Latest News – Page 271
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NewsWärtsilä and DNV GL sign technology MoU
The technology group Wärtsilä and classification society DNV GL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to work together to contribute to the marine industry’s ongoing digital transformation.
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NewsSEMINAL OFFSHORE LOADER FOR NORTH SEA
Future-proofing has been taken to a new level in Teekay’s E-Shuttle Tanker concept, making its market debut in the South Korean-built Aurora Spirit, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsSize and safety set tanker trends
To chart the history of oil tankers is to put a mirror to more than a century of technical evolution, disaster, politics and regulation. Ships able to carry oil were first developed in the 1860s but it was the 1870s when designers developed what many recognise as the first proper ...
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NewsNavigating a world of changing fuels
The Motorship is celebrating its centenary in 2020, and is marking the occasion with a series of interviews with landmark companies that have grown and thrived during previous periods of rapid technological change. Luca Volta, of energy major ExxonMobil, takes stock of recent events, and assesses ExxonMobil’s ...
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NewsTANKER SERIES DENOTES BOLD RUSSIAN OUTLOOK
The Gagarin Prospect generation of crude oil carriers signifies a milestone in the development of the Russian-owned mercantile marine, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsDamen unveils ballast water pre-filter barge
Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled a Ballast Water Pre Filtration Barge (BWPF) to assist vessels in complying with the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention which came into effect in September.
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NewsMAN releases lube oil fluid monitor
MAN Energy Solutions has developed a fluid monitor enabling owners to actively monitor the degradation and contamination of lube oil.
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NewsThe appliance of condition and predictive-based maintenance to cargo handling
Dennis Mol, Vice President, Digital and Business Transformation at MacGregor, discussed how MacGregor was deploying digital-enabled services to cargo handling cranes
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NewsApplying a customer focus to digital-enabled services
Kashif Mahmood, Senior Vice President of Digital Solutions at American Bureau of Shipping, assesses how the coming wave of new digital-enabled services will help shipowners to optimise operations
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NewsJoint research project to reduce carbon footprint
Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) and Aalto University in Finland have agreed to collaborate on R&D aimed at developing technologies to reduce shipping''s environmental impact and improve safety.
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NewsManage LNG supplies with DNV GL tool
DNV GL has launched a new online LNG bunkering platform to take operators seamlessly from order through to delivery.
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NewsEuropean yards specify grease-free bearing system for deck machinery
European shipyards and owners are frequently specifying a grease-free bearing system, Thordon Bearings’ ThorPlas-Blue, as standard for vessels’ winches, fairleads, davits, capstans and windlasses.
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NewsCMA CGM selects GTT's service portfolio
CMA CGM Group, the maritime transport and logistics operator, has chosen GTT''s global portfolio of services and assistance to support it during the commissioning, operation and maintenance of its 23,000 TEU LNG-powered container ships. The ships will be equipped with GTT membrane containment technologies.
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NewsFINNLINES OPTS FOR WARTSILA HYBRID SYSTEM
The new Finnlines ferries will feature Wärtsilä’s Hybrid Power Conversion systems.The hybrid solution, which includes a 5000 kWh energy storage system supplied by Corvus Energy, will enable these ships to operate with zero emissions while in port, and to meet the Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) Green Plus class notation. They ...
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NewsKHI receives AIPs for LPG fuel supply system
Japanese shipbuilder and equipment manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has received approval in principle (AIP) for its LPG fuel supply system from classification societies ClassNK and American Bureau of Shipping.
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News2020 fuels: Vigilance still necessary
The industry should anticipate an extended period of vigilance - long after it might reasonably have expected the 2020-compliant fuel teething troubles to be over.
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NewsLearning from experience
Martial Claudepierre, regional general manager of sustainable shipping at Bureau Veritas, tells The Motorship that LNG is likely to remain the solution for sustainable deep sea shipping after 2030
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News200BN Marine Cylinder Lubricant, a new solution for engines running on HSFO
In preparation for IMO 2020, Chevron Oronite has developed and marketed additive technology for the formulation of 200BN marine cylinder lubricants as an extension to their marine additive portfolio. Test results demonstrate 200BN marine cylinder lubricant was as effective as 100BN marine cylinder lubricant at controlling engine liner wear, at ...
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NewsCAPACIOUS SEA-RIVER TRADERS FROM RUSSIA
Russian shipbuilder Okskaya Sudoverf has completed a series of river/sea-going dry cargo vessels offering the capability to trade throughout the country’s inland waterway system and beyond, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsNew Kongsberg app for Vessel Insight users
Ship owners and operators using Kongsberg’s Vessel Insight can now improve performance and reporting, and reduce fuel and energy consumption through the company''s new Vessel Performance application.
