Latest News – Page 548
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NewsSecond gas conversion for Rolls-Royce
At Nor-Shipping, Rolls-Royce announced a contract to convert 95m tanker ship Bergen Viking to run on engines powered by LNG, replacing the current liquid fuelled diesel-electric power plant.
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NewsEco-Ships and retrofitting: GL’s solution for the future
At Nor-Shipping 2013, classification society Germanischer Lloyd launched a manual aimed at shipowners wishing to explore retrofitting solutions to ensure that existing vessels remain economic, and announced that, in the society’s opinion, the Eco-Ship concept is here to stay.
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NewsGas-fuelled ships pick up Nor-Shipping awards
The 2013 Nor-Shipping Awards for energy efficiency and innovative ship design were presented at the Nor-Shipping Opening Conference.
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NewsNew LNG conversion partnership
Rolls-Royce announced at Nor-Shipping 2013 that it will partner Spanish shipping company Baleária in a new LNG conversion project for its high speed ferries - the propulsion expert’s first LNG project in Spain.
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News‘Seven Viking’ wins Ship of the Year
Inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel, ‘Seven Viking’, designed and built by Norway’s Ulstein, has been announced as the winner of ‘Ship of the Year 2013’ at this year''s Nor Shipping.
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NewsDNV-GL merger proceeds
The merger between DNV and GL, announced in December 2012, is proceeding smoothly, albeit slowly, with the integration-planning in process in both companies, and the competition filing being undertaken on a global basis.
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NewsAnother UT design for Island Offshore
Rolls-Royce reports the delivery of ‘Island Crown’, the latest of several ships to the company’s UT 776 CD design of platform supply vessel for Island Offshore.
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NewsLNG tanker propulsion orders for ABB
ABB says it has secured orders worth almost $40 million from three gas transportation players to supply power and electric propulsion equipment for LNG carriers to be built in South Korea.
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NewsSea trials for new dual fuel fast ferry
Incat Crowther’s first dual fuel fast ferry has commenced sea trials in Hobart Tasmania – it’s the world’s first high speed ro-ro to use LNG as its primary fuel.
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NewsKleven completes Rem Offshore PSV
Norwegian shipbuilder, Kleven, has completed and christened platform supply vessel, ‘Rem Fortune’ – the 14th vessel to be built for fellow Norwegian offshore shipping specialist, Rem Offshore.
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NewsCaterpillar launches smaller dual-fuel MaK
Caterpillar has formally announced that it is developing a dual-fuel version of another of its MaK medium-speed propulsion engines.
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NewsFirst Environship handed over
Rolls-Royce has announced the delivery of the first vessel in its Environship series, which has been handed over to Norwegian company Eidsvaag from the Vard (formerly STX) Aukra yard.
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NewsCustom waterjet solutions improve maintenance and safety
Recent deliveries for offshore and navy applications demonstrate improved maintenance and safety features suitable for all workboats and patrol vessels with waterjet propulsion, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsChange drives lubricant development
Oil producer Shell explains how the company’s knowledge of oil stress and ongoing interactions with the OEMs shape the development of its products to meet present and future needs of its customers.
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NewsMatching cylinder oil to the ship
Castrol Marine believes that the way forward for cylinder oils is to match the base number to the individual ship, the fuel, the engine and the operating profile rather than using the same lubricant across the fleet.
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NewsLow feed rates for minimal wear
ExxonMobil’s Mobilgard 560 VS was found to have minimised wear and deposits in a container ship’s main engine, despite operating under conditions that included running at very low cylinder oil feed rates.
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NewsUniversal lubricants make sense, says Total
At the recent ''Motorship'' Propulsion and Emissions Conference in Copenhagen, Total Lubmarine’s Serge Dal Farra described the thinking behind the company’s Talusia Universal cylinder oil.
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NewsA short-lived shipbuilding revolution
June 1963 saw The Motor Ship devote a considerable proportion of its space to the opening of Gotaverken’s new shipyard at Arendal, Sweden.
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NewsHow long is it OK for people to keep dying?
There are a lot of seafarers who are wary of lifeboats, writes Wendy Laursen: IMO is taking action, but there are traps for shipowners as they act on the new regulations
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NewsNew technologies improve safety risks
New equipment is coming to market to tackle fire, flood and dangerous gas risks, writes Wendy Laursen
