Motorship Multi-News Test – Page 285
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NewsInto the blue: WinGD hybridisation programme takes flight
Stefan Goranov, Program Manager - Hybridisation at engine designer WinGD discusses efficiency gains and the next steps in the engine designer’s hybridisation programme.
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NewsMAN powers new Baltic RoRos
MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply Tier II-compliant main engines for three RoRo vessels intended for operation in the Baltic Sea.
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NewsSchottel propels heavy lift crane vessel
Jan De Nul has ordered a heavy lift crane vessel capable of lifting 5,000 tonnes from the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China.
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NewsJAPAN REINVESTS IN NICHE WOODCHIP CARRIER SECTOR
With China posing determined new competition, Japan’s shipbuilding industry is intent on maintaining pre-eminence in the niche sector of woodchip carrier construction, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsIMO 2020: A monumental change for the industry
Muhammad Usman, LR’s FOBAS product manager assesses the impact of quality variance of VLSFO on machinery equipment and offers some recommendations going forward.
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NewsThe path to hydrogen with a zero-carbon footprint
Renewable hydrogen is crucial to shipping’s decarbonisation. But getting there will not be easy or cheap, writes Dr Dino Imhof, Head of Turbocharging Solutions, ABB Turbocharging.
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NewsUK funding for marine carbon capture study
Houlder, the design and engineering consultancy, has begun work on a six-month study to evaluate the potential marine applications of a British carbon capture technology.
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NewsYANMAR Europe takes over CHS engine sales
YANMAR Europe (YEU) and YANMAR Norge (YNO) have agreed to transfer all commercial high speed (CHS) engines sales and after-sales activities in Norway to YEU.
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NewsABB powers first South Asia LNG hybrid tug
ABB’s electric propulsion, power, energy storage, control and automation technology will be deployed by the first tug in South Asia capable of switching between LNG engines and zero-emission battery power.
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FPT diversifies via electric acquisition
FPT Industrial, the diversified Italian conglomerate, has fully acquired Potenza Technology, a UK company specialist in the design and development of electric and hybrid electric powertrain systems.
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NewsPragmatic approach for PSC regimes
Port State Control (PSC) regimes have reported that while the number of physical onboard ship inspections have reduced considerably during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, high-risk ships which may be substandard continue to be targeted.
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NewsSHI confirms maiden LNG-fuelled VLCC order
Samsung Heavy Industries has won its first contract for a liquefied natural gas-fuelled VLCC, the company confirmed in a stock market filing on Tuesday.
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NewsInternational Group offers new digital Covid-19 tool
A COVID-19 tracking tool developed by marine insurer North has been made available as a shared resource to the International Group of P&I Clubs.
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NewsStena Germanica reaches methanol operation milestone
The first methanol-fuelled ferry in the world, Stena Germanica, has reached an important milestone, completing five years of successful operation on methanol. The ship was the first in the world to run on methanol as a marine fuel, and the project led to significant advances in operational experience for Wärtsilä, ...
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NewsBOOST FOR ORDER-STARVED PHILADELPHIA YARD
After heading into 2020 with no newbuild work in hand or on order, Philly Shipyard has just clinched a major deal for the construction of two 160-metre merchant navy training ships to be owned by the US Maritime Administration (MARAD), writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFuel cell technology for large ships
ABB has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hydrogène de France to jointly manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels.
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NewsData collection pilot a success
Klaveness Ship Management has expanded its contract with Veracity to include a further eight vessels following the successful completion of a pilot project to collect onboard systems data.
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NewsTechnology key to lowering methane slip by 2023
Wärtsilä is confident it will have marine engines operating with a methane slip level of 1.00g/kWh by 2023, equivalent to its best performing stationary engines at present.
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NewsVanishing food waste flouts maritime and national law
Inconsistent interpretation and enforcement of biosecurity rules by maritime and agricultural authorities is permitting food waste and its derivatives to be sent to the grey water system, argues Wei Chen, Future Program Development Manager, Wartsila UK Ltd, UK.
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NewsABB extends technical service team remote availability
As countries introduce border closures and travel restrictions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, ABB has increased the remote availability of technical service teams to help crews from shore.
