Motorship News – Page 371
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Contra-rotating propellers and containers
Our predecessors, writing in the September 1967 issue of The Motor Ship, were considering the dilemma facing ship designers following the demand for higher speeds, which in turn had led to a horsepower race.They felt that technology of the time was approaching its practical limits, particularly in terms of the ...
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NewsKen Munro: When ignorance is definitely not bliss
As the smoke from the latest salvo of cyber-scares clears, men like Ken Munro are promising to guide us through the minefield. Stevie Knight writes.
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NewsSelf-unloaders for US stone import traffic
Self-discharging bulker technology has an important new reference in the US-owned, Chinese-built ‘Ireland’, for Gulf of Mexico trade. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsNIA threat increases as antifouling systems less effective
Hull antifouling systems are becoming less effective which is increasing the NIA threat.
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NewsVersatile LNG carrier series for Malaysia
Bucking the trend, MISC has opted for spherical cargo tanks and steam turbine propulsion in its new stage of LNG carrier fleet development, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFirst engine emissions reducer fitted on Chinese research vessels
Oceanographers in China are to deploy the first Wärtsilä NOx abatement application in the country onboard two newbuild research vessels.
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NewsLNG coalition urges shippers to speed up emissions compliance
A 28-strong LNG coalition is urging shippers to speed up air quality improvements to ready itself for the 2020 Sulphur Cap.
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NewsGFS 2017 Conference programme released
On board the Viking Mariella, delegates at GFS this year will gain valuable insight, from feedback by operators, about the use of low flash point fuels and the development and use of alternative fuels, together with the viability and likely take-up of ‘future’ fuels.
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NewsLNG coalition boosted with new members
The clout of a multi-sector industry LNG coalition working towards accelerating the widespread adoption of LNG has been boosted with the support of three big names in the industry.
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NewsHamburg hosts automatic hull coating technology
Shipyard workers in Hamburg can paint hulls safer, faster and cheaper thanks to a partnership between Blohm+Voss and Hubert Palfinger Technologies.
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NewsPollution predictions slashed as shipping growth slows
Researchers have cut shipping emissions forecasts because of new data highlighting the recent global slowdown in marine transport.
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NewsIMO regulations fuelling LNG vessel use
LNG will be used to fuel a German research vessel for the first time to meet the IMO''s Tier III regulations.
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NewsAutonomous shipping alliance launched
The Unmanned Cargo Ship Development Alliance has formed to design and deliver an unmanned cargo ship with the aim of advancing prospects for autonomous shipping.
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NewsHisafuku Kisen in sail and solar trial
Preparations have begun for sea trials of the world’s first deployment of ECO Marine Power’s (EMP) patented rigid sail and solar power system in 2018.
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NewsSchottel ProAnode prevents thruster corrosion
The first steerable thruster to be equipped with the new Germany-developed Schottel ProAnode, designed to prevent corrosion protection, will be delivered to a Russian customer.
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NewsWärtsilä scrubber systems for Japanese bulk carriers
Wärtsilä will supply exhaust gas cleaning systems for two new 56,000 DWT Handymax bulk carriers, the first order of its kind for Wärtsilä from a Japanese company.
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NewsMacGregor to supply LNG riser system
MacGregor will supply a complete mooring and riser system to Excelerate Energy as part of a contract to service a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Bangladesh.
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NewsGibdock con-ro repair job
Gibdock, the Gibraltar-based shiprepair facility, has carried out an extensive package of work on a 12,049dwt, 160m con-ro container ship to a very tight time scale.
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NewsFincantieri construction improvement partnership
Fincantieri has partnered with Mapei to help it optimize installation times, reduce the weight of materials, improve acoustic insulation and develop the use of adhesives products in shipbuilding applications.
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NewsBureau Veritas to supply Ascenz’s Shipulse
Class society Bureau Veritas will offer Shipulse, Singapore-based Ascenz’s technology for real time ship performance and monitoring in a deal to service shipowners worldwide.
