Motorship Multi-News Test – Page 71
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NewsMAN ES Wins German Sustainability Award
MAN Energy Solutions was awarded a prize in the ‘Mechanical and Plant Engineering’ company category in the the German Sustainability Awards held in Düsseldorf on 23 November.
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NewsMAN to launch methanol-fuelled 175DF variant by 2026
MAN Energy Solutions has announced plans to bring a methanol-fuelled variant of its high-speed 175D engine to market by 2026. The launch of the dual-fuel engine, the 175DF-M, will also include the introduction of a retrofit solution for existing 175D engines.
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NewsSynthetic EALS Linked To Increase In Stern Tube Seal Failures: Report
Gard, the Norwegian-headquartered marine insurance firm, has recently published research into propeller shaft aft seal damage, which noted a “significant increase” in failures following the 2013 introduction by the US EPA of new Vessel General Permit (VGP) rules.
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NewsFrench Operator Shows Green Commitment
Testament to an extensive newbuild programme and fleet-wide technological initiatives, Brittany Ferries has secured Green Marine Certified Shipowner accreditation for the fourth year in a row.
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NewsSchottel celebrates 60 years of CPP
Controllable pitch propellers have been built at Schottel’s Wismar facility for the past sixty years
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NewsPayback Promise From New Bulbous Bow
Vehicle carrier and logistics specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen has implemented a vessel upgrading project entailing the retrofit of a new form of bulbous bow. The scheme promises average fuel savings of at least 6% and a corresponding cut in the recipient ship’s CO2 emissions by 1,400t per annum.
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NewsWind-Assisted Ro-Ros For Airbus Trade
French shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) is preparing to order a new generation of rotor sail-equipped ro-ro vessels for transatlantic service carrying Airbus cargoes.
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NewsUK Backs Methanol Retrofit Project
Cummins’ proposal to collaborate with maritime partners in the development and deployment of a methanol conversion kit for its QSK60 engine has qualified for UK research funding.
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NewsGerman federal funding for low-emission coaster newbuildings
Shipowner Gerdes Green, a joint venture between Reederei Gerdes and Over-C, has received a grant from Germany’s Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport towards the cost of investment in sustainable innovations for a pair of coastal vessels. The grant was awarded as part of the country’s Namkü directive to reduce emissions from the coastal fleet.
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NewsSteerprop Bow Thrusters For Canada’s New Polar Icebreaker
Steerprop, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance propulsion systems, has been chosen to supply advanced ice-classed bow thrusters to the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Polar Icebreaker. The ship will be designed and built by Seaspan Shipyards as part of Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy. When completed, she will be one of the most powerful icebreakers in the world.
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NewsFirst dual-fuel methanol-burning VLCC order confirmed
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), the Shanghai-listed shipping giant and daughter company of China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI), has ordered the world’s first dual-fuel methanol-fuelled very large crude carrier (VLCC).
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NewsHafnia orders orders Wärtsilä propulsion retrofits for tankers
Hafnia, the Singapore-headquartered tanker operator, has awarded Wärtsilä the contract to supply propulsion solutions for ten oil and chemical tankers.
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NewsGrimaldi Shows Faith In Con-Ro Concept
Underscoring the Grimaldi Group’s commitment to the ro-ro multipurpose vessel type for long-haul or deep-sea liner service, the G5 newbuild generation is being phased into trade between northern Europe and West Africa.
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NewsDutch Yard Books Hybrid Self-Dischargers
Norwegian operator Aasen Shipping has ordered three hybrid-powered, self-discharging minibulkers from Royal Bodewes in the north Netherlands.
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NewsStolt Tankers opts for methanol-ready newbuilds
Stolt’s newbuild tankers are being built as alternative fuel proof
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NewsMalaysia offshore CCS project advances, FEED work to begin in 2024
Japan’s Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX), JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC HD,) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) signed a Key Principles Agreement with Malaysian energy producer Petronas on 28 September 2023 in connection with plans to develop an offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Malaysia’s waters by 2028.
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NewsHanwha Ocean Collaboration with ABS to Support Shipbuilding Transformation
ABS and Hanwha Ocean have signed a landmark strategic framework agreement to advance the digital transformation of shipbuilding. The agreement was signed at KORMARINE in Busan, Korea.
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News3D model-based class approval benefits validated by joint project
Bureau Veritas (BV), the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and NAPA, the maritime software and data services supplier, have completed the first phase of a Joint Development Project (JDP) to enable 3D model-based approvals for the classification of ships.
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NewsMAN to supply gensets for H2-fuelled Container Feeders
MAN Energy Solutions has received an order for two shipsets of variable-speed gensets from Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) in India in connection with the building of two short-sea feeder container ships for global logistics company, Samskip Group.
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NewsIntra-European hydrogen corridor plans advance
Three European ports are working together to explore the development of an intra-European corridor for renewable hydrogen connecting Spain, the Netherlands and Germany.
