All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 75
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NewsWorld-Class Training Ship Raises US Profile
Giving first form to a programme of considerable significance for the US maritime industries as a whole, the cadet training ship Empire State recently made her debut in New York. The $315m newbuild from Philly Shipyard marks a step change not only in design capability and engineering technology but also in the structure used for government shipbuilding contracts.
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NewsNew Fuels Change Lifetime Equation For Equipment
OEMs, like shipowners, are facing the increasing need to ensure the operational flexibility and fuel efficiency of their power and propulsion systems as expensive new fuels gradually take hold.
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NewsIndian Yard Books Diesel-Electric Series
Progressive Indian shipbuilder Chowgule has landed a further, major order from north Europe for new-generation short-sea tonnage. Acting in concert, Boomsma Shipping of the Netherlands and Germany’s Leonhardt & Blumberg Shipmanagement have placed a firm contract covering four 8,500dwt diesel-electric dry cargo vessels, with the prospect of an eventual eight-ship series.
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NewsSteel-cutting for RoRo sailing vessel
Neoline Armateur has reached a historic milestone with the steel-cutting of its very first sailing RoRo cargo vessel
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NewsSmartDock installed on Seaspan cargo vessel
The commissioning of a cargo vessel equipped with Wärtsilä ANCS autonomous docking capabilities has completed
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NewsAzipod propulsion to play a greater role in next generation vessel designs
The Motorship spoke to Ari M. Turunen, Head of R&D and Technology, Marine Propulsion, at ABB Marine & Ports, about the future of Azipod® propulsors
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NewsValue of combining methanol fuel and CCS still a topic of discussion
From a tank-to-wake perspective, even the use of green methanol fuel counts towards GHG emissions since methanol contains carbon, but it remains to be seen if onboard carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a viable solution to combine with it.
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NewsMAN 4-stroke eyes digital expansion
Bernd Eberwein, Head of Digital Services 4-Stroke at MAN Energy Solutions in Augsburg discusses plans to extend trials for planned maintenance services on components within its portfolio in 2024
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NewsVale to retrofit 35m Rotor Sails on board VLOC
Brazilian mining company, Vale, has announced a deal to install 35-metre Rotor Sails on board a 400,000 dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC). The agreement between Vale and wind-assisted propulsion supplier Anemoi will see five 35m tall, 5m diameter, Flettner rotors installed on the Sohar Max VLOC, which is owned by Omani shipowner Asyad.
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NewsNavtor to merge with Voyager as digitalisation supplier consolidation continues
Navtor and Voyager Worldwide have announced plans to merge in the latest consolidation in the maritime digitalisation market. The transaction is expected to close by December 2023, and will create a business supplying solutions to 18,000 vessels operating around the world.
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ConferenceDanish Shipping Continue Partnership – members granted 50% reduction
Danish Shipping re-confirm as a supporting association for Propulsion and Future Fuels, delivering a delegate discount benefit to their members.
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ConferenceCarbon Capture, bringing the marine industry out of deepwater?
Steering towards the IMO’s 2050 net zero target, we explore whether carbon capture is a maritime contender.
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ConferenceFinal Sponsorship Opportunities available at Propulsion and Future Fuels
GTT, Lubmarine, DNV, ABS, Yanmar, The Methanol Institute, WinGD, Sauer Compressors, Nikkiso, Castrol, Bureau Veritas, Amogy, Mares Shipping and Lloyds Register have all recognised the benefits of the Propulsion & Future Fuels Conference.
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NewsITT to acquire Svanehøj
US manufacturing company ITT is to acquire privately held Svanehøj Group
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NewsHyundai Glovis Plans World’s Largest Car Carriers
Hyundai Glovis, the shipping and logistics specialist of the Hyundai Motor Group, is set to order an extensive series of pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs) of record-breaking capacity.
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NewsProgressing new standards for offshore floating wind
The progress towards floating substations being integrated to DNV-ST-0145 continues
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NewsRINA announces appointment of new ceo
Classification society RINA s.p.a has announced the appointment of Carlo Luzzatto as the future CEO and General Director of RINA S.p.A.
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NewsSouth African ports plan their hydrogen roadmap
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the development of a terminal facility and related facilities for hydrogen initiatives at its commercial seaports.
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NewsWärtsilä handling systems for new LPG carrier series
Wärtsilä Cargo Handling Systems have been ordered for five newbuild very large LPG carriers to be built in South Korea at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard.
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NewsNH3 cracker produces fuel blend suitable for shipping
A UK technology developer, Sunborne Systems, has successfully tested ammonia (NH3) cracking technology at the automotive scale which it plans to develop as a compact and efficient solution for shipping.
