All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 557

  • ‘Borgøy’, first of two LNG fuelled tugs featuring Rolls-Royce propulsion, built in Turkey and which will be operated by Buksér og Berging at Statoil’s Kårstø gas terminal in Norway
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    Rolls-Royce power for first pure LNG-fuelled tugs

    2013-10-07T17:19:00Z

    Two LNG-fuelled tug newbuildings were named at Sanmar Shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey, on 5 October.

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    New maritime bank to be set up in Norway

    2013-10-07T17:14:00Z

    Plans have been announced to form a new bank, specialising in lending to the marine and offshore industries, to be based in Oslo.

  • The optimised designs were tested for efficiency at the Hamburg Ship Model Basin
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    Super efficient container ships

    2013-10-07T15:09:00Z

    The United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) partnership with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and FutureShip, to expand its fleet of super efficient container ships, is one of the first outcomes of the DNV-GL merger.

  • The Kappel propeller design offers fuel savings of up to 6%
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    MAN propeller agreement

    2013-10-07T12:21:00Z

    Dalian Marine Propeller Co Ltd (DMMP) is to produce and sell MAN Diesel and Turbo Alpha Kappel design propellers in China.

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    ‘Corona Royal’ delivery

    2013-10-04T17:12:00Z

    Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding has delivered the latest in the ‘Corona’ series of coal carriers to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line).

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    Ocean Exchange winners

    2013-10-03T19:13:00Z

    Two winners have been announced for the Ocean Exchange 2013 Awards, each winning a US$100,000 prize from sponsors Gulfstream Aerospace and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL)

  • Neptun production booms
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    German yards do well with very different ships

    2013-10-03T16:22:00Z

    Two more orders for luxury inland cruise ships have been won by Meyer subsidiary Neptun Werft in Warnemuende, bringing the number ordered since 2000 to an incredible 45, writes Tom Todd.

  • Odfell has ordered four gas carriers from Sinopacific, with options for four more
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    Odfjell orders gas tankers from Sinopacific

    2013-10-03T09:41:00Z

    Norwegian shipping company Odfjell reports that its has signed contracts with Nantong Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering to build four LPG/ethylene gas tankers.

  • MHI has retrofitted its variable turbine inlet system to the turbochargers of a Maersk tanker, with good results
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    Turbocharger retrofit carried out on Maersk VLCC

    2013-10-03T09:41:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co (MHI-MME) says that it recently retrofitted its variable turbine inlet (VTI) system to the turbochargers of a Maersk Tankers VLCC.

  • Norway’s Vindskip re-shapes the tall hull of a PCTC ship to provide ‘sail assistance’ to a gas powered propulsion plant, offering 60% fuel savings and 80% lower emissions
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    The hull as a sail

    2013-10-02T23:30:00Z

    Tucked away almost unnoticed in a corner of the Nor-Shipping exhibition earlier this year was a project for another wind-assisted cargo ship, but one which used neither sails nor kites.

  • The BlueTech 42 bulk carrier is designed to save owners and operators on efficiency
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    Super low resistance

    2013-10-02T18:12:00Z

    Finland’s Foreship Ltd has developed a new super-low resistance hull for the BlueTech 42 bulk carrier designed to save owners and operators on efficiency.

  • Eirik Andreassen: "This is a defining moment for DNVPS”
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    DNV to offload its Petroleum Services subsidiary

    2013-10-02T13:53:00Z

    Det Norske Veritas has entered into an agreement with private investment company IK Investment Partners whereby IK will acquire DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS), for an undisclosed sum.

  • Promas Lite integrated rudder and propeller will be fitted to Hurtigruten’s ‘Richard With’
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    Norwegian cruise ship to get Promas upgrade

    2013-10-02T13:53:00Z

    Rolls-Royce is to supply a Promas Lite propulsion system to Norwegian operator Hurtigruten to improve propeller efficiency on its cruise ship ‘Richard With’.

  • Wartsila’s new WTT transverse thruster
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    Thrusters from Wärtsilä offer higher efficiency and wider power range

    2013-10-02T13:52:00Z

    Wärtsilä is to introduce a new series of steerable and transverse thrusters, known as the Wärtsilä Steerable Thruster (WST) and Wärtsilä Transverse Thruster (WTT) series, which will replace existing products in the portfolio.

  • The Reefer Ro-ro, designed by Knud E Hansen for the worldwide banana trade
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    Energy saving reefer design from Knud E Hansen

    2013-10-02T13:52:00Z

    Danish naval architect Knud E Hansen has unveiled a concept for a ‘reefer ro-ro’ ship, with the emphasis on energy saving at sea and in port.

  • Cryobox modules will be used by Buquebus to supply LNG to the ‘Francisco’ high speed ferry
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    Nano-station for LNG refuelling in South America

    2013-10-02T13:52:00Z

    Today (2 October) sees the entry into service of the Buquebus LNG-fuelled fast ferry ‘Francisco’.

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    STX Canada added to Foran user base

    2013-10-02T13:52:00Z

    Spanish company Sener reports that naval architecture and marine engineering consultant STX Canada Marine (STXM), has signed a contract for the license to use Sener’s Foran CAD/CAM system.

  • 'Jaya Vigilant' has a 50 tonne subsea crane with active heave compensation
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    ‘Jaya Vigilant’ delivered

    2013-10-02T10:48:00Z

    Jaya Holdings has received its second multi-purpose platform supply vessel (MPSV), ‘Jaya Vigilant’, and is celebrating the start of a new charter.

  • The fourth Gas Fuelled Ships Conference took place onboard the LNG-fuelled 'Viking Grace'
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    Conference success for Bestobell

    2013-10-01T15:03:00Z

    Bestobell Valves is enjoying a “great response” from delegates of the fourth Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships Conference, held in September onboard the LNG-fuelled ‘M/S Viking Grace’.

  • PCMS system
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    Thruster condition monitoring goes beyond vibration

    2013-10-01T13:57:00Z

    Wärtsilä’s propulsion condition monitoring service augments vibration analysis with a range of measurements to help prevent failure and improve the operational performance of propulsors, by Wendy Laursen.