Motorship News – Page 314
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NewsConsortium created to promote digitalisation
A consortium of stakeholders has been established to further develop a digital domain aimed at bringing common online standards to maritime navigation and transportation systems.
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NewsFincantieri delivers new Viking cruise vessel
Fincantieri delivered a sixth cruise ship for Viking, the Viking Jupiter, at its shipyard in Ancona on 7 February. The 47,800gt Viking Jupiter has 465 cabins with accommodation for 930 passengers.
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NewsGlobal Maritime Forum calls for industry-wide collaboration
The not-for-profit Global Maritime Forum issued a call to action appealing for active multi-stakeholder collaboration between all maritime stakeholders, but also including fuel companies, engine manufacturers and financial institutions, to reach the climate emission reduction goal set by the IMO in April 2018.
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NewsLiquefaction still a risk for dry bulk ships
The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) has welcomed the latest amendment to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code which includes updates relating to cargoes that may liquefy.
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NewsPIL and IBM trial blockchain technology
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has used an electronic bill of lading (e-BL) in a successful real-time pilot shipment, significantly reducing the time to transfer the title deed from up to seven days to just one second.
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NewsWärtsilä to deliver world’s first hybrid retrofit for short-sea shipping vessel
Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with international shipping company Hagland Shipping AS for a hybrid retrofit installation.
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NewsYanmar reveals autonomous boats and auto-docking results
Yanmar has revealed results from its research into robotic boats and auto-docking, which it plans to develop into commercial applications.
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NewsVeriFuel urges greater bunker industry cooperation
Bureau Veritas’ marine fuel services consultancy VeriFuel is calling for market participants across the bunker fuel supply chain to increase cooperation and transparency ahead of the introduction of the global sulphur cap in 2020.
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NewsABS holds BWM workshops
Classification society, ABS, has run a series of workshops aimed at improving the installation and operation of ballast water management (BWM) systems.
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NewsDNV GL issues remote operation guidance
The offshore industry needs a robust set of standards enabling new, safely implemented systems to reach the market in order to reap the full benefit of remote operations, say experts from DNV GL.
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NewsGEV eyes orders for new CNG carrier design in 2019
Global Energy Ventures (GEV), a developer of global integrated compressed natural gas (CNG) projects, is planning to order four CNG carriers based on its CNG 200 Optimum design in the second half of 2019.
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NewsHempel launches new antifouling solution
International coatings manufacturer, Hempel, has launched Atlantic+, a new antifouling coating suitable for all vessel types and water temperatures.
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NewsHatz engines given Stage V certification
German diesel engine manufacturer, Hatz, has been awarded certification from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) for its EU Stage V-compliant engines.
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NewsBAWAT eyes USCG type approval in H2 2019
Copenhagen-based ballast water management system (BWMS) producer BAWAT hopes to receive full US Coastguard approval for its unique pasteurization-based system in the second half of 2019.
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NewsBabcock wins 21st ecoSMRT contract
Aerospace and defence company Babcock International has secured its 21st supply contract for LNG single mixed refrigerant (SMR) solution ecoSMRT at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea.
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NewsEnvirocleanse receives final USCG approval
The US Coastguard has awarded type approval to Envirocleanse for its inTank ballast water treatment system (BWTS).
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NewsTallink's Megastar RoPax to provide data for autonomous vessel project
Cruise and ferry operator Tallink''s Megastar RoPax is to participate in a European Space Agency (ESA)-funded autonomous navigation research project, providing data from the busy Helsinki-Tallinn route crossing the Gulf of Finland.
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NewsMaritime fuel cell market grows in 2018
The maritime fuel cell market continued to develop in 2018, but the technology remains immature and dependent upon government support for viability in its fastest growth markets, Norway, Germany and Japan, a market report noted.
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NewsNYK trials blockchain in biofuel bunkering
Shipping and logistics company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) announced that it had completed a trial bunkering operation of biofuel to the BHP-chartered, NYK-owned bulk carrier Frontier Sky at the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on 30 January 2019.
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NewsABS issues guidance on LNG barges
Classification society, ABS has released guidance to assist shipyards and barge operators in the design and construction of liquefied gas tank barges equipped with remote control and other degrees of automation.
