All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 763

  • News

    New emissions control requirements

    2010-05-06T13:55:00Z

    On 1 July 2010, MARPOL Annex VI, a new requirement (regulation 15.6) regarding volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions control, enters into force.

  • German football legend Lothar Matthäus meets guests at the Castrol-supported gala dinner
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    Successful 2010 P&E conference in Hamburg

    2010-05-06T08:37:00Z

    The 32nd Motorship Propulsion and Emissions conference returned to the popular venue of the Atlantic Kempinski Hotel in Hamburg, and proved a worthwhile and rewarding event for all involved, delegates, speakers and supporters alike.

  • Artist impression of Scandline’s new ferries
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    Scandlines orders two new ferries

    2010-05-05T16:11:00Z

    In 2012 the Rostock-based Scandlines will put two new ferries into service on the Gedser - Rostock route doubling capacity. The new vessels, to be built by the German shipbuilder Volkswerft Stralsund, will offer a capacity for 460 cars, or 90 trucks (approximately 1,600 lane metres), and 1,500 passengers.

  • Antony DSouza, regional manager for Middle East & Indian Subcontinent
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    DNV names regional head

    2010-05-05T14:32:00Z

    DNV has appointed Antony DSouza as its regional manager for Middle East & Indian Subcontinent

  • Africa Mercy will be fitted with new gensets donated by MAN Diesel
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    MAN donates gensets to hospital ship

    2010-05-05T13:53:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo is supplying the charitable organisation Mercy Ships International with four new 5L21/31 type on-board power generators for a hospital ship.

  • News

    Containership orders could be on the up early next year

    2010-05-05T13:48:00Z

    A rapidly depleting orderbook and an improved trade outlook could lead to the return of major new orders for containerships by the first quarter of 2011, based on Alphaliner’s analysis of historical ordering activity.

  • Intensive trials of Eniram’s dynamic trimming assistant system were conducted onboard the Aliança Maua
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    German owner fitting dynamic trimming system on its ships

    2010-05-05T13:45:00Z

    The Helsinki-based company Eniram, the provider of dynamic decision support systems for the shipping industry, and Hamburg Süd Group announced the agreement to deploy Eniram’s dynamic trimming assistant (DTA) on a total of 26 Hamburg Süd vessels owned and maintained by Columbus Shipmanagement.

  • News

    Carnival finalises contracts for two new Princess cruiseships

    2010-05-04T15:06:00Z

    Princess Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corporation, announced that contracts to build two 3,600-passenger cruiseships have been finalized with Italy''s Fincantieri shipyard.

  • View of the engine room aboard the José María Entrecanales showing two of the MAN 9L48/60B main engines
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    MAN powers new Spanish Ro-Ro

    2010-05-04T14:46:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo supplied the main and auxiliary engines for the 10,140 dwt ‘José María Entrecanales’, a new roll-on/roll-off cargo vessel.

  • The P-63, a Brazilian FPSO, will be equipped with three main power modules, each of which includes two 50DF tri-fuel engines, alternators and auxiliary equipment
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    Wärtsilä to supply power solution for FPSO

    2010-05-04T14:39:00Z

    In a breakthrough deal, Wärtsilä has signed a contract with the Brazilian industrial group QUIP to supply three main power modules for a new P-63 FPSO vessel.

  • Artist impression of NERC’s new research vessel
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    UK orders new scientific research ship

    2010-05-04T14:33:00Z

    The UK’s leading environmental research organisation has commissioned a scientific research ship to replace the ‘Discovery’ which was built in 1962 and is coming to the end of its useful working life.

  • Oil tanker coated with Ecospeed as part of the Life project
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    EU Life project confirms benefits of Ecospeed

    2010-05-03T22:04:00Z

    On 31 March the EU Life demonstration project ECOTEC-STC was concluded. Over a 3.5 year period the objective of this project was to evaluate the environmental and economical benefits of Ecospeed as a biocide-free durable hull protection and antifouling system

  • A graphic of the ABS FLGT software
    News

    ABS issues new criteria for FLG terminals

    2010-05-03T21:52:00Z

    ABS has announced the release of its latest Guide for Floating Offshore Liquefied Gas Terminals, reflecting the latest structural design and analysis developments in gas handling, storage and transportation.

  • Austal built trimaran in drydock
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    Austal expands European service hub

    2010-05-03T21:48:00Z

    Austal has announced an expansion of its European service presence with the establishment of a maintenance hub in the Strait of Gibraltar.

  • The second self-elevating unit destined for wind turbine installation and classed by ABS is the Seajacks Leviathan, a self-propelled, self-elevating unit (SEU) intended for use in harsh environments
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    ABS issues notation for wind turbine installation units

    2010-05-03T21:44:00Z

    With the emergence of mobile offshore units primarily intended for the installation, maintenance and repair of wind turbines, classification society ABS announced during the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston this week that it has issued a new notation for these specialized units, Wind IMR.

  • News

    People and service focus pays off for RINA

    2010-05-03T21:40:00Z

    Genoa-based classification society RINA has reported increased turnover and EBIDTA for 2009, backed by strong growth in all its three divisions: marine, certification and industry.

  • News

    Petrobras seals eight-hull deal

    2010-05-03T21:37:00Z

    The Brazilian energy giant Petrobras has signed a letter of intent with compatriot shipbuilder Engevix Engenharia for the construction of eight FPSO hulls.

  • News

    STX debuts Vietnam offshore credentials

    2010-05-03T21:35:00Z

    STX Europe officially launched its shipyard in Vung Tau, Vietnam, on the occasion of the naming of the first vessel to be built there.

  • One of two 3,200 hp engines in what was, in 1920, the most powerful motor ship afloat
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    The superiority of motor ships

    2010-05-01T16:34:00Z

    The second issue of The Motor Ship (May 1920) continued, not surprisingly, to wax lyrical about the benefits of Diesel-powered ships over their steam sisters.

  • News

    ABS reaches new highs

    2010-04-30T14:35:00Z

    Deliveries from what ABS Chairman and CEO Robert D. Somerville characterized as a “very robust orderbook” pushed the society to a new record fleet high of 159.5 million gt by the end of 2009.