity
When it comes to waste systems for large numbers of passengers, the ‘market competition’ approach doesn’t necessarily result in an efficient solution, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsWhen gas isn’t just gas
Two streams of gas engine research have recently collided – with results that should make LNG carrier owners and engine manufacturers sit up and take notice, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsWärtsilä builds Canary Islands service base
Wärtsilä is participating in a new maintenance hub in the Canary Islands to enhance its service offering.
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NewsOverseas tankers select De Nora BWMS
De Nora is to supply two electrochlorination ballast water management systems to tankers owned by Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), the manufacturer has announced.
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NewsRecycled plastic fuel in marine engine study
A novel fuel derived from residual mixed plastic waste, developed by UK company Recycling Technologies, is to be analysed by engine consultancy Ricardo for potential use in marine propulsion.
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NewsGrowing importance of advanced fuel management
Damian McCann, enginei product manager at Royston diesel power, says that the MEPC’s recent call for the reporting of vessel fuel consumption highlights the growing importance of advanced fuel management systems.
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NewsWärtsilä generators for CSCL mega-boxships
Wärtsilä’s Chinese engine venture is to supply 24 generators for six 21,000 teu containerships under construction for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) at the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS).
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NewsABB highlights impact of digital technologies
In a new whitepaper ABB Marine and Ports has outlined the dramatic impact that digital technologies are having on the maritime industries.
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NewsDNV GL welcomes first ‘scrubber ready’ vessel
Unique Shipping Group’s new vessel ‘Oriental Jubilee’ has become the first vessel built to DNV GL’s scrubber ready notation.
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NewsJack Brown: Six decades of contagious ideas
He maybe one of the grandfathers of ro-ro technology but Jack Brown admits design is still an itch he occasionally wishes he could “simply turn off”, adding: “If I get an idea I have to try to follow through, just to see if it’s practical.”
