Motorship News – Page 323
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NewsNew Corvus battery factory in Norway
Canadian energy storage specialist, Corvus Energy, has announced that contracts for a new maritime batteries factory in Norway have been finalised.
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NewsMAN provides engine for Chinese dredger
German diesel engine and turbomachinery company, MAN Energy Solutions, has won an order to supply the engine for a new dredger in southern China.
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NewsRussia advances icebreaker strategy
Additional icebreaker capacity is planned by Russia in support of traffic growth on the Northern Sea Route (NSR), the country’s Arctic seaway. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsOceans of opportunity
Sofia Fürstenberg Stott has been an architect of Nor-Shipping’s evolution to embrace and enable new ocean business opportunities for its core maritime audience. Here she explains how adopting a broader ‘blue’ perspective can help maritime in its quest for both environmental and commercial sustainability.
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NewsRapid diagnosis essential as fuel concerns escalate
ExxonMobil has highlighted the importance of timely diagnosis of cylinder condition problems as the industry prepares for a brace of new fuel quality challenges.
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NewsUlstein kicks off Color Hybrid construction
Norwegian ship designers, Ulstein Verft, has been commissioned to build a new plug-in hybrid ship for fellow Norwegian cruise company, Color Line.
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NewsUK partners develop waste heat recovery
A UK research consortium led by Bowman Power Group has developed an energy saving and emission reduction system based on electric turbo compounding (ETC), writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFirst Wärtsilä 31 retrofit for Norwegian trawler
Fishing company Norwegian Gardar is to conduct the first ever retrofit installation of the Wärtsilä 31 engine, shedding eight cylinders and 200,000 litres of fuel a year on the trawler ‘Gardar’.
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NewsGreen light for LNG at Marseille Fos
An LNG working group at the Port of Marseille Fos has confirmed the feasibility of an onsite operational LNG bunkering solution including truck and vessel refuelling options to help all calling vessels cut emissions.
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NewsAndritz scrubber orders in Belgium and France
International technology group, Andritz, has received two orders to supply SeaSOx scrubber systems for exhaust gas cleaning.
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NewsReturn to sender: Investigating carbon capture
Thanks to a relatively small branch of its business in Kristiansand, Norway, Air Products & Chemicals may be about to become a forerunner in carbon capture, writes Charlie Bartlett
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NewsFuture fuel challenges and the promise of data
During a bustling SMM week in Hamburg, representatives of ship owners, engine builders and fuel and lubricant specialists gathered to discuss engine condition challenges and potential solutions.
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NewsCruise demand fuels German newbuilding
Cruise and passenger ships are in demand at bigger German yards while specialist tonnage proves lucrative elsewhere, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsOSM scrubber know-how aids IMO compliance
Ship management expert, OSM, is offering support in retrofitting exhaust gas scrubbers, to help customers comply with the International Marine Organisation’s 2020 sulphur cap.
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NewsLargest battery conversion ferries in service
‘Aurora’ The ForSea ‘Tycho Brahe’ and ’Aurora’ (pictured) passenger ferries now feature 4160kWh batteries. Credit: ForSea
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NewsLangh secures Greek scrubber deal
Finland-based scrubber specialist, Langh Tech, has secured a deal for the delivery of ten shipset scrubber systems for bulk carriers and product tankers.
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NewsNor-Shipping looks to achieve industry first with ISO sustainable event standard
Nor-Shipping is aiming to set a new benchmark for the maritime and ocean event segment with a move to achieve ISO 20121 certification from DNV GL. The initiative complements Nor-Shipping’s repositioning as ‘your arena for ocean solutions’ as it evolves to focus on supporting, serving and facilitating sustainable success for ...
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NewsDamen floats dock in Curacao
Damen Shiprepair Curaçao’s (DSCu) new large floating C dock is now operational.
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NewsNorwegian coastal ships win Motorship Award
The inaugural Motorship Award in honour of emission-cutting partnerships has been presented to Rolls-Royce Marine and the Norwegian Coastal Administration on the closing day of The Motorship’s Propulsion & Future Fuels Conference.
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NewsABB hails automation breakthrough in China
Global technology company, ABB, has won its first marine automation system contract for a cruise ferry in China.
