Motorship News – Page 286
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NewsARCTIC DELIVERY VOYAGE FOR NUCLEAR POWER BARGE
Representing both a breakthrough for mobile nuclear technology and a landmark technical achievement by the Russian shipbuilding industry, the floating nuclear plant Akademik Lomonosov has departed Murmansk under tow for a remote Arctic port in the Chukotka region, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsClassNK releases wind propulsion guidelines
In response to ever-tightening environmental regulations, classification society ClassNK has released its new guidelines for wind-assisted propulsion systems.
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NewsWärtsilä helps Hurtigruten in green ambitions
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a broad scope of solutions to support cruise operator, Hurtigruten, in its push for greener and more sustainable shipping.
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NewsOffshore development driving Optimarin growth
The recovery of the offshore shipping segment is playing a key role in driving the revenues of ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin.
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NewsWärtsilä supplies LNG system for Van Oord
Technology group, Wärtsilä, is to supply a unique, patent-pending LNG fuel storage and supply system for two new trailing suction hopper dredgers being built by Keppel Offshore & Marine for Dutch marine contractor, Van Oord.
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NewsFirst electric propulsion on bulk carrier
ABB has entered a new market segment with an order to install its Azipod electric propulsion on board two dry bulk carriers from Germany’s largest bulk carrier company, Oldendorff Carriers.
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NewsBore commissions three new LNG RoLos
European RoRo tonnage provider, Bore, has signed a new-building contract with Wuhu Shipyard in China for three new LNG-powered RoLo vessels.
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NewsHøglund wins CHS contract for LNG vessel
Marine solution company, Høglund, has been awarded a contract by Bergen Tankers to deliver a cargo handling system for the first LNG bunkering vessel to operate in Norway.
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NewsWärtsilä installs waste system on cruise ship
Technology group Wärtsilä is to supply and install an Auto Gasification solution for a Princess Cruises vessel.
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NewsPreparing to meet the market’s needs
Jean-Philippe Roman, Technical Director, Total Lubmarine, discussed the challenges of responding to the introduction of the IMO Global Sulphur Cap, changes to the lubricant supplier’s cylinder oil and trunk piston engine oil portfolios, and expected changes to the composition of fuels in the market in a recent interview with The ...
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NewsCemre launches 50th Havyard hull
Cemre Shipyard in Turkey has launched the fiftieth hull built for Norway''s Havyard Ship Technology.
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NewsLiqTech wins biggest scrubber order
Filtration technology company, LiqTech International, has announced receipt of the company’s largest single order to date for its ceramic silicon carbide water filtration systems for marine scrubber applications.
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NewsDNV GL grants first battery MSA to Corvus Energy
DNV GL and Corvus Energy have completed the DNV GL Manufacturer Product Quality Assessment (MPQA) and have signed a Manufacturing Survey Arrangement (MSA), resulting in streamlined quality control processes and faster customer deliveries.
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NewsDNV GL awards first Additive Manufacturing AoM certificate
The shipping industry is looking to take advantage of additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, to print spare parts, thereby reducing lead times, costs, stock requirements, and environmental impacts. Certification ensures that AM part users can have the same confidence in an additive manufactured product as a conventionally ...
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NewsInternational finance secures giant German newbuilds
Continued construction of two giant 204,000gt Global Class cruise ships and the strengthening of long-term further development at German shipbuilding group MV Werften has been secured by an international financing support package worth €2.6 billion, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsSilverstream signs MoU with Chinese yard for LNG carriers
Silverstream Technologies, the leading air lubrication manufacturer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading shipbuilding group, Hudong-Zhonghua, part of the CSSC Group.
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NewsSvanehøj opens Kobe sales office
Denmark-based pump manufacturer Svanehøj has opened an East Asia sales office in the Japanese city of Kobe. The sales office means Svanehøj will be closer to the growing customer base for its products and services in East Asia.
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NewsPetram sells German yard business to Rönner
Bremerhaven’s Petram Group has sold its shares in three local shipyards to longstanding fellow-German associate Heinrich Rönner, saying it wants its shipbuilding interests to stay in trusted hands and not be sold off to investment companies, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsABB Azipod propulsion in North Pole first
A Norwegian Coast Guard vessel has become the first ever ABB Azipod-powered ship to reach the North Pole.
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NewsSchottel propels Norled to greener future
Schottel has won a contract to provide propulsion units for three newly built hybrid ferries owned by Norwegian ferry operator, Norled.
