Motorship Multi-News Test – Page 117
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NewsCharter contracts for Northern Lights LCO2 carriers marked
A ceremony was held in Stavanger, Norway on 10 February 2023 to mark the signature of bare boat charter and time charter contracts for two 7,500cbm liquefied CO2 ships between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and Northern Lights JV DA.
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NewsFirst AiP for inflatable wing sail design
Classification society DNV has awarded a first AiP to an inflatable wing sail design. The approval was issued to the WISAMO wing sail system developed by Michelin. The system is currently being installed for testing on the MN Pélican.
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NewsABB and RINA sign technology MoU
ABB and classification society RINA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to work together to contribute to the ongoing decarbonisation of the marine industry, with a focus on developing new concepts for the reduction of emissions from various vessel types.
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NewsKM propulsion package for Italian specialised vessel
Kongsberg Maritime will supply a propulsion package for a specialised newbuild ship to be built by the Italian shipyard T.Mariotti for the Italian navy, including a pair of Elegance PM motor driven pods.
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NewsAgile Capacity For Offshore Lifts
Dutch heavy-lift fleet capacity and trading versatility has been strengthened by the delivery to Amsterdam-based Spliethoff of the Chinese-built Brouwersgracht.
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NewsLNG Barge Deal Boosts German Yard
Resurgent German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has landed a major deal for a series of LNG bunker tankers. Three 4,500m3-capacity newbuilds have been ordered by a consortium made up of the German companies Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement and Wessels Marine and the Dutch firm Titan Clean Fuels.
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NewsEarly Detection Key To Preventing Shipboard EV Fires
Following several high-profile ship fires involving electric vehicles (EVs), a survival technology provider Survitec is advising operators of vessels transporting hybrid and EVs on how best to prevent and control fire onboard ships involving lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.
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NewsPat Ryan appointed as ABS CTO
Having served in the key executive leadership role of ABS Senior Vice President, Global Engineering and Technology since 2019, Ryan’s appointment to CTO reflects the increasingly pivotal role of technology in the global energy transition. Source: ABS New CTO at ABS, Patrick Ryan “ABS’ technology and safety ...
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NewsCarnival in plastic waste reduction pilot project
Carnival Corporation has carried out a joint pilot project with Wärtsilä to reduce the amount of plastic being used in marine operations. The aim of the project is to boost maritime sustainability by preventing plastics from harming the environment, and since plastics are formed from fossil fuels, to also lower ...
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NewsLISCR AiP for Anemoi rotor sails
The Liberian Registry awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Anemoi Marine Technologies for their Rotor Sail systems on 25 January.
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NewsFaroese future-fuel ready live fish carrier
The innovative hybrid wellboat Bakkafossur was added to Faroese shipowner Bakkafrost’s fleet in Janaury 2023. The 109-metre long live fish carrier has been designed with an eye on future developments in the offshore fish farming market, as well as potential changes in fuels.
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NewsBoost To Spanish LNG Bunkering Role
Spanish shipbuilding has given new dimension to its capabilities by delivering a 5,000m3-capacity LNG bunker tanker, the first-ever produced by the industry. The 93m Haugesund Knutsen will supply LNG to gas-fuelled cruise ships, ferries and other vessels calling at Spanish ports.
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NewsHapag-Lloyd launches huge fleet sustainability drive
Hapag-Lloyd’s Fleet Upgrade Program will retrofit 100 ships with new propellers and bulbous bows
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NewsGTT awarded funding to design on-board CCS system
A project to install an assymetric wingsail alongside a new onboard carbon capture and storage system on a container vessel powered by synthetic fuel has been awarded funding from a French public investment bank, Bpifrance.
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NewsFirst Singaporean Biofuel Bunkering For Hapag-Lloyd Boxship
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has concluded its first refuelling of a Hapag-Lloyd containership with biofuel in Singapore’s port waters. The bunkering marks the start of a term supply agreement between the two companies.
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NewsFuel cell supplier selected for Norwegian ferry project
A Sweden-based fuel cell supplier, PowerCell Sweden AB, has been selected as the preferred supplier of two 6MW fuel cell systems for a pair of hydrogen-powered fuel cell ferries.
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NewsBig data holds the key to learning more from scrape-down oil analysis
ExxonMobil Marine’s implementation of Palantir Technologies’ Foundry software aims to provide additional operational insight from cylinder condition monitoring data by comparing customer results with similar engines in ExxonMobil’s historic database.
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NewsDamen introduces floating offshore wind support vessel
Damen has developed a vessel concept, the FLOW-SV, which is specially designed to install ground tackles for offshore turbine floaters.
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NewsFirst inline shaft generator retrofit completed on Berge Bulk vessel
The first retrofit installation of an inline shaft generator has been completed alongside the installation of an air lubrication system aboard Berge Bulk’s Capesize carrier, Berge Toubkai.
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NewsTianjin Southwest opts for further LPG retrofits
COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong) has announced that has been awarded the contract to retrofit the main engines aboard two LPG carriers operated by Tianjin Southwest Maritime Ltd., the Chinese gas carrier operator.
