All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 683

  • Diagram showing the SCR NOx removal system
    News

    World’s first SCR NOx removal system installed on bulker

    2011-06-22T12:48:00Z

    NYK Line, Oshima Shipbuilding, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Akasaka Diesels and Sakai Chemical Industry are to begin shipboard tests of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) nitrogen oxide (NOx) removal equipment.

  • The OWTIS concept is designed to simplify installation of offshore structures such as wind turbines
    News

    IHC Merwede to develop W3GM’s OWTIS

    2011-06-22T12:45:00Z

    W3G Marine (W3GM) based in Aberdeen, Scotland, and the Dutch shipbuilder IHC Merwede have agr eed to collaborate on the development of W3GM’s patented design for an offshore wind turbine installation ship (OWTIS).

  • News

    Intermanager announces completion of KPI

    2011-06-21T13:02:00Z

    InterManager, the international trade association for the shipmanagement industry, officially announced the completion of the development phase of its six-year project to produce an industry-wide performance measurement tool.

  • Mr. Noboru Ueda (center), chairman and president, ClassNK, receiving the ‘classification society award’ at the Seatrade Asia Awards ceremony from Mr. Francis Liu (left) deputy director of marine, marine department, government of Hong Kong Specia...
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    ClassNK named top classification society

    2011-06-21T13:01:00Z

    ClassNK was named the best classification society in Asia again Friday night when it received the “Classification Society Award” at the Seatrade Asia Awards held recently in Hong Kong.

  • The Seaspan container ship hull lines have been optimised for a speed range of 18-22 knots. In this range, the fuel consumption has been reduced by 16-27% compared to contemporary similar-size ship series presently operated by the industry
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    China to build world’s most efficient boxships

    2011-06-21T12:58:00Z

    The new generation of 10,000 TEU container vessels contracted in China by Seaspan represents major improvements in energy efficiency, cargo capacity, operational efficiency and emission reductions.

  • News

    Container carriers in ULCS race

    2011-06-21T12:54:00Z

    According to the latest Alphaliner newsletter, 98 ultra large container ships (ULCS) of over 10,000 TEU have been delivered since 2008 with a further 147 units due for delivery over the next four years.

  • ‘Vos Patrol’ and ‘Vos Lismore’ (at the gate end) in the Leith dry dock
    News

    At the double for Dales Marine

    2011-06-20T23:00:00Z

    Ship repairer Dales Marine Services started the year at the double, with simultaneous dockings at both its Aberdeen and Leith facilities, on Scotland’s east coast.

  • The new MacGregor closed boom developed by Cargotec
    News

    Upgraded self-unloader systems are clean and efficient

    2011-06-20T15:23:00Z

    Cargotec has introduced new developments that allow shipboard systems for gravity self-unloading dry bulk cargoes to deliver greater capacity while minimising environmental impact.

  • News

    Warning of LNG staff shortages

    2011-06-20T12:41:00Z

    Shipping recruiter Faststream warns that shipowners taking part in the LNG vessel order spree could face serious difficulties in finding experienced superintendents to run these vessels in the coming months and years, particularly in Europe.

  • News

    BV fleet tops 80 million gt

    2011-06-20T12:39:00Z

    The Bureau Veritas (BV) classed fleet has grown strongly during 2011 and in June passed 80 million gt comprising 9,663 sea-going ships and 1,853 inland navigation vessels.

  • News

    TTS drilling equipment for jack-up

    2011-06-20T12:38:00Z

    TTS Energy AS, a subsidiary of TTS Group ASA, has signed a Letter of Intent with Jurong Shipyard in Singapore for delivery of a high performance drilling equipment package for a new CJ70 jack-up to be built for North Atlantic Drilling.

  • Graphic of the Boskalis cable layer vessel concept
    News

    New cable layer design for Boskalis

    2011-06-20T12:35:00Z

    OSD-IMT, the UK arm of Ijmuiden-based Offshore Ship Designers, has been chosen by Samsung and Boskalis-SMIT Engineering to develop the basic design, detailed design and production drawings for a 99m cable laying vessel.

  • ‘Grand Princess’ in the floating drydock at the Grand Bahama Shipyard (photo: Grand Bahama Shipyard, Mark Dacunha Photography)
    News

    Grand Princess transformed at Bahamas yard

    2011-06-19T23:00:00Z

    The 2,592-passenger (lower berths) Grand Princess recently returned to service, after the most extensive refurbishment in Princess Cruises’ history, emerging from the Grand Bahama Shipyard as a rejuvenated ship.

  • The zero-emission Northern European container feeder vessel powered by a fuel cell system
    News

    GL solutions for a cleaner maritime industry

    2011-06-17T15:42:00Z

    At a recent GL Exchange forum held in Hamburg, Torsten Schramm, GL COO, delivered an introductory presentation giving a detailed survey of the challenges facing shipping as it seeks to reduce its impact on the air, coasts, water, and ocean spaces.

  • News

    HHI inks Hoegh order for LNG FSRUs

    2011-06-17T13:53:00Z

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received a $500 million order from Hoegh of Norway to build a pair of LNG floating storage regasification units (FSRUs).

  • News

    Hempel expands in India

    2011-06-17T12:44:00Z

    Hempel, the Danish-based industrial and marine paint manufacturer, is expanding its operations in the Indian subcontinent with the opening of a new manufacturing unit in Nashik, Maharashtra.

  • The new Scania DI13M marine engine
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    Scania launches new engines

    2011-06-17T12:43:00Z

    Scania launched a new range of marine propulsion units consisting of high speed engines, transmission and type-approved instrumentation at Mercator Media''s annual Seawork exhibition in Southampton, UK.

  • News

    Rolls-Royce secures offshore propulsion orders

    2011-06-16T14:03:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has announced orders worth over £100 million to supply propulsion systems for offshore construction and drilling vessels.

  • News

    New BWT system cuts consumption by half

    2011-06-16T14:01:00Z

    Norwegian companyOceanSaver has developed its next generation advanced ballast water treatment system, Mark II, which, it claims, will reduce energy use by over 50% compared to its previous technology.

  • The recently delivered ‘King Peace’
    News

    Graig to manage Chinese-owned vessel

    2011-06-16T13:59:00Z

    Cardiff-based Graig Ship Management Limited has taken delivery of the 79,600 dwt bulk-carrier ‘King Peace’, for which it is providing full technical management and crewing on behalf of Shanghai-based Zhong An Shipping.