Motorship News – Page 197
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NewsMAN ES sees VLOCs as next market for 800mm bore ME-GI engine
MAN ES is eyeing new markets for its 800mm-bore dual-fuel engine scant months after its G80ME-GI made its debut in a VLCC project, Paul Gunton learns.
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NewsSurging orders for WinGD’s biggest engines amid boxship spree
Winterthur-based engine developer WinGD has received more than 80 orders for its largest engines in 2021, reflecting the spate of orders for large containerships. WinGD''s orderbook for 920mm bore X92-B engines has grown six times compared to the number of engines ordered at the same time last year.
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NewsWärtsilä to add methanol engine to portfolio by 2024
Kaj Portin, General Manager, Fuel & Operational Flexibility, Wärtsilä Marine, discussed progress in developing hydrogen-vector solutions in an exclusive interview with The Motorship.
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NewsNew BAE Systems data management solution to improve RN ship availability
The UK''s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a five-year contract to BAE Systems to provide a data management system to multiple ships in the Royal Navy fleet.
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NewsBOOST FOR NEW WELDING METHOD
Proven in aluminium shipbuilding, friction stir welding (FSW) technology is the subject of a multinational research project to extend applications to steel fabrication, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsCH2 CARRIER PROTOTYPE DESIGN WILL TRANSITION TO ZERO-CARBON FUELS
The design for a vessel capable of carrying 430 tons of compressed hydrogen (C-H2) being developed by Australia-based Global Energy Ventures (GEV) will likely initially have an LNG dual-fuel generator and electric drive system as a first step in making the transition to zero-carbon propulsion.
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NewsNew Singapore office for North P&I Club
North P&I Club has taken occupancy of new offices in Singapore, its regional headquarters for Asia, enabling a focus on further growth in the region.
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NewsSvanehøj breakthrough in container market
Svanehøj has broken through into the container ship market with an order from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries for deepwell gas fuel pumps for 22 ultra large container vessels.
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NewsMethanol is a realistic alternative as a marine fuel
Methanol can provide a straightforward, regulated transition for the shipping industry, writes Panos Koutsourakis, ABS Director of Sustainability Strategy, Singapore
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NewsHelping shipowners decarbonise
Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS), Deltamarin and Bureau Veritas are joining forces to provide ship performance and energy transition solutions for the world’s shipowners.
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NewsProducing methanol from residual steel gases
Stena Line is thought to have achieved a world first with the powering of one of its RoPax ferries on methanol recycled from residual steel gases.
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NewsFerguson targets Q3 2022 delivery for first CalMac dual-fuel ferry
Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) has announced that the first of two dual-fuel Caledonian MacBrayne ferries being built at the yard will be delivered between “July and September 2022”.
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NewsSembcorp Marine discusses potential merger with Keppel O&M
The Singaporean maritime engineering services provider Sembcorp Marine has opened talks to combine its operations with local competitor Keppel O&M, the two companies announced in a stock market filing yesterday.
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NewsCMP ADDS SELEKTOPE ANTIFOULING TO DEEPSEA VESSEL COATINGS
Chugoku Marine Paints is integrating I-Tech’s antifouling technology Selektope into a new coating within the SEAFLO NEO series for worldwide trading vessels. The new low friction, hydrolysis antifouling coating will be available from July 2021.
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NewsWärtsilä wins two LNG system orders
Wärtsilä has received two more orders for its complete LNG cargo handling and fuel system from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.
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NewsDNV guidance on maintaining LSA equipment
DNV has clarified its interpretation of the rules around the maintenance and testing of life saving appliances (LSA) equipment.
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NewsMAN ES and Rolls-Royce sign turbocharger cooperation agreement
Rolls-Royce and MAN Energy Solutions have signed an agreement for a strategic partnership under which MAN”s PBST brand will distribute mtu turbochargers. PBST will include the latest generation of the mtu turbocharger family ZR1 to ZR5 in its product portfolio and will distribute them under the series name HIRO in ...
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NewsHigh-lift rudders for Arklow singledeckers
Damen Marine Components has announced that it has completed deliveries of an order for BARKE high-lift flap rudders for 6 x 8,500dwt singledeckers for Arklow Shipping. The company has also delivered Van der Velden MASTER rudders for four 16,500dwt vessels.
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NewsVale's ambitions to decarbonise the front haul route
Mining major Vale’s ambitions to lead the low carbon agenda include its maritime supply chain, Rodrigo Bermelho, Shipping Technical Manager at Vale explains.
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NewsTotalEnergies Marine Fuels positions for a transformed maritime landscape
Frédéric Meyer, Director Strategy & Projects for TotalEnergies Marine Fuels explains how the marine fuels business unit of TotalEnergies plans to leverage the company’s investments into cleaner, renewable energies to serve its shipping customers.
