All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 512

  • P&S ferry at Fayard (Photo: Brix)
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    Germans lose Scandlines conversions

    2014-09-03T16:20:00Z

    The biggest surprise at Blohm + Voss Repair so far this year has been the decision by Scandlines not to convert its two unfinished ro-pax ferries Berlin and Copenhagen at the Hamburg yard after all, writes Tom Todd.

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    German yard co-operation praised

    2014-09-03T16:19:00Z

    Yard personnel co-operation has come in for praise at Germany’s Privinvest group of companies after a ship repair job at Lindenau Schiffswerft proved more difficult than originally thought, writes Tom Todd.

  • Boxship flurry at Blohm + Voss Repair
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    Retrofits spice up German yard work

    2014-09-03T16:17:00Z

    Routine dockings in quite a few German yards of late have been complemented by complex scrubber, ballast water plant and LNG retrofits as owners move to meet new environmental regulations, reports Tom Todd

  • ‘Sonne’ – first of four research newbuilds for Germany
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    ‘Sonne’ kicks off German research fleet revamp

    2014-09-03T16:10:00Z

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel put the finishing touches to the building of Germany’s biggest and most expensive research ship to date by naming and launching the €124.4 million ‘Sonne’.

  • Finland talks make sense as Bernard Meyer repeats Asia warning
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    Meyer/Finland talks: a refreshing change

    2014-09-03T16:10:00Z

    Meyer Werft talks with the Finnish Government about the possible acquisition of STX Oy and its cruise ship building facilities in Turku were still going on when ''The Motorship'' went to press, says Tom Todd.

  • More Breakaway Plus work highlights German sector
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    Variety marks flexible German newbuilding

    2014-09-03T16:07:00Z

    Meyer Werft’s delivery of its biggest-ever cruise ship and its mind-boggling €1.6 billion order for two more 164,600gt Breakaway Plus newbuilds highlight German newbuilding this autumn: but they are not the only highlights in an active year which has seen a variety of orders and deliveries as the dust settles ...

  • The new IMR flagship will be fitted with Optimarin's BWT system
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    Optimarin BWT system for IMR vessel

    2014-09-03T15:57:00Z

    Optimarin is to supply its ballast water treatment (BWT) system for the Institute of Marine Research’s (IMR) new NOK 450m (US$72.3m) flagship, ‘Dr Fridtjof Nansen’.

  • Could nanotechnology provide the key to cutting PM and NOx from ships?
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    Nanotechnology applied to fuel emulsion to cut NOx and PM

    2014-09-03T12:33:00Z

    A UK company, SulNOx Fuel Fusions, says that application of nanotechnology to emulsified fuel could cut emissions of NOx by 50% to 60% and particulates by up to 90%, as well as “slash the emissions of green house gases”.

  • OW Bunker says it has reduced bunkering time by 50% on the ‘Marine Noel’
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    Flow meter benefits for shippers

    2014-09-03T12:20:00Z

    Marine fuel distributor, OW Bunker, says that quantifiable financial benefits have been shown as a result of the use of a Coriolis Flow Meter on board the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore barge, the ‘Marine Noel’ and they’re significant.

  • The agreement was signed in Jingjiang City, China by Mr Chen Guochong, chairman of JAD, and Wartsila Switzerland MD Martin Wernli
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    New Chinese two-stroke licensee for Wärtsilä

    2014-09-03T09:30:00Z

    Wärtsilä has added another Chinese licensee with the conclusion of a licence agreement with Jangsu Antai covering the manufacture and sales of two-stroke engines.

  • Van Oord’s new 154m long SRI vessel was designed in close cooperation with Ulstein
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    Van Oord goes to China for new installation vessel

    2014-09-03T09:30:00Z

    Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group is to build a new subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel for Dutch marine contractor Van Oord.

  • Parat will supply combined electric steam and hot water boilers for Vard's vessels
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    Boiler plant order boost for Parat Halvorsen

    2014-09-02T17:20:00Z

    Parat Halvorsen AS has seen a rise in the number of boiler plant orders over the past month – four from Vard Group and two from Turkey’s Tersan shipyard.

  • Ecoships is calling the ‘Greenlotus 32' a “game changer” for green shipping
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    Greener Ecoships bulk carrier design

    2014-09-02T15:48:00Z

    The technical ship management arm of the Newport Shipping Group, Ecoships, has launched a new generation bulk carrier design which it says is a “game changer” for green shipping.

  • The new Wärtsilä Yuchai Engine Co engine plant in China
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    Wärtsilä and Yuchai inaugurate new four-stroke factory

    2014-09-02T10:07:00Z

    The joint venture company set up by Wärtsilä and Yuchai Marine Power Co, known as the Wärtsilä Yuchai Engine Co, has announced the inauguration of its new facility in Zhuhai City, China.

  • The 'Taiko Mau' has ‘the world’s first’ carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) propeller on its main propulsion system
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    First CFRP propeller installation on merchant vessel

    2014-09-01T18:54:00Z

    International classification society, ClassNK and Nakashima Propeller say they have installed ‘the world’s first’ carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) propeller on the main propulsion system of a merchant vessel.

  • The DP3, 142m vessel is based on the ‘Red Class 6027’ MT design DSCV
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    Ultra Deep vessel contract for ZPMC

    2014-09-01T17:31:00Z

    Singapore-based Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) has signed a contract with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) for the construction of a US$200m Ultra Deep Installer – Multipurpose Diving Support Construction vessel.

  • Havyard says its 843 design is the perfect fit for Brazil
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    Havyard design breaks Brazil

    2014-08-29T15:53:00Z

    Havyard Group is to deliver ship design and equipment for Grupo CBO, marking its breakthrough into the tough Brazilian market and the largest ever contract for Havyard Design and Solutions.

  • The Rolls-Royce dual draglink crane is said to loading and unloading safer and more efficient
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    Rolls-Royce cranes for Brazilian PSVs

    2014-08-28T14:39:00Z

    Rolls-Royce is to supply offshore cranes for nine platform supply vessels (PSVs) currently under construction at Detroit Brasil Ltda shipyard.

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    Crimean shipyard passes into public ownership

    2014-08-28T14:33:00Z

    Crimean government press service reports say that the Zaliv shipyard, one of the largest in Crimea, has been taken into state ownership, writes Eugene Gerden.

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    GreenSteam optimisation at SMM

    2014-08-28T14:18:00Z

    GreenSteam will be showcasing its fuel saving optimiser at this year’s SMM exhibition in Hamburg, Germany, from 9 to 12 September.