Motorship News – Page 381
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Toll orders Yara scrubbers for ro-ro duo
Logistics company Toll Shipping has ordered hybrid scrubbers from Yara Marine Technologies for two ro-ro vessels to be built at Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing.
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NewsERMA FIRST files for USCG type approval
Greek ballast water management (BWM) system supplier ERMA FIRST has become the first full-flow electrolysis treatment manufacturer – and only the sixth supplier overall – to file a final application for US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval.
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NewsWinGD hails LNG Aframax contract
Two-stroke engine designer WinGD has hailed the selection of its X-DF dual-fuel technology for the world’s first LNG powered Aframax tankers, ordered last month by Sovcomflot (SCF).
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NewsNeo-Panamax series for South American trade
Hapag-Lloyd has invested in a new generation of boxships on the strength of new opportunities offered by the enlargement of the Panama Canal and prospects of long-term growth in Latin American economies. David Tinsley reports
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Digital and green focus for SMTC 2017
The biennial Singapore Maritime Technology Conference (SMTC), to be held on 27-28 April during Singapore Maritime Week, is set to explore some of the key influences redefining the maritime industries, including digitalisation, green shipping and cybersecurity.
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NewsSovcomflot outlines broader LNG plans
Russian shipping operator Sovcomflot appeared at the Gastech 2017 conference in Tokyo to discuss its broader LNG plans and its belief that the future of tanker industry belongs to LNG-fuelled vessels.
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NewsHMD develops double side-hulled LPG carrier
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) had received approval in principle from DNV GL for a LPG carrier design that employs a double side-hull to offer increased protection of liquefied gas tanks.
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NewsNavios investigates scrubbers with DuPont
Navios ShipManagement is to conduct a feasibility study and techno-economic analysis of exhaust gas cleaning systems with DuPont Clean Technologies after signing a letter of intent endorsing the company as its preferred supplier of scrubbers.
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NewsBulbous bow repair project
African shipyard, Elgin Brown & Hamer Namibia (EBHN), has completed a repair job on its widest and heaviest vessel yet, an oil product tanker with a collision-damaged bulbous bow.
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NewsLNG carrier design unveiled
DSME and DNV GL have unveiled a joint development project (JDP) for the design of an innovative, efficient LNG carrier based on the latest technology.
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NewsDamen to buy Keppel’s Verolme repair yard
Damen Shipyards Group has entered into an agreement with Keppel Offshore & Marine to buy the Verolme shipyard in Rotterdam.
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NewsCorvus service agreement for Scandlines hybrids
Corvus Energy has been awarded a 10-year contract to provide service and maintenance to Scandlines’ hybrid ferry fleet.
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NewsNorwegian operator buys Rolls-Royce auto-crossing system
Norwegian shipyard Kleven is to deploy Rolls-Royce’s automatic crossing system on two double-ended battery ferries for FosenNamsos Sjø.
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NewsWärtsilä enlists shipyards to ease BWMS retrofits
Wärtsilä is in the process of signing Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) agreements with a number of major shipyards, the latest being Keppel Shipyard Ltd (KSL) of Singapore.
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NewsAdding value through innovation
In tough times, ship operators need to be sure that they are extracting the most value from their equipment. According to Peter Leifland, president marine division, Alfa Laval, it is something the company achieves through a relentless focus on research and design.
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NewsSeaspan invests in collaborative robot welding
Vancouver shipyard group Seaspan is to lead a C$1 million investment in collaborative robotic systems company Novarc Technologies, which develops robots and advanced control techniques to make pipe welding more efficient.
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NewsFuture proofing the global fleet
The Motorship’s 39th Propulsion & Emissions Conference takes place in Hamburg on 10-11 May. Gavin Lipsith spoke to Ole Graa Jakobsen, Vice President, Head of Fleet Technology, Maersk Line – and one of the conference’s keynote speakers – about the challenges facing the shipping industry.
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NewsPolar temperature bearings warning
With the Polar Code now in force, Thordon Bearings has urged shipowners and managers to verify that their vessels’ deck machinery and systems can operate safely in the extreme temperatures encountered in Arctic and Antarctic seas.
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NewsHurtigruten cuts costs with propulsion retrofits
Norwegian ferry and cruise operator Hurtigruten has revealed details of an extensive, multi-year retrofit programme to reduce fuel costs and cut emissions across its 14 vessels.
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NewsTorghatten orders LNG-battery ferry quintet
Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten Nord has placed orders for two 130m LNG-battery ferries to be built by Vard Brevik, with plans for a further three to be built at an as-yet undecided yard.
