All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 548
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NewsExhaust gas cleaning system repeat order
Alfa Laval has announced an order to supply five PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning systems to Dutch ship owner Spliethoff, following the same owner’s initial delivery in 2012.
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NewsMain propulsion package order for six chemical tankers
Wärtsilä says that it has received an order to supply complete main propulsion systems for six new chemical tankers, being built in China for Stolt Tankers by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group in China.
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NewsVery large LPG carrier ordered from MHI
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Japan has received an order from Astomos Energy Corporation for a very large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, designed for energy efficiency and versatility.
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NewsNew Ratings for MaK M 25 C
Caterpillar Marine has announced increased power ratings for the MaK M 25 C propulsion engine, to be made available from the end of 2014.
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A new approach to LNG storage tank design
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is designing new modular LNG storage tanks using concepts from LNG shipping to onshore storage and spin-off technology.
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NewsFifth Damen PSV in six-ship series delivered
Damen Shipyards Group delivered the fifth platform supply vessel, ‘World Opal’, in a series of six, to World Wide Supply of Norway on December 5.
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NewsNovorossiysk Shipyard may become shiprepair base
The Russian government and United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) are considering establishing a repair base at Novorossiysk Shipyard, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsThe British marine engine
To many of us – myself included – 50 years doesn’t really seem that long ago. And looking at some items in old copies of The Motor Ship we think that little has really changed in that time.
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ClassNK tops 220m GT
Leading classification society ClassNK has announced that the ClassNK register topped 220 million gross tonnes for the first time at the end of November 2013.
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NewsWärtsilä to design LNG container ship
Wärtsilä is to supply the engineering scope for the initial, basic and production designs for a series of two LNG-powered container Ro-Ro vessels.
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Game changer in marine propulsion?
Wartsila has now officially announced its dual-fuel two stroke engine, describing it as a ‘game changer’.
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NewsOil tester range extended to cover 100BN
Parker Kittiwake has launched an updated Digi TBN test kit, designed to provide a rapid indication of total base number (TBN) depletion in scrape down cylinder lubricants with a base number range up to 100.
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NewsTwo-speed marine transmissions from Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä has launched a two-speed marine gearbox, intended for ships with multiple operating modes or low transit speeds, such as ro-pax ferries, offshore support vessels, tugs and fishing vessels.
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NewsBulgarian shipyards up for sale
Bulgaria’s shipbuilder Bourgas Shipyards has been put up for sale. The shipyards’ assets are to be sold through three separate auctions, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsNew Damen Ice Class ferry
Damen Shipyards Group has received an order from The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government for a state-of-the-art, 80m Ice Class ferry, its first ferry contract on the East Coast of Canada.
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NewsEnergy efficient freshwater generator
Alfa Laval has launched a new efficient freshwater generator, the Aqua Blue, which it says cuts the need for seawater in half along with the electricity needed to power it.
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NewsTotal Lubmarine joins 100BN cylinder oil market
Total Lubmarine has launched a 100 base number cylinder oil, Talusia Universal 100, designed to reduce the risk of cold corrosion in Mark 8.1 and newer marine engines, as well as electronically controlled engines.
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New generation of sealing rings
SKF Blohm + Voss Industries has introduced the SC3 ring, a new lip sealing ring for the company’s Simplex-Compact stern tube seals, which features a new shape allowing the ring to function reliably and remain stable under extreme conditions and variable pressure.
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NewsNew design for gas turbine-powered LNG carrier
GE Marine has joined forces with Lloyd’s Register and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) of China to develop a design for a gas turbine-powered LNG carrier.
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NewsWorld’s largest bilobe LNG tanks to BV Class
Classification society Bureau Veritas is classing what it says are the world’s largest bilobe gas tanks, now nearing completion at China’s Sinopacific yard.
