All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 515

  • Victaulic’s Vic-Press press-to-connect pipe joining system
    News

    New type approvals for pipe joining system

    2014-08-07T14:44:00Z

    Mechanical pipe-joining system supplier Victaulic says that its Vic-Press system has now received type approvals from ABS, BV, DNV GL, Korean Register and Lloyd’s Register.

  • Two key shipping companies, Stolt Tankers and Navig8 Tankers, are benefiting from using the MARPOL compliance service provided by Fanar Marine Service in the UAE
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    MARPOL inspections in UAE

    2014-08-07T14:43:00Z

    Fanar Marine Services of the UAE has been re-certified by the National Transport Authority as the sole MARPOL inspector for the UAE.

  • The VS4530 MPSV features a compact design with a high deadweight; it is being built in Turkey on for Tidewater
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    Further order for Wärtsilä Arctic PSV

    2014-08-07T14:42:00Z

    Wärtsilä Ship Design reports that a second confirmed design contract for its new series of Arctic platform supply vessels has been signed.

  • B-box is a “ballast water sampling box”
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    Hyde Marine thinks outside the box

    2014-08-06T16:29:00Z

    Hyde Marine is now using a new ballast water test system to help establish confidence among vendors, ship owners and port state control when it comes to complying with regulations.

  • ESRG says that OstiaEdge can take data from existing systems and sensors to provide real-time dynamic advice on energy saving
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    Dynamic energy monitoring for ships

    2014-08-06T16:13:00Z

    US company ESRG says it has launched OstiaEdge, a software platform designed to offer dynamic, rather than static, energy monitoring for ships and their machinery.

  • Prestige Cruise Lines ships will benefit from ABB turbocharger maintenance
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    ABB and Prestige sign turbocharger service agreement

    2014-08-06T16:12:00Z

    ABB has announced a five-year maintenance agreement with Prestige Cruise Holdings (PCH) to provide services, parts and support for all turbochargers installed on its fleet of eight cruise ships.

  • News

    MOL wins Green Flag award

    2014-08-06T15:37:00Z

    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has been awarded the Green Flag award by the Ports of Long Beach (POLB) and Los Angeles (POLA) in the US for its efforts to ensure compliance with their Vessel Speed Reduction Program.

  • Stockholm’s ‘Movitz’ commuter ferry is a working test-bed for fast-charge marine battery technology
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    ‘Supercharged’ electric ferry

    2014-08-06T11:38:00Z

    Charging technology developed for submarines, allowing batteries to be charged in a very short time via shore power, is being adapted to a Swedish ferry, writes Dag Pike.

  • End view of the Paxman VP185 engine
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    Major export deal boosts UK marine engine building

    2014-08-06T11:38:00Z

    Paxman engines have been prominent in the larger high speed marine engine sector for many years, and the VP185 continues to attract important orders for its current proprietor, MAN Diesel & Turbo; David Tinsley looks at the engine’s history and current orderbook.

  • The 2004 Japanese-built ‘Lalla Fatma N'Soumer’ LNG carrier has a storage capacity of 145,000m3 in four spherical tanks.
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    50 years of LNG transport

    2014-08-06T11:38:00Z

    The current focus on liquefied natural gas fuel for ships has its origins in LNG transport which began half a century ago: Dag Pike traces the history of LNG afloat.

  • Wei Chen: At least 95 per cent of conventional sewage treatment plant vendors claim they can do black and grey water.
    News

    What’s the point of stricter standards if they aren’t enforced?

    2014-08-06T11:37:00Z

    Wendy Laursen talks to Wei Chen of Wärtsilä who explains that the regulation of black and grey waste water treatment continues to evolve, but the problems remain the same.

  • Salt Separation Services is delivering reverse osmosis systems to Meyer Werft.
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    All the nice-to-have features of fresh water generators

    2014-08-06T11:37:00Z

    Manufacturers of onboard freshwater generating systems continue to expand on capacity and performance, writes Wendy Laursen.

  • ‘Blue Star Delos’ will be used for onboard renewables trials
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    Shipping renewable energy innovation project is launched

    2014-08-06T11:12:00Z

    Japan-based Eco Marine Power (EMP) and Blue Star Ferries of Greece, part of the Attica group, are to collaborate on development of renewable energy and fuel-saving solutions.

  • Sinopacific signs its first deal for own-design OSVs with a Mexican owner
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    Sinopacific sells own-design PSV to Mexico

    2014-08-05T17:43:00Z

    The China-based Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has received an order for three PSVs to its own SPP17A design from Mexican shipping company Naviera Petrolera Integral.

  • Wärtsilä’s design for the new Bothnian ferry will take into account the need for operational flexibility
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    Wärtsilä ship design contract

    2014-08-05T16:44:00Z

    Wärtsilä has been selected as the partner for designing a new ferry as part of the ‘Midway Alignment of the Bothnian Corridor’ project.

  • News

    New EBDG design for Staten Island ferry

    2014-08-05T16:42:00Z

    US-based Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) is to design a new class of ferries that will operate between the boroughs of Staten Island and Manhattan, New York.

  • ‘Red Falcon’s’ new observation lounge immediately below the wheelhouse
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    Island ferry gains more accommodation

    2014-08-04T17:30:00Z

    UK consultant Burness Corlett Three Quays (BCTQ) was responsible for design and technical management of a recent major refurbishment project on a small ferry, which the company had designed originally over 20 years ago.

  • ClassNK approval will guarantee higher reliability in the crankshaft and also weight-savings
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    ClassNK approval for crankshaft calculations

    2014-08-04T16:08:00Z

    Japan''s Kobe Steel has received approval from ClassNK for the factor to calculate the design fatigue strength of built-up type crankshafts for diesel engines in ships.

  • MTU's series 4000 gas engine on the test bed
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    MTU's gas engine and new propulsion at SMM

    2014-08-04T16:01:00Z

    Germany’s MTU is to present its latest propulsion and systems portfolio at the SMM exhibition, in response to the IMO Tier III emission standard, due to come into force in 2016.

  • Mein Schiff 4 under build in Turku. Two more to come as Meyer agrees yard take-over.
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    Meyer takes Turku with TUI orders

    2014-08-04T15:42:00Z

    Leading German cruise ship builder Meyer Werft said Monday it had agreed to take over a 70% share in STX Europe’s Turku shipyard and also revealed that Hamburg-based TUI Cruises would be ordering two further ships in its Mein Schiff series at the Turku yard, reports Tom Todd.