Motorship News – Page 301
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NewsClass NK Type Approval for AEGIR-Marine's PRIME stern tube seal assembly
AEGIR-Marine PRIME stern tube seal assembly has received Class NK Type Approval. The brand-independent service provider in The Netherlands began offering its newly certified seal assembly to customers worldwide immediately. The Type Approval complements existing Type Approvals from several other major classification societies.
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‘Icebreaker bow’ will be hybrid powered
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency is launching a new icebreaker concept equipped with an innovative motorised removable bow.
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NewsWärtsilä provides Arctic operations support
Technology group, Wärtsilä, has been contracted by Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company, to roll out a Wärtsilä Fleet Operations solution for its fleet of Arctic shuttle tankers.
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NewsMaersk releases customs support tool
Logistics company, Maersk, has launched an online shipping management platform across Europe aimed at helping shipping companies'' owners navigate cargo regulations.
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NewsNaming ceremony for COSCO Valemax bulker
COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry''s Yangzhou shipyard held a naming ceremony for the 398,595 dwt ‘Yuan Shen Hai’ on 18 April. The vessel is the second of a series of next generation Valemax very large ore carriers (VLOC) under construction with the Chinese shipyard. Once the vessel is delivered, it will ...
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NewsDEBUT FOR NEXT-GENERATION COMBI CARRIER
Norwegian operator Torvald Klaveness has commissioned the first in a series of combination carriers representing a development on the unique CABU (caustic soda/bulk carrier) concept, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsGERMAN KNOW-HOW IN CHINESE-BUILT DECKCARRIER
Hamburg-based engineering consultancy HeavyLift@Sea has provided the basic design for a heavy cargo deck carrier under construction in China and due to enter north European operations by the end of 2019, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsRed Funnel welcomes first freight ferry
Following 14 months in development, Isle of Wight ferry operator, Red Funnel Ferries, has welcomed its first ever-freight ferry with a traditional ship naming ceremony.
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NewsAlfa Laval LNG heat exchanger
Sweden-based Alfa Laval is furthering its commitment to sustainability with its DuroShell plate-and-shell heat exchanger.
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NewsHavyard acquires full ownership of MMC Green Technology
Norwegian ship design company Havyard has recently taken full ownership of ballast water treatment system MMC Green Technology, as part of a deal that has seen it divest its seafood handling division, MMC First Process, writes Samantha Fisk.
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NewsNakilat enters additional jv with Angelicoussis firm
Qatari gas firm Nakilat and Angelicoussis firm Maran Ventures have formed a new joint venture company, Global Shipping Co., incorporating four LNG carrier newbuilds.
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NewsRH Marine keeps LNG dredger in position
Dutch maritime system integrator, RH Marine, has supplied monitoring and positioning systems to the first Dutch dredger to use liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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NewsONE takes delivery of sixth ULCS from JMUC
Japan Marine United Corporation (JMUC) delivered a 14,000 TEU ultra large container ship, the ONE APUS, to Ocean Network Express (ONE) on 24 April. The delivery is the sixth of seven vessels ordered by the shipping operator.
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NewsSAINT-NAZAIRE BOOSTS HIGH-VALUE ORDERBOOK
Chantiers de l’Atlantique has strengthened its orderbook and production capabilities while a new polemic develops over a proposed ownership change, writes David Tinsley.
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ZF to introduce thruster monitoring system
ZF will be introducing customers to its new Condition Monitoring System at Maritime Industry, an exhibition to be held in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, from May 7-9, 2019.
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Korea extends policy support to smaller shipyards
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced plans to spend an additional US$60 million (KRW70bn) to support local shipyards on 24 April, as well as extending the scope of the existing refund guarantee scheme.
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Wärtsilä WXJ waterjets gain catamaran reference
The first installation of the Wärtsilä WXJ series of modular waterjets will be carried out on a new 100m long wave-piercing catamaran ferry being built for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago at the Incat shipyard in Tasmania, Australia.
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NewsEquinor signs fleet deal with HullWiper
Equinor ASA has signed a hull cleaning frame agreement for its fleet of oil and gas tankers with HullWiper, the hull cleaning provider.
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NewsFleet Data gives owners control
Satellite comms company, Inmarsat, and maritime software company, NAPA, have signed an agreement to enable ship owners and ship managers to access and analyse real-time onboard data through a dedicated application hosted on Inmarsat’s new Fleet Data IoT service.
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NewsABS and CINS to produce stowage guidelines
Classification society, ABS, and representatives from the Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) are joining forces to develop recommendations aimed at helping mitigate risks posed from the stowage of dangerous goods on container ships.
