All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 699

  • Zodiac RIBO450 SOLAS rescue boat
    News

    New SOLAS rescue boat and first order for new liferafts

    2011-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Zodiac SOLAS’s latest rescue boats is the RIBO 450N, which at 4.5m overall length replaces Zodiac’s RIBO 420 and provides ship owners with a high quality RIB that is fully compliant with the revised IMO MSC 81(70) SOLAS requirements that came into force in 2010.

  • Owners should guard against ‘bad fuel’ when bunkering
    News

    Future-proofing for fuel systems

    2011-03-27T23:45:00Z

    Under scrutiny from regulatory, legislative and environmental bodies, as well as consumer groups, the pressure remains on the shipping industry to address the continuing challenge of delivering against fuel emission regulations. Martin Lucas, managing director, Kittiwake Developments, looks at the impact of this challenge on onboard fuel systems.

  • Based on modular units, the latest development from the Mac’Ants Group provides a means of removing tenacious coatings such as paint and gains significantly from the use of plastic media
    News

    Large-scale coating removal with environmental benefits

    2011-03-25T23:45:00Z

    UK company Mac’Ants Group has announced a new system for stripping coatings from ships and other large structures which is claimed to be both effective and to reduce waste material for disposal by up to 90%.

  • Today’s problem is that liferafts, epirbs or other safety equipment can be trapped under capsized vessels or fail to surface
    News

    Detector automatically releases safety gear on capsize

    2011-03-25T23:00:00Z

    Swedish maritime safety company CM Hammar has introduced new technology claimed to ensure that liferafts and Epirbs can be released automatically so that they float freely when a vessel is in listing condition.

  • High-resolution demonstration  image on the Echopilot 3D FLS
    News

    Award for 3D forward sounder

    2011-03-25T14:49:00Z

    At Mercator Media’s recent Seawork exhibition, the product that won the Spirit of Innovation award as well as the award for underwater technology was Echopilot, for the latest version of the forward looking sounder.

  • HBM’s equipment was used as part of an on-board instrumentation system to monitor operational performance in real time.
    News

    Hull monitoring for military success

    2011-03-25T11:37:00Z

    UK instrumentation company HBM says that its products are being used by QinetiQ to monitor real-time operational performance of the PACSCAT landing craft demonstrator vessel.

  • The first Tier-III-compliant, two-stroke engine – an MAN B&W 6S46MC-C8 type – pictured at Hitachi’s Ariake works.
    News

    Tier 3 compliant two-stroke engine unveiled

    2011-03-24T14:50:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo has reported that a 6S46MC-C8 engine with integrated SCR has been successfully tested in Japan to the forthcoming IMO Tier 3 emission standards.

  • News

    New VHF becomes available

    2011-03-24T11:33:00Z

    Radio Holland, Sailor distributor for The Netherlands and several other countries, has announced the availability of the new Sailor 6248 VHF radio.

  • ‘Tonsberg’, Wilhelmsen’s 150th anniversary ship
    News

    Largest ro-ro launched by Wilhelmsen

    2011-03-23T15:11:00Z

    The Wilh. Wilhelmsen group has announced that it has marked its 150th anniversary with the launch of the Mark V ro-ro ship, ‘Tønsberg’, claimed to be the largest ro-ro ship afloat.

  • Chrissi Wilkins: “…our theory is based on sound thermodynamics and presents an original solution to the process of converting fuel into power”
    News

    Novel engine idea gains grant

    2011-03-23T15:10:00Z

    A small UK company, Ultramo, is developing an engine that is claimed to offer twice the fuel efficiency of conventional units.

  • News

    New management team for NMF

    2011-03-23T15:05:00Z

    Crane and deck gear maker Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik (NMF) has a new management team, Ralf Ressel (CEO) and Goran Curic as COO.

  • Hamworthy regasification equipment
    News

    Regasification order from Malaysia

    2011-03-22T18:44:00Z

    Hamworthy says it has received a major contract for LNG regasification technology for a new import facility under construction for Petronas Gas Berhad, in Malaysia, in a deal worth in excess of $30 million.

  • MariNOx Evolution
    News

    Emissions monitoring moves forward

    2011-03-22T18:39:00Z

    UK company Martek Marine says that its recently-launched MariNOx Evolution includes a number of new features designed to enhance efficiency.

  • Bjørn Tore Markussen of DNV’s Clean Technology Centre in Singapore
    News

    DNV looks at LNG fuel in Singapore

    2011-03-22T18:39:00Z

    A joint industry project on the future small scale LNG value-chain in South East Asia has identified noteworthy potential for LNG as fuel for ships in regional trade, and predicts a future market for LNG bunkering in Singapore.

  • News

    Design systems order from HHI

    2011-03-22T18:38:00Z

    Engineering design and information management company Aveva has announced a significant new contract win with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), further increasing its investment in Aveva products.

  • News

    Electric cargo equipment on order

    2011-03-22T18:38:00Z

    Cargotec has confirmed new orders worth more than €20 million to deliver fully electric driven MacGregor cargo handling cranes, together with hatch cover design and key components.

  • News

    New Polish engine distributor for MHI

    2011-03-22T18:37:00Z

    Netherlands-based EMEA headquarters of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says that MHI has appointed Polish company BTH Fast as a distributor of industrial and marine engines.

  • Tognum to expand production in Europe
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    Tognum expands production in Europe

    2011-03-22T18:36:00Z

    MTU parent Tognum has announced plans to expand its production capacity in Europe, with investment in the lead plant in Friedrichshafen and in a new facility in Eastern Europe.

  • News

    Sembcorp to build jack-up rig for Seadrill

    2011-03-22T18:35:00Z

    Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has secured an order worth a a total of $450 million to build a harsh-environment jack-up rig for Seadrill.

  • News

    Boiler licence agreement signed

    2011-03-22T18:35:00Z

    Specialist marine engineer & boilermaker Harris Pye Group has signed an agreement with TEi, which allows for manufacture of boilers under licence.