Motorship News – Page 270
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NewsAutomatic ferry enters regular service
The world''s first adaptive ferry transit conducted during normal service has taken place in the Oslo fjord in Norway.
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NewsLandmark delivery of 3d printed parts
A Berge Bulk vessel has received the world’s first commercial delivery of 3d printed scupper plugs, as part of Wilhelmsen’s Early Adopter Program.
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NewsOptimarin signs landmark deal with DOF
Optimarin has signed a fleet agreement with DOF for the installation of 16 Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS), with an option to extend the contract to 50 vessels in total.
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NewsIn search of the better battery
We’re growing more familiar with marine battery installations – even though so far they’ve only made it onto a relatively narrow segment of vessel types. But new developments promise to challenge what we thought we knew about their limitations, opening the door to installation onboard a far broader swathe of ...
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NewsSK authorities cancel Panasia GloEn TA
MOF, the South Korean ministry responsible for overseeing the country’s marine industry, has cancelled the type approval for Panasia’s GloEn ballast water treatment systems.
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NewsBW LPG takes up option for further ME-LGIP retrofits
Shipowner BW LPG has exercised an option to convert four more very large gas carriers to operate on MAN B&W ME-LGIP engines.
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NewsGETTING A HANDLE ON METHANE SLIP
Marine engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has introduced guaranteed levels of methane slip for its ME-GI gas-injected, dual-fuel two-stroke series, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsDigital platform enables OEM data integration
MAN Energy Solutions has launched a new digital platform enabling the integration of Original Equipment Manufacturers’ (OEM) data across industries including marine, power, and energy to improve operational efficiency.
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NewsKNOT orders DF shuttle tankers with VOC
Leading independent tanker owner and operator Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers is to order a pair of newbuild 124,000dwt shuttle tankers with dual-fuel LNG-fuelled propulsion and a volatile organic compound recovery system.
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NewsNaming ceremony for latest SCF LNG carrier
A naming ceremony has been held for SCF Group’s latest LNG carrier, ''SCF La Perouse'', named after Jean-François de la Pérouse, a French explorer of the Pacific.
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NewsWärtsilä and DNV GL sign technology MoU
The technology group Wärtsilä and classification society DNV GL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to work together to contribute to the marine industry’s ongoing digital transformation.
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NewsSEMINAL OFFSHORE LOADER FOR NORTH SEA
Future-proofing has been taken to a new level in Teekay’s E-Shuttle Tanker concept, making its market debut in the South Korean-built Aurora Spirit, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsSize and safety set tanker trends
To chart the history of oil tankers is to put a mirror to more than a century of technical evolution, disaster, politics and regulation. Ships able to carry oil were first developed in the 1860s but it was the 1870s when designers developed what many recognise as the first proper ...
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NewsNavigating a world of changing fuels
The Motorship is celebrating its centenary in 2020, and is marking the occasion with a series of interviews with landmark companies that have grown and thrived during previous periods of rapid technological change. Luca Volta, of energy major ExxonMobil, takes stock of recent events, and assesses ExxonMobil’s ...
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NewsTANKER SERIES DENOTES BOLD RUSSIAN OUTLOOK
The Gagarin Prospect generation of crude oil carriers signifies a milestone in the development of the Russian-owned mercantile marine, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsDamen unveils ballast water pre-filter barge
Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled a Ballast Water Pre Filtration Barge (BWPF) to assist vessels in complying with the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention which came into effect in September.
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NewsMAN releases lube oil fluid monitor
MAN Energy Solutions has developed a fluid monitor enabling owners to actively monitor the degradation and contamination of lube oil.
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NewsThe appliance of condition and predictive-based maintenance to cargo handling
Dennis Mol, Vice President, Digital and Business Transformation at MacGregor, discussed how MacGregor was deploying digital-enabled services to cargo handling cranes
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NewsApplying a customer focus to digital-enabled services
Kashif Mahmood, Senior Vice President of Digital Solutions at American Bureau of Shipping, assesses how the coming wave of new digital-enabled services will help shipowners to optimise operations
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NewsJoint research project to reduce carbon footprint
Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) and Aalto University in Finland have agreed to collaborate on R&D aimed at developing technologies to reduce shipping''s environmental impact and improve safety.
