All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 531

  • Intellian is to supply FleetBroadband terminals to 38 Hanjin container ships
    News

    Broadband comms for Korean boxships

    2014-04-08T11:41:00Z

    South Korea-based satcoms company Intellian has announced a contract to supply Hanjin Shipping, also of South Korea, with FleetBroadband FB500 terminals for its fleet of 38 container ships.

  • Rolls-Royce has been chosen as a ‘one stop shop’ for an AHTS ordered by Bourbon from Vard
    News

    Rolls-Royce engines and anchor handling for Bourbon newbuild

    2014-04-08T11:41:00Z

    Rolls-Royce says it has been contracted to deliver an engine and deck machinery package worth over £17 million for an Arctic AHTS vessel to be built by Vard for Bourbon Offshore Norway.

  • News

    Yara acquires Green Tech Marine

    2014-04-08T11:40:00Z

    Norwegian group Yara International is expanding its emissions control business by acquiring a majority 63% stake in marine exhaust gas scrubber supplier Green Tech Marine (GTM).

  • Wärtsilä’s Propulsion Condition Monitoring Service (PCMS) has received service level recognition from three different classification societies
    News

    Wärtsilä PCMS gains recognition

    2014-04-08T09:42:00Z

    Wärtsilä’s Propulsion Condition Monitoring Service (PCMS) has received service level recognition by DNV-GL, making it the first company to attain this type of recognition from three major classification societies.

  • News

    MEPC completes 66th session at IMO

    2014-04-07T18:07:00Z

    IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met for its 66th session from 31 March to 4 April 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London.

  • News

    Alfa Laval acquires pumping system manufacturer

    2014-04-07T17:49:00Z

    Alfa Laval has agreed the acquisition of submerged pumping system manufacturer Frank Mohn, which is based in Bergen, Norway, for a cash consideration of about NOK 13 billion.

  • Research ship takes to the water
    News

    'Sonne' floats out

    2014-04-07T17:17:00Z

    Germany’s newest and most advanced ocean research ship, the €124 million ''Sonne'' has been floated out at Meyer Werft in Papenburg for fitting and transfer in May to Emden for North Sea trials, reports Tom Todd.

  • The Uljanik shipyard in Croatia
    News

    Croatia’s Uljanik shipbuilder receives two-tanker contract

    2014-04-07T17:16:00Z

    Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik has signed a deal to build two 49,500dwt tankers for local shipping company Trogir Maritime, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

  • News

    LNG bunkering on its way, says Lloyd’s Register survey

    2014-04-07T10:58:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register has published an analysis of ports, looking into the current LNG bunkering infrastructure situation.

  • News

    Rolls-Royce secures wave piercing contract

    2014-04-04T16:25:00Z

    Rolls-Royce is to supply another wave piercing offshore vessel to Norway’s Simon Møkster Shipping as part of a £11m contract with Spanish shipyard, Gondon.

  • News

    IMO Conventions mobile app from KR

    2014-04-04T01:30:00Z

    Classification society Korean Register (KR) has announced the availability of what it claims to be the first mobile app containing all up-to-date IMO conventions.

  • Rendering of Wärtsilä VS 485 Arctic ship design for REM Offshore PSV
    News

    Wärtsilä power and ship design for harsh conditions

    2014-04-03T19:45:00Z

    Wärtsilä has announced a contract for design and power for a new platform supply vessel for operating in arctic conditions.

  • Intertrac records vessel and historical voyage data in order to calculate fouling risk and advise on the most cost-effective antifouling plan
    News

    Tailoring hull coatings to specific operations

    2014-04-03T19:45:00Z

    International Paints has announced a new software system, claimed to be the first allowing ship owners and operators to assess and predict the risk of hull fouling dependent on the routes their vessels are transiting.

  • The first of the 3500 series engines are destined for an LNG-powered barge. Photo: Caterpillar
    News

    Caterpillar ships first of 3500 series

    2014-04-03T14:53:00Z

    Caterpillar Marine has shipped its first Cat 3500 series marine gas engines, destined for and LNG hybrid barge – the world’s first LNG-powered barge in the Port of Hamburg.

  • The new service point will offer the full scope of services needed to maintain ABB turbochargers quickly and professionally
    News

    Drydocks World gets ABB turbocharged

    2014-04-02T17:54:00Z

    Dubai’s Drydocks World is to have global power expert’s ABB first ever Middle Eastern turbocharging service point.

  • Eekels was awarded the TBI Innovation Prize 2013 because it "responds well to the changing philosophy of shipping companies". Photo: Eekels Technology BV
    News

    Eekels awarded for 'slow steaming' solution

    2014-04-02T17:26:00Z

    Netherlands-based Eekels Technology BV has been awarded the TBI Innovation Prize 2013 for its ''slow steaming'' entry, which helps vessels reduce fuel by 50% at a 25% lower speed.

  • Work at Okskaya shipyard
    News

    Russia’s Okskaya shipyard to build five tankers

    2014-04-02T12:17:00Z

    Russia’s Okskaya shipyard has obtained an order to build five 5,589dwt tankers. The vessels are intended for both sea and river traffic, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

  • The Ulstein SX157 design vessels are being built for the Dutch company ALP Maritime Services
    News

    Ulstein wins largest contract yet

    2014-04-01T18:06:00Z

    The Ulstein Group has entered a new market and achieved its highest value contract yet by securing design and equipment packages for four ocean going tugs with Japan’s Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair.

  • Wärtsilä hybrid scrubber system
    News

    More scrubber orders from HHI for Wärtsilä

    2014-04-01T10:01:00Z

    Wärtsilä says that following new contracts it now has orders for exhaust gas cleaning systems for 10 ships to be built at Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea.

  • Mitsubishi is strengthening its UE two-stroke range; pictured is a seven-cylinder model of the UEC60LSE-Eco type
    News

    Mitsubishi raises its game with new two-stroke generation

    2014-03-31T23:30:00Z

    Mitsubishi is sometimes overlooked in the area of large two-stroke engine design and development, but the Japanese company is keeping up with current trends by introducing a super-long-stroke family in keeping with current operational practices, as discovered by David Tinsley.