Latest Equipment News – Page 408
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NewsFuel cost and emission reductions for COSCO
Jotun’s Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) system has led to COSCO Europe reaching new heights of efficiency, cost control and environmental performances.
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NewsHarris Pye secures low-sulphur conversion contracts
Engineering group Harris Pye has secured a contract to convert six vessels belonging to an undisclosed Chinese LNG group for low-sulphur diesel oil.
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NewsWärtsilä EnergoProFin propeller cap
Wärtsilä EnergoProFin is now available for both controllable pitch propellers (CPP) as well as fixed pitch propellers (FPP).
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NewsTokyo welcomes LNG event
Leaders and policy makers are set to gather in Tokyo in April next year to attend the 29th edition of the Gastech Conference and Exhibition.
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NewsOptimarin BWMS wins US type approval race
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued its first type approval of a ballast water management system, confirming on Friday 2 December that Optimarin’s ballast system (OBS) has received certification.
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Rolls-Royce cuts 800 marine jobs
Rolls-Royce is planning a ‘transformation’ of its marine business which will result in the loss of around 800 roles worldwide.
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NewsFuel cell systems for marine applications
Leading fuel cell company, PowerCell Sweden, has applied as part of a consortium for EU funding to undertake the development of a system based on the fuel cell stack PowerCell S3 for marine applications.
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NewsWartsila dry waste treatment
Wärtsilä has developed a complete offering for handling dry waste in cruise ships, providing a total waste management offering.
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NewsLNG fuelled ferry for the Med
LMG Marin has secured a contract to design what it calls the first LNG fuelled ferry to operate in the Mediterranean Sea.
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NewsMAN powers icebreaker
MAN Diesel and Turbo will supply the main engines to a new icebreaking supply-and-research vessel for the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
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NewsShipping manifesto for a post-Brexit future
The UK Chamber of Shipping has launched its Blueprint for Growth, a manifesto of ideas it believes necessary for the UK’s post-Brexit future.
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New ISO 19030 published
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has published its new standard conceived to measure changes in ship-specific hull and propeller performance.
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Ship owners drive down BWMS costs
Ship owners are seeking cost effective solutions for ballast water management as the IMO convention nears entry into force.
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NewsGibdock completes Thomson Majesty repairs
Louis Cruises vessel ‘Thomson Majesty’ has undergone a two-week repair and renewal project at Gibraltar shipyard Gibdock.
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NewsMaersk Drilling targets big data maintenance savings
Maersk Drilling is collaborating with GE on a pilot project that aims to harness data analytics to increase the productivity of drilling vessels and reduce maintenance costs by up to 20%.
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NewsUS navy adopts hydrogel bulkhead seal technology
A new seal technology from US supplier Midé Marine that aims to reduce the risk of flooding caused by wear has been adopted by the US navy.
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NewsVIDEO: Breaking the barriers to LNG uptake
Removing commercial barriers to the uptake of LNG as a marine fuel was the focus of a live interview with Peter Keller, executive vice president of Tote Inc and chairman of the SEA\LNG consortium, at last month’s Gas Fuelled Ships conference.
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NewsWE Tech generators for Stena ro-pax ships
WE Tech has received an order to deliver its energy efficient permanent magnet shaft generator solutions to a series of four ROPAX ferries.
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News‘Something’s changed’: LNG projects gather momentum
Discussion at this year’s Gas Fuelled Ships conference in Hamburg last week suggested that the tide is turning for LNG as marine fuel, with increasing numbers of projects turning from concept to reality.
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NewsUS gears up for first BWMS type approvals
As The Motorship goes to press the first type approvals from the US Coast Guard are expected imminently. Gavin Lipsith reports.
