All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 734

  • The Rockwool Marine Acoustic Foil system
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    Engine room sound absorption solution

    2010-09-30T00:01:00Z

    Rockwool Marine & Offshore in Denmark recently introduced a new product called Rockwool Marine Acoustic Foil which is part of a sound absorption system specifically designed for engine rooms, cargo pump rooms and similar applications.

  • Axel Maersk is one of the vessels the Wärtsilä slow steaming upgrade kit will be fitted. (Source: A.P. Maersk-Moller Group)
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    Major order for Wärtsilä slow steaming upgrade kits

    2010-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Wärtsilä has signed a major contract with the A.P. Moller Maersk Group (APMM) for the installation of Wärtsilä slow steaming upgrade kits to 34 of the company''s large container vessels.

  • News

    Hamworthy Krystallon lines up yard partners

    2010-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Following the first commercial order for exhaust abatement technology, Hamworthy Krystallon is finding shipyards eager to accelerate uptake of technology proven to cut sulphur emissions.

  • Leon Jennings receives his new Cygnus thickness gauge at Seawork
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    Surveying skills win thickness gauge

    2010-09-30T00:00:00Z

    At Mercator Media’s recent successful Seawork exhibition, thickness gauge maker Cygnus challenged surveyors to guess the thickness of a piece of steel using only a hammer.

  • Stern view of the seismic research vessel Oceanic Vega
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    Ulstein delivers powerful X-Bow seismic research vessel

    2010-09-30T00:00:00Z

    The ''Oceanic Vega'', claimed to be one of advanced seismic research vessels afloat, was delivered in July by Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to a joint venture between Norwegian shipowner, Eidesvik Offshore ASA, and the Paris-based geophysical company, CGGVeritas.

  • News

    GL issues the first EEDI certificate

    2010-09-30T00:00:00Z

    The first-ever Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) certification for a large container vessel owned and operated by Hapag-Lloyd has been conducted by Germanischer Lloyd (GL).

  • MSN’s prototype fuel cell installation
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    Fuel cell system for ship propulsion

    2010-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Dutch company Marine Service Noord, which designs, produces and installs engine room systems, has developed a fuel cell system intended for ship propulsion.

  • Castrol’s newly opened China Technology Centre in Shanghai
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    Castrol opens technology centre in Shanghai

    2010-09-30T00:00:00Z

    The opening of the Castrol China Technology Centre recently took place in Shanghai’s Pudong Jinqiao Science Park, marking an important step in the development of Castrol’s global technology strategy.

  • News

    New welding technology for polar LNG carriers

    2010-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of Korea recently announced that it plans to develop a specialised welding technology for polar LNG carrier tanks.

  • Le Boreal undergoing sea trials
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    'Le Boreal', designed for mega-yacht cruising comfort

    2010-09-30T00:00:00Z

    When the French cruiseship company Compagnie du Ponant approached Fincantieri with a new and innovative project to develop, design and build a mega-yacht style cruise ship, the Italian shipbuilder devoted its technical expertise to turn dream into reality when the order was placed for two such vessels in 2008.

  • News

    Berg breaks through in Brazil

    2010-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Gothenburg-based Berg Propulsion has secured its first order in Brazil, within six months of opening its dedicated sales office in Rio de Janeiro.

  • News

    Sembawang secures FPSO conversion contracts

    2010-09-28T06:57:00Z

    Sembcorp Marine’s Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore has secured two FPSO contracts worth S$75 million.

  • News

    BWT systems face quality assurance risk

    2010-09-28T06:56:00Z

    Calculations by ballast water treatment system manufacturer Oceansaver suggest that if shipowners allow the compliance dates of the 2004 Ballast Water Convention to dictate their adoption of onboard treatment systems, an estimated 16,000 ships will need outfitting in 2017.

  • News

    Tanker orders ticking over

    2010-09-28T06:55:00Z

    Bergen-based Viken Shipping has ordered five 105,000 dwt shuttle tankers from Samsung for delivery from the second half of 2012 onward. With the receipt of this order, Samsung said the yard’s orders for 2010 have already reached $6 bill.

  • Artist impression of a similar jack-up vessel to the one ordered by A2Sea to be propelled by Voith propulsors
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    Voith inline propulsor for jack-up vessel

    2010-09-25T16:41:00Z

    A 131m long, 39m wide jack-up vessel for the erection of wind power stations is being fitted with the most powerful inline thruster from Voith Turbo Advanced Propeller Technologies.

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    LR to fund emissions research

    2010-09-25T13:41:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register’s independent charity foundation, The Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust (The LRET), has agreed to fund a research programme worth over €1,500,000 into shipping emissions at NTUA (National Technical University of Athens) over the next five years.

  • News

    CTX completes VLCC design study

    2010-09-25T13:41:00Z

    The Centre for Tankship Excellence (CTX) has completed a study entitled ‘The Impact of EEDI on VLCC Design and CO2 Emissions’ in which it analysed a VLCC owner’s response to both EEDI and a carbon based bunkers tax.

  • News

    Stolt orders bitumen tankers

    2010-09-25T13:39:00Z

    Stolt-Nielsen S.A. in Norway announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Stolt Bitumen Services (SBS) signed an agreement with Nanjing East Star Shipbuilding in China for the construction of up to four 3,500 dwt bitumen tankers.

  • News

    Correction – ‘Maersk Miami’

    2010-09-24T21:12:00Z

    In the September 2010 issue of ‘The Motorship’ we published a story on the recent repairs undertaken to the containership ‘Maersk Miami’, owned by Germany’s Reederei Blue Star GmbH, by Bahrain’s ASRY, with information supplied by the shipyard.

  • MEPC61 is meeting at the IMO in London
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    Carbon control high on agenda at IMO environment meeting

    2010-09-24T21:12:00Z

    The reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from international shipping will be a major focus for discussion at the MEPC 61 meeting which takes place between 27 September and 1 October, 2010 at IMO Headquarters in London.