Motorship News – Page 283
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NewsMAN TO DEBUT LOW-PRESSURE DUAL-FUEL MODELS
Supplementing the ME-GI range of high-pressure dual-fuel, two-stroke engines, MAN Energy Solutions plans to launch its ME-GA low-pressure generation with five- and six-cylinder models in the 700mm-bore size, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsCOSCO BWMS system gains USCG type approval
The US Coastguard awarded type approval to Beijing-based COSCO Shipbuilding Industry Co. for its Blue Ocean Shield (BOS) ballast water management system (BWMS) on 7 September.
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NewsUECC orders third hybrid LNG RoRo
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has confirmed an option with China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard Group for a third battery hybrid LNG vessel for UECC’s Atlantic short sea trade.
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NewsEngine lubrication changes and challenges
A technical seminar has addressed the changes in engine lubrication that the shipping industry is facing because of the IMO’s 0.5% sulphur fuel cap.
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NewsReduce power to cut emissions, says BIMCO
Non-governmental organisation, BIMCO, has submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to regulate propulsion power of ships in an attempt to sustain the greenhouse gas (GHG) savings already achieved through slower steaming.
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NewsSupply vessel fitted with Vard SeaQ ESS
A platform supply vessel has been successfully equipped with Vard Electro’s SeaQ energy storage system (ESS) and SeaQ shore connection.
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NewsBICAR scrubber certified by DNV GL
Belgian chemicals company, Solvay, and Austrian engineering group, Andritz, have announced that the BICAR dry exhaust gas cleaning system, designed to comply with the new sulphur emission regulations, has successfully been certified by DNV GL.
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NewsWärtsilä and Q Power agree on renewables
Technology group Wärtsilä and Q Power, a Finnish specialist in biomethanisation, have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the development and commercialisation of renewable fuels.
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NewsAiP for Osaka Gas for gas conversion project
Classification society, ClassNK, has granted approval in principle (AIP) to Osaka Gas for their joint project with Daihatsu Diesel on an LPG Reformer for marine engines.
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NewsContest to find best 3D printed hull design
Lloyd’s Register (LR) is partnering with Singapore’s National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC) to launch a global competition to find the best design idea for a 3D printed rescue boat hull.
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NewsCylinder lubrication challenges operating on low-sulphur fuel for two-stroke engines
New and upcoming emission regulations for ships will push towards greener sea based transports. Changing the fuel, from heavy high sulphur fuel oil to low sulphur diesel oil or natural gas, is a necessary approach to fulfil these regulations, but tribological problems are expected to appear when the low sulphur ...
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World’s first hydrogen-powered tug
A European port has ordered construction of the world’s first tug powered by hydrogen for ultra-low emissions to help it transition to sustainable, CO2-neutral operations.
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NewsNYK orders large LNG-fuelled car carrier
Japan’s NYK Line has placed an order for an LNG-fuelled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). The 200 metre-long vessel is expected to become the world’s largest LNG-fuelled PCTC when it enters service, with the capacity to carry up to 7,000 cars.
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NewsNew camera checks cylinders and exhausts
Chris-Marine has launched its cylinder liner condition camera for use in in situ photography of the cylinder liner walls and the exhaust valve in two-stroke engines.
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NewsFUTURE-PROOFED FERRIES FOR ENGLISH CHANNEL
A new generation of ferries has been ordered in China to serve passenger and freight traffic between Britain and continental Europe on the busiest and shortest crossing of the English Channel, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsTechcross environmental enterprise ambitions
In a bid to expand its ballast water treatment systems to land-based operation, Korean-based Techcross has acquired former LG Electronics'' subsidiaries, LG Hitachi Water Solutions and HiEntech.
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NewsTHUN RAISES SCOPE IN COASTAL TRADES
Despite the cessation of trade in oil products to many small, tidal ports and river berths in the British Isles over the past few decades, the NAABSA charter party clause denoting ‘Not always afloat, but safely aground’ remains wholly relevant to the region’s shortsea market, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsJ-ENG to investigate hydrogen and ammonia as combustion fuels
Japanese engine designer Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) announced plans to carry out research and development of the combustion of hydrogen and ammonia as fuel in collaboration with Japan’s National Maritime Research Institute.
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NewsProject for condition-based survey approach
ABS and Topaz Energy and Marine have, together with the State Maritime Agency under the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ASMA), announced a pioneering project which enables a condition-based survey approach.
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NewsPutting Antwerp at the heart of the hydrogen economy
Leading Belgian shipowner Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has nailed its colours to the mast on marine hydrogen engine development, as CMB’s R&D Manager Roy Campe explains.
