Motorship News – Page 384

  • MacGregor's new service agreements offer a simplified and cost-effective means of providing deck equipment inspection, maintenance and repair
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    MacGregor updates service agreements

    2017-03-16T07:26:00Z

    MacGregor has launched new, simplified planned service agreements that the company says will save customers'' money and reduce their maintenance administration burden.

  • Cylmate pressure transducer installed on a cylinder head
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    Engine performance under pressure

    2017-03-16T07:12:00Z

    In the age of electronically controlled engines, financially constrained ship operators and environmental regulation, reliable monitoring of cylinder pressure is more important than ever.

  • Designed for outsized cargoes and potential Polar operations, Spliethoff's six R-Class MPVs will feature scrubbers to comply with the global sulphur cap
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    Spliethoff series opts for scrubbers

    2017-03-15T16:02:00Z

    Dutch ship owner Spliethoff has opted for scrubber installations on six multipurpose vessels (MPVs) to be built at Ouhua Shipbuilding Co in China, enabling the vessels to continue burning heavy fuel oil (HFO) after the IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap is introduced.

  • SeaCURE ballast water management solutions will be installed on tankers under construction at a South Korean shipyard
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    Evoqua wins Korean tanker BWMS order

    2017-03-15T14:50:00Z

    A South Korean shipyard has signed a contract with Evoqua Water Technologies for the supply and installation of its SeaCURE ballast water management systems (BWMS).

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    Caribbean centre for low-carbon shipping

    2017-03-15T11:59:00Z

    A new centre tasked with promoting technologies and operations to help navigate shipping into a low-carbon future has been launched at the University of Trinidad and Tobago.

  • ABB’s latest update of Remote Diagnostic Services
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    ABB upgrades remote diagnostic software

    2017-03-14T16:53:00Z

    ABB has upgraded its Remote Diagnostic Service (RDS) to deepen is analytical and predictive approach to vessel maintenance.

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    USCG updates BWMS extension policy

    2017-03-14T12:48:00Z

    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has updated its policy on Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) extensions.

  • Illustration of a Maersk P-Class LR2 product tanker with two 30m x 5m Norsepower rotor sails
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    Maersk Tankers to host Flettner rotor trial

    2017-03-14T08:08:00Z

    Maersk Tankers is to conduct a test of wind propulsion technology using Flettner rotors supplied by Norsepower, under a project coordinated by Shell and majority funded by the UK’s Energy Technologies Institute.

  • ABS issues Approval in Principle for LNG-fuelled Seatransporter-DF
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    Algoship gets ABS approval for gas bulker

    2017-03-13T09:57:00Z

    ABS has granted Approval in Principle for Algoship Designers Ltd’s dual-fuel design concept, the Seatransporter-DF.

  • Ballast Water Management Convention enters into force on 8 September 2017
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    Norwegian Cruise Lines consults Foreship on BWMS

    2017-03-10T11:01:00Z

    Foreship has secured a new consultancy contract covering the first post-Ballast Water Convention treatment systems to be specified by Norwegian Cruise Line.

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    Wågene tests oil cleaning for EALs

    2017-03-09T16:55:00Z

    Wågene Purifiner has completed a study of how well its Purifiner oil cleaning system handles environmentally acceptable lubricants (EAL).

  • ETI has established that a 30% reduction in fleet fuel consumption can be achieved by using a combination of innovative technologies
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    Delivering fuel efficiency savings

    2017-03-09T14:49:00Z

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has launched a new project which aims to develop and demonstrate a Waste Heat Recovery System for ships that could deliver fuel efficiency savings of at least 8%.

  • MAN PrimeServ will take maintenance responsibility for six 5G70ME-GI dual-fuel engines on three of Teekay Shipping's 173,400m3 gas carriers
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    MAN engine maintenance for Teekay trio

    2017-03-09T09:35:00Z

    Teekay Shipping has signed an engine maintenance contract (EMC) with MAN PrimeServ for three gas carriers, representing the first dual-fuel EMC references for MAN Diesel & Turbo’s after-sales division.

  • Research and development from equipment manufacturers, illustrated here by Alfa Laval's new Aalborg gas testing site, could play a key role in driving the uptake of gas fuel
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    Editorial: OEMs role in advancing gas fuel

    2017-03-09T07:50:00Z

    In the absence of game-changing advances in either supply or demand for gas fuel, equipment suppliers have a pivotal role in driving the market forward, writes The Motorship editor Gavin Lipsith.

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    ABS issues hybrid power systems advisory

    2017-03-08T16:46:00Z

    An Advisory on Hybrid Electric Power Systems has been published by ABS to provide owners and operators with information needed to make decisions about energy generation and storage.

  • There have been several significant vessel orders in the polar cruise segment in the past months, including Norwegian company Hurtigruten's order for two 600-passenger ships
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    Corvus batteries for polar cruise vessels

    2017-03-07T21:10:00Z

    Corvus Energy’s next generation Orca lithium ion based Energy Storage Systems ESS have been selected for two new polar expedition vessels being built for a European expedition cruise operator.

  • The new joint venture company agreement was signed by representatives from CSSC and Wärtsilä
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    CSSC and Wartsila forge E&A alliance

    2017-03-07T10:53:00Z

    Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) have signed a new joint venture company agreement to focus on the Chinese electrical and automation (E&A) market.

  • One of Teignbridge's staples is its C-Foil marine propeller
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    Commercial propulsion project partnership

    2017-03-06T15:38:00Z

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is partnering Teignbridge Propellers International Limited (TPIL) on a £3m project to develop a High Efficiency Propulsion System (HEPS) for ships.

  • MAN Diesel and Turbo has granted approval for the Langh Tech water treatment system
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    Langh Tech water treatment for MAN EGR

    2017-03-06T14:49:00Z

    Langh Tech is expanding its water treatment technology into new areas after working in close cooperation with MAN Diesel and Turbo.

  • Damen says it's fully prepared to deal with increased demand for Liquefied Gas Carriers
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    Meeting the demands of the growing LNG market

    2017-03-02T15:07:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Group’s growing range of Liquefied Gas Carriers is a response to the changes seen in the maritime LNG market in recent years, with designs now meeting a variety of capacity requirements from 500m3 to 7,500m3.