Latest News – Page 278
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NewsOperating with uncertainty: 2019 Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels review
This year’s Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference, held in Hamburg on 19-20 November 2019, was highly topical, coming shortly after the conclusion of the sixth intersessional meeting of the working group on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships at the IMO.
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NewsWärtsilä to supply FOS to Anglo-Eastern
Wärtsilä has partnered with Anglo-Eastern to supply technology solutions including voyage planning and execution together with engine performance and fuel efficiency monitoring.
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NewsCorvus ESS for hybrid crew transfer vessel
Corvus Energy has signed a contract with SEC Marine in the UK to supply the energy storage system (ESS) for the world’s first hybrid surface effect ship (SES) for crew transfer.
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NewsRoxtec launches innovative seal for shipyards
International manufacturer Roxtec designs and manufactures pipe and cable safety seals. Roxtec has developed, following feedback from the shipbuilding industry, an SPM seal.
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NewsJ-ENG to collaborate with ClassNK in CBM and digital twin research
Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) is to enter into a collaboration agreement covering research into condition-based monitoring (CBM) with ClassNK, Nippon Yushi Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and NYK’s research institute, Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI).
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NewsRAISING THE STANDARD IN COASTAL TRADES
Signalling a vote of confidence in the European shortsea cargo trade and its future prospects, a German joint venture has ordered a flotilla of versatile newbuilds of high environmental standard in China, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsHamburg installs G-Sim LNG simulator
GTT Training, the specialist LNG training and simulation provider, has announced the installation of its G-Sim LNG simulator software at the Maritime Training Centre in Hamburg.
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NewsDualog and NYK sign R&D contract
Dualog and shipping company, NYK, have signed a long-term industrial research and development project agreement.
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NewsHigh Frequency Harmonics and Marine Power Quality
Ian C Evans, Principal Electrical Engineer, Harmonic Solutions Marine examines some of the issues associated with poor power quality found on vessels today.
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NewsExxonMobil’s XRF technology offers instant insight
As we approach the introduction of the IMO 2020 sulphur cap, the issue of fuel quality and cylinder oil performance is highly topical. By combining more detailed data with predictive maintenance technology, ship owners and operators can benefit from technical insight.
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News2020 fuels: The end of a “false sense of security”?
The new 2020 fuels could be a wake-up call from what may have been “a false sense of security”, says Unni Einemo, Director of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), because even now, commingling is simply not good practice “but by luck rather than design, most of the high-sulphur fuels ...
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NewsSchottel EcoPellers enter tanker segment
Following the latest deliveries of Schottel Rudder EcoPellers for Norwegian ferries, the azimuth thruster has now entered the tanker segment to enable maximum manoeuvrability.
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NewsTrelleborg leverages Raman effect
James Hermary, LNG Product Manager, Trelleborg Oil & Marine, told The Motorship in an interview at Gastech about the practical benefits the Cryoline LNG floating hose system offers.
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NewsZero emissions in offshore construction
Ulstein Design & Solutions has developed its first hydrogen powered offshore vessel, featuring a Nedstack fuel cell power system.
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NewsAIP for ULCC windshield design
Tokyo-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have announced that DNV GL has given approval in principle (AIP) to MOL and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for their bow windshield designed for ultra-large container carriers.
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NewsTo market, to market...
While there may not be many outward signs, the maritime industry appears to be slowly, though inexorably moving to a global carbon price, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsCollaboration to develop smart technologies
Technology group Wärtsilä and PSA Marine have agreed to collaborate in the development of smart technologies for the marine sector, opening a dedicated Acceleration Centre in Singapore.
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NewsGasum acquires parts of AGA and Nauticor
Gasum is acquiring AGA’s Clean Energy business and Nauticor’s Marine Bunkering business from their current owner, Linde AG.
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NewsDrone technology in North Sea SAR
Damen Shipyards Group, in collaboration with Delft Dynamics and Next Ocean, has trialled a new approach to search and rescue in the North Sea, testing the limits of offshore drone helicopter operations.
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NewsGuidance issued on fuel compatibility and stability
The guidance aims to provide a practical and working understanding of stability and compatibility of marine fuel oils, in what CIMAC expects to become accepted as the ’the common industry approach’ for stakeholders involved in the supply and/or use of marine fuel oil.
