Latest News – Page 252
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NewsNew requirements on safer mooring
The IMO has issued draft requirements intended to improve mooring safety by the introduction of additional measures around selection, arrangement, inspection and maintenance and replacement of mooring equipment including lines.
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NewsIACS Council focuses on technology
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Council has held its 81th session by video conference, discussing a range of technical initiatives and electing Koichi Fujiwara of ClassNK as its new chair.
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NewsKongsberg offers remote practical DP Operator training
Kongsberg Maritime is beginning to offer basic Dynamic Positioning Operator (DPO) courses remotely, with the practical element of the training also delivered remotely. This innovative solution forms part of Kongsberg Maritime’s plan to extend the scope of remote delivery of targeted education using digital platforms.
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NewsCargo handling cranes order for MacGregor
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order to provide cargo handling cranes for four 62,000 dwt general cargo ships to be built in Asia.
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NewsWind above: what goes on below?
Could wind’s promised efficiency impact other systems? Stevie Knight asks the questions...
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NewsOut on the pull: making wind assistance work
Wind power is worth attention: theoretical ‘castles in the air’ are rapidly gaining foundations, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsINDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE LAID OUT IN ENGINE ROOM PROCEDURES GUIDE
The International Chamber of Shipping has published a first Engine Room Procedures Guide modelled on its globally recognised Bridge Procedures Guide
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NewsFirst look at autonomous sea boats
BAE Systems’ Pacific 24 (P24) rigid inflatable boat could significantly enhance the UK Royal Navy’s ability to protect its sailors as the upgraded sea boat is able to execute its own missions without crew and be run from a warship.
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NewsIndustry coalition founds Copenhagen decarbonisation research centre
A group of leading industry participants have launched a new research centre in Copenhagen to further the development of new fuel types and technologies. The founding company partners behind the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping are ABS, A.P. Moller - Maersk, Cargill, MAN Energy Solutions, Mitsubishi ...
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NewsWärtsilä upgrades E-Marine cable layer vessel
Wärtsilä has been contracted to provide support to Dubai-based E-Marine, which is currently upgrading its fleet of cable layer vessels to achieve greater efficiencies.
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NewsSteerprop appoints new sales director
Steerprop, the propulsion specialist, has combined its sales and project management functions. Juho Rekola has been appointed as the company''s new director sales and project management, with effect from 1 June 2020.
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NewsFirst ship-to-ship LNG for cruise ship
Hamburg based LNG supplier Nauticor, a subsidiary of the Nordic energy company Gasum, has conducted the initial ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation for a newbuild cruise ship.
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NewsKongsberg and Incat in first waterjet deal
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has won a milestone order which will see the company making its first delivery of large-size waterjets to Incat, the Tasmania-based designers and builders of high-speed, environmentally-efficient catamaran ferries.
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NewsTOSHIBA LTO TECH DEBUT ABOARD COPENHAGEN’S ELECTRIC FERRIES
The delivery of the first of five electric ferries from Damen Shipyards marked the full commercial launch of Echandia Marine’s new battery system, which has been developed using Japanese electronics giant Toshiba’s SCiB™ technology.
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NewsStandship gets ABS approval for neo-Panamax bulker
ABS has granted Approval in Principle to a neo-panamax bulk carrier design from the StandShip Joint Development Partnership (JDP).
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NewsFirst remote survey for harbour tug
Bureau Veritas Marine Singapore (BV) has successfully completed a milestone remote marine survey in collaboration with PSA Marine for an LNG dual fuel PSA Marine harbour tug.
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NewsDifferent strokes: enter the combustion alternatives
We’re all familiar with diesel cycle and spark ignition engines, but there are a couple of new kids on the block, writes Stevie Knight. Surprisingly, they might fit right in...
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NewsGROWTH IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
Geir Bjørkeli, CEO at battery supplier Corvus, cites the strength of the company’s maritime heritage and technologies in an interview with The Motorship
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NewsABB launches holistic turbocharger service concept
ABB Turbocharging has introduced a new drydock to drydock service package. Turbo MarineCare offers a fixed price turnkey solution to maintenance, offering shipowners greater financial predictability and peace of mind.
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NewsSchottel launches retractable variants of SRT
German propulsion specialist Schottel has launched a retractable variant of its rim thruster (SRT). The solution is available in a retractable (SRT-R) variant, in which no additional flow resistance is generated when withdrawn, as well as an RT variant, in which the unit can be used as a transverse thruster ...
