General News 13-18 – Page 56
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NewsFast charging at sea feasibility study
Volvo Penta is to complete a feasibility study together with ABB in Sweden and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg to evaluate technology that can meet the challenge of providing fast charging of electric vessels.
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NewsNEW COMPOUND LEAVES MR TANKER BARNACLE-FREE
A copper-free antifouling paint containing the barnacle-repelling active agent Selektope® has kept the hull of a 46,067 dwt tanker experiencing several long idle periods per year free from barnacle fouling as the vessel sails past month 40 in its dry dock cycle.
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NewsTaking a broader view of turbocharging
Christoph Rofka, Vice President – Head of Technology at ABB Turbo Systems provided a wider perspective on the rapidly evolving turbocharger landscape in an interview with The Motorship at the 2019 CIMAC Congress.
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NewsMOL introduces next-gen coal carrier design
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has introduced a next generation coal bulker design, featuring design innovations to optimise discharge operations and speeding up cargo handling, as well as improving vessel stability.
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NewsABS to class Harvey Gulf hybrid solution
ABS has been selected to class two Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV) being retrofitted with a battery/converter system by Harvey Gulf International Marine.
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NewsFeasibility of hybrid power study published
The results of a study into the cost effectiveness of hybrid power generation has been published.
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NewsLR in drive for sustainable financing
Eleven major shipping banks, supported by a number of industry partners including Lloyd’s Register (LR), will launch the Poseidon Principles – a pioneering doctrine that will integrate climate considerations into lending decisions in line with IMO’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) strategy.
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NewsJotun and HHI sign MoU
Jotun and Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a memorandum of understanding heralding an era of close cooperation and the use of a new, solvent-free primer.
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NewsDaewoo and DNV GL join forces
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and DNV GL have agreed to cooperate on joint development projects (JDP) for future technologies in the shipbuilding and offshore plant industries.
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NewsOshima Shipbuilding and DNV GL sign strategic cooperation
Oshima Shipbuilding and classification society DNV GL have signed a long-term strategic cooperation to conduct R&D into new bulk carrier designs. Oshima unveiled the first design to result from the cooperation, the “Oshima Ultramax 2030” at Nor-Shipping 2019 in Oslo last week.
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NewsLR gives approval for eco-tanker
Lloyd''s Register (LR) has presented Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with approval in principle (AiP) for a very large crude carrier (VLCC) ‘eco-tanker’ design, capable of using volatile organic compounds (VOC) mixed with LNG as fuel and Norsepower’s rotor sail solution for wind-assisted propulsion.
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NewsJoining forces to prevent engine room fires
Cruise operator RCL, technology group Wärtsilä, and classification society DNV GL have joined forces to improve engine room fire prevention.
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NewsUlstein introduces X-BOW for RoPax designs
Ulstein has developed a range of X-BOW® vessels for the RoPax market. The portfolio is based on the ship designer''s ‘compact concept’ of shorter, wider and slower design solutions, leading to high capacity vessels and less expensive newbuilds.
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NewsDNV GL and New Dayang agree bulker design JDP
DNV GL and SUMEC’s New Dayang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd have agreed to a Joint Development Project (JDP) to update the Crown 63.5k Bulk Carrier design. The agreement, which follows a strategic cooperation agreement signed between SUMEC Marine Company Ltd. and DNV GL last year, was signed at the Nor-Shipping trade ...
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NewsLR gives AiP for heavy lift vessel concept
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has presented Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute with approval in principle (AiP) for a J-lay heavy lift vessel concept design.
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NewsCorvus ESS powers cruise ships and ferries
Corvus Energy has unveiled its next generation energy storage system (ESS), aimed at cruise ships, ro-pax and ro-ro vessels.
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NewsBID FOR LIGHTWEIGHT TOPSIDE STRUCTURES
A pan-industry research consortium investigating the use of composite superstructures in shipbuilding plans to start tests with a demonstration product later this year, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsGreen Maritime Methanol project takes off
The Green Maritime Methanol consortium has selected nine ships for research on the application of renewable methanol as a marine fuel. New designs together with existing ships of Boskalis, Van Oord, the Royal Netherlands Navy and Wagenborg Shipping were selected.
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NewsABB opens Murmansk Arctic centre
ABB has opened a Marine Service Centre in Russia in support of growing Arctic maritime industries, focused on the company’s ship power, propulsion, automation technologies and service capabilities.
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NewsIHI TO MERGE POWER SYSTEM COMPANIES
Japan’s IHI Group is set to integrate its engine, propulsion and power plant activities into a single organisation so as to realise efficiencies and better respond to evolving market requirements, writes David Tinsley.
