Motorship News – Page 166
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NewsChevron HDAX 9700 engine oil gains unique approval from MAN
Chevron Marine Lubricant’s low sulphated ash trunk piston engine oil Chevron HDAX 9700 has become the first lubricant to gain time-unrestricted approval for use with MAN Energy Solutions’ four-stroke engines running on either LNG or distillate fuels (with a sulphur content of up to 0.10%).
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NewsNew methane slip technology expected on MOL coal carrier by the end of 2023
Hitachi Zosen, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Yanmar Power Technology are cooperating on engine and catalyst developments to reduce methane slip from LNG fuelled vessels.
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NewsTECO 2030 signs green hydrogen MoU with Gen2 Energy
TECO 2030 and Gen2 Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on projects involving green hydrogen for fuel cells.
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NewsA.P. Moller - Maersk accelerates Net Zero emission targets
A.P. Moller - Maersk aims to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2040 – one decade ahead of its initial 2050 ambition and has also set associated 2030 targets.
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NewsLiquid Wind partners with Ørsted to produce e-methanol in Sweden
Ørsted will acquire a 45% ownership share in what could become the world’s first large-scale sustainable e-methanol project.
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NewsSchottel to propel new LNG bunkering vessel
The scope of the delivery is two EcoPellers and two TranverseThrusters
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NewsABS Publishes Guide for Methanol-Fuelled Vessels
ABS has published a Guide for Methanol and Ethanol Fueled Vessels setting out classification criteria for associated equipment and systems.
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NewsNew LNG tank design saves space on bunkering vessel
Titan LNG has developed a new LNG tank design that overcomes regulatory limitations set for inland waterway vessels and will save space on the company’s latest bunker vessel newbuilding.
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NewsYanmar looks to a hydrogen-fuelled future
Hydrogen is becoming an ever more feasible fuel in the maritime sector
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NewsSembcorp Marine receives AiP for ammonia bunkering vessel design
Sembcorp Marine has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from ABS for the conceptual design of an ammonia bunkering vessel.
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NewsFincantieri Bay Shipbuilding starts building the largest USA-built LNG barge
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has started building the largest LNG bunkering barge ever built in the USA and expects it to be completed in late 2023.
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News3D-printed fuel injection nozzle could reduce NOx emissions
MAN-ES_RCC-1_PEOPLE_EGL5234_web Source: DTU A fuel injection nozzle produced by additive manufacturing techniques has been tested one of MAN Energy Solutions’ test engines at Research Centre Copenhagen.
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NewsBlack carbon measurement techniques consistent over range of fuels
Three different techniques for measuring black carbon in ship exhaust gas have been shown to give similar results for a range of engine and fuel types.
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NewsNakilat and ABS team up on decarbonisation
Nakilat, one of the world’s largest LNG shipping operators, has partnered with ABS to develop a new decarbonisation strategy.
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NewsDanish Shipping Launches Toward Zero Strategy
Danish Shipping (Danske Rederier) has launched a new three-year strategy titled Toward Zero.
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NewsABS awards AiP for one-side spread mooring system
ABS has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries’ (SHI) design for a one-side spread mooring system for a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility.
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NewsDESMI expands BWMS for smaller ships
DESMI Ocean Guard has unveiled a line of new and smaller ballast water management systems (BWMS).
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NewsDamen acquires Skoonbox to cut emissions
Damen Shipyards Group has acquired the Skoonbox from Skoon Energy.
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NewsAustralia-first biofuel trial underway on barley shipment
The CBH Group has partnered with dry bulk operator Oldendorff Carriers to conduct the first biofuel trial on a grain vessel exporting from Australia.
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NewsResearchers show importance of dynamic engine behaviour when matching engine with propeller
A research paper published in the International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering in December 2021 has demonstrated the importance of considering dynamic engine behaviour when designing propulsion systems for 2-stroke engines.
