All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 545
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NewsAPC unveils new coatings
US-based Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has introduced a new eco-friendly MarineLine 784 cargo tank coating system, which is says will provide users with added performance benefits.
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NewsInterschalt Bluetracker installation
German software and VDR company Interschalt signed a letter of intent with Rickmers Shipmanagement for the installation of its Bluetracker software at this year’s SMM exhibition in Hamburg.
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NewsWärtsilä addresses market demands with new CPP
Wärtsilä introduced its latest Controllable Pitch (CP) propeller system at the 2014 SMM Exhibition last week, which it says addresses the demands of medium and large sized vessel owners.
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NewsMAN dual fuel for more gas tankers
MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced a further contract for its MAN 51/60DF engine, with an order for a total of 16 engines to power four newbuild LNG carrier ships
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NewsVard’s US dual fuel patent
Canada’s Vard Marine, formerly STX Marine, has been awarded a US patent for the design and engineering of its new dual fuel vessel.
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NewsWärtsilä expands propulsion monitoring services
Wärtsilä is expanding its Propulsion Condition Monitoring Service (PCMS), which was introduced in 2010, with two new editions – PCMS Starter and PCMS Professional.
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NewsBulker gets dual-fuel four-stroke technology
Wärtsilä says that its latest engine order emphasises the increasing use of LNG as a marine fuel: the company’s 34DF dual-fuel four-stroke has been selected to power a cement carrier being built at the Ferus Smit shipyard.
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NewsLNG-fuelled large boxship study launched
DNV GL, Hanjin and GTT have signed an agreement to jointly investigate and to develop a gas fuelled large container vessel concept equipped with membrane fuel tanks.
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NewsShipper warns of higher costs
A major ship operator, Rickmers-Linie, has declared its support for the introduction of stricter sulphur regulations but expects that they will inevitably lead to surcharges for customers resulting from an increase in the cost of marine fuels.
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NewsSKF Blohm + Voss launches at SMM
SKF Blohm + Voss are launching two new products for the marine industry – a compact oil dryer and a non-retractable stabiliser, at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg this week.
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NewsFinnlines goes again for Promas Lite
Rolls-Royce has announced a further contract for the installation of its Promas Lite propulsion system on Finnlines ro-ro ships. Promas Lite is an integrated propeller and rudder system that increases efficiency and is designed specifically for retrofitting to existing ships.
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NewsLatest generation of scrubber launched
Alfa Laval has launched a new generation of its exhaust gas cleaning system; the PureSOx 2.0 scrubber which incorporates a range of enhancements and options.
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NewsSiemens chooses NAPA
Finnish software developer NAPA says that its products are now an integrated part of the Siemens Siship EcoMain platform.
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NewsApproval in principle for gas turbine-powered LNG carrier design
GE Marine and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) have jointly announced that they have received approval in principle (AiP) for a jointly developed gas turbine-powered LNG carrier design.
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NewsOffshore service agreement for MAN PrimeServ
MAN PrimeServ, the service division of MAN Diesel & Turbo, has concluded a service framework agreement with Norwegian offshore services company DOF.
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NewsWastewater treatment launch at SMM
Germany''s ACO Marine is launching a new version of its established Maripur wastewater treatment range at SMM 2014.
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NewsOil for low sulphur fuels from ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil has joined at least two other major oil suppliers in launching, at SMM in Hamburg this week, a cylinder oil intended for use in two-stroke engines operating on fuels with very low sulphur levels.
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NewsLNG bunker vessel to be Bureau Veritas Classed
Classification society Bureau Veritas says that it has been chosen to class a large LNG bunkering vessel which will be built at Hanjin Heavy Industries, Korea, under an agreement between Japan’s NYK and Mitsubishi and France’s GDF-Suez.
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NewsSCR test for Fairplay tug
Rolls-Royce brand MTU and Fairplay will test an SCR exhaust system on an MTU diesel genset on board a harbour tug in order to verify compliance with IMO Tier III emission requirements that come into force in 2016.
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NewsRolls-Royce launches new medium speed engine range
Rolls-Royce has unveiled the first of a new family of medium-speed engines for the marine market that will include versions powered by both diesel and gas.
