All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 579
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NewsMX-scrubber success
Marine Exhaust Technologies’ (MET) MX-scrubber is successfully running at its test facility in Denmark, which the company says makes it the first supplier in the country.
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NewsICCP systems for two FPSO conversions
UK company Cathelco has announced an order for ICCP hull corrosion protection systems for two FPSOs which are being converted for SBM Offshore for use in the Petrobras Lula field in Brazil.
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NewsMoU signed for mobile powership
Four big industry players have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a highly efficient power generating facility installed onto a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) being called an industry first.
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NewsA general approach to alternative fuels
The European Transport Council has agreed to take a general approach on a proposal aimed at building up minimum infrastructure for alternative fuels across EU ports – a directive that is part of the Clean Power for Transport initiative.
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MAN powered specialised fishing vessel
Norwegian shipping company Nyholmen, part of Hansen Dahl, has chosen MAN Diesel & Turbo main and auxiliary four stroke engines for its newbuild 77.25m purse seiner/trawler.
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NewsLab set up to develop sustainable ship technologies
Japan’s KEI System Ltd (KEI) and Eco Marine Power (EMP) have jointly established the Aquarius Innovation Lab to develop sustainable shipping technologies.
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NewsBig-bore long-stroke engine for Post Panamax boxhips
A series of four 9,000 teu container ships for Turkish operator Ciner will be powered by eight-cylinder Wärtsilä X92 main engines.
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NewsABB wins US$180m in orders
ABB is to supply the complete electrical power plants and propulsion systems for six new cruise liners that include its latest generation Azipod XO units. The total value of the orders is over US$180m.
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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.
