Motorship News – Page 224
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NewsYARA SEES SHIPPING FUEL AS EARLY MOVER FOR GREEN AMMONIA
Yara has announced plans to fully electrify its ammonia plant in Porsgrunn, Norway, and to produce green ammonia for emission-free shipping fuels.
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NewsGREEN INVESTMENT UNDER THE TRICOLORE
Grimaldi has set out to create a new paradigm in ‘sustainable’ vessel design and operation with its GG5G trailerships, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsPoles apart: magnetic gearing offers efficiency improvements
Even for the latest motor developments, gear losses are just one of those unavoidable realities. Or are they?
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NewsTechcross BWMS for large vessels and barges
Techcross and Heerema Marine Contractors have signed a contract to install Techcross’s ballast water management systems in six special vessels and barges, after the delivery of two sets of ECS 6000B to Europe’s largest Heavy Lift Vessel in November.
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NewsCovid cleaning service launches in Rotterdam
DisinfectYour.com has launched a new service to help vessel owners and crew respond to Covid-19 outbreaks.
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NewsUpdated Cyber Security Guide released
A consortium of international shipping organisations has published a fourth version of its Cyber Security Onboard Ships. The updated guidance meets demand from shipowners and ship managers as they face requirements to implement cyber risk management in their safety management systems (SMS) by the time of their first Document of ...
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NewsThe big hybrid conundrum – more or less than the sum of its parts?
For hybrids, system control integration isn’t a ‘nice to have’, it’s a necessity.
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NewsUNIQUE PLATFORM FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH
Russia’s unerring focus on the Arctic region has spawned a project entailing a distinctly unusual design of home-grown research vessel, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsCONCERTED BID FOR QUIETER SEAS
A major European research project is set to be launched to address the issue of underwater radiated noise, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFirst ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG/LBG
A pure car truck carrier (PCTC) owned by UECC has received the first ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG blended with 10% renewable liquefied biogas (LBG).
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NewsKongsberg to supply electric winch package
Kongsberg Maritime has been chosen to supply a large electric winch package for a pelagic trawler/ purse seiner currently being built for Astrid Fiskeri at Karstensens Skibsvaerft in Denmark.
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NewsBW TAKES UP OPTION FOR 3 MORE LPG-FUEL RETROFITS
Oslo-listed BW LPG has announced today that it will retrofit three more vessels” engines to dual-fuel engines burning liquid petroleum gas (LPG). This is an option in BW LPG”s 4+4+4+3 contract with MAN PrimeServ – MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division.
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NewsLITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY TECHNOLOGY READIED FOR MARINE MARKET
Two UK-based companies are readying a lithium-sulfur battery system for a luxury day boat ahead of what they see as a wide range of other potential marine applications.
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NewsBELFAST YARD CHASES OFFSHORE DEAL
A return to shipbuilding at Belfast could be in prospect soon following the signing of a letter of intent for the construction of an offshore windfarm development vessel (WDV), writes David Tinsley.
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NewsABB opens new cyber security lab
ABB Marine & Ports is opening a new cyber security laboratory featuring hardware and software systems developed to help shipowners and operators combat the maritime industry’s growing cyber threats.
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NewsFirst newbuild order for Norsepower
Norsepower has announced its first newbuild order - for the installation of a record five tilting Rotor Sails onboard a large bulk carrier.
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NewsØSTENSJØ REDERI OPTS FOR OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION VESSEL HYBRID RETROFIT
Norway-based ship operator Østensjø Rederi has commissioned the hybrid retrofit of two of its offshore construction vessels, the Edda Fauna and Edda Flora.
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NewsLNG-FUELLED TANKER DESIGNED FOR LOW COST CO2 CARRIAGE
A new CO2 tanker design by Høglund Marine Solutions and HB Hunte Engineering aims at low OPEX by combining a high-capacity bi-lobed cargo tank with LNG-fuelled propulsion.
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NewsOPTIMISATION STRATEGY PRODUCES STRONG RESULTS FOR HYBRID DESIGNS
Any ship with an irregular power demand profile and relatively large auxiliary power installed could be suitable for hybridisation, and WinGD is developing what it says is unmatched optimisation technology that is providing excellent results for shipowners.
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NewsGermans double up on hydrogen testing
Funding of almost €50 million has been allocated in Germany for two new research ships which will both study and test maritime energy systems including hydrogen propulsion, writes Tom Todd.
