Latest Equipment News – Page 349
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NewsTote celebrates three years of LNG sailing
The owner of the world’s first LNG-fuelled two-stroke engines has praised the performance of the MAN ME-GI engines after three years of powering 3,100 teu containerships ‘Isla Bella’ and Perla del Caribe’.
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NewsExploring cylinder condition challenges
A roundtable discussion organised by ExxonMobil and The Motorship considered the cylinder condition challenges around new legislation and how digitalisation can help shipping to tackle them.
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NewsRolls-Royce launches B36:45 pure gas engine
Rolls-Royce has launched the latest in its line of Bergen medium-speed pure gas engines, the B36:45, sharing a common platform with its recently developed B33:45 liquid fuel engines.
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NewsSembmarine secures Maran Tankers retrofit work
Sembcorp Marine is to install exhaust gas scrubbers and ballast water management systems on 13 ships owned by Greek operator Maran Tankers.
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NewsPower-to-X key to emissions reduction
Harnessing clean electricity to produce combustible fuels will be a ‘game changer’ as the industry strives to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 according to Frank Starke, CEO of Caterpillar Motoren.
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NewsCutting edge container ship consortium
Dubai-based Zaitoun Green Shipping is leading a consortium of global technology providers to develop a containership with higher levels of performance and environmental efficiency.
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NewsLPG launch marks step towards multi-gas engine
An engine capable of burning most low-flashpoint fuels available today could be ready by 2020 if MAN Energy Solutions can successfully lower injection pressures for LPG.
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NewsLPG retrofit order marks MAN engine launch
MAN Energy Solutions has launched its first two-stroke engine capable of burning liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) following Friday’s announcement that BW LPG will be the first to retrofit the new engine type.
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NewsShipping’s SMMart revolution in the spotlight
Digital technologies and environmental solutions will top the agenda at the 2018 instalment of shipping’s biggest exhibition, SMM, in Hamburg on 4-7 September.
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NewsLH2 ship carries hopes for a hydrogen society
Liquid hydrogen is heir to many of LNG’s issues as well as some of its technology, including the same old ‘chicken-and-egg’ problem of development versus demand. Some, however, are preparing to jump the pitfalls that hampered its forerunner.
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NewsRotor sails reduce tanker fuel costs
Two 30m tall Norsepower rotor sails have been installed onboard a Maersk Tankers Long Range 2 (LR2) product tanker vessel to targeting a reduction in fuel cost and associated emissions.
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NewsBoxship series for growing Lomar fleet
Lomar Shipping’s latest fleet addition, the 2,782 teu boxship ‘Delaware Trader’, has been phased into South East Asian trade under charter to Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL). David Tinsley reports.
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NewsScrubber finance plan hedges against rising costs
Exhaust gas scrubber supplier Pacific Green Maritime has launched a pricing concept that allows customers to hedge against the increasing cost of production and installation slots.
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NewsEcochlor offers BWMS compliance guarantee
US system supplier Ecochlor has launched what it claims is the first guarantee of compliance for a ballast water management system (BWMS).
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NewsBW orders first retrofits for LPG fuel
BW LPG has signed contracts for the delivery and retrofitting of four dual-fuel engines burning liquid petroleum gas (LPG), the first such conversions in the world.
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NewsRolls-Royce batteries for Golden Energy PSVs
Rolls-Royce will deliver a hybrid battery-powered energy system to convert two offshore vessels (PSVs) operated by Norway-based Golden Energy Offshore to achieve cleaner operations.
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NewsFincantieri extends cooperation with China
Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) are extending their industrial cooperation over and above their joint venture dedicated to building the first Chinese built cruise ships.
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NewsShell trials sulphur compliant marine fuel
Shell has initiated testing for its new 0.50% very low sulphur marine fuel oil (VLSFO) in preparation for the IMO’s 2020 0.50% global sulphur cap.
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NewsMaersk plans ULSFO facility in Rotterdam
A.P. Moller Maersk and Royal Vopak have signed an agreement to create a 0.5% sulphur bunkering facility at the port to aid future compliance.
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NewsNew containerised engine optimisation system
Shipowners can save space, effort and costs with FuelSave’s new containerised version of its engine optimisation and emissions abatement system.
