Motorship News – Page 393
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NewsStrathclyde safety research centre opens
DNV GL, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) and the University of Strathclyde’s department of naval, ocean and marine engineering have opened a Maritime Safety Research Centre (MSRC) aiming to foster closer ties between academia and industry.
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NewsClassNK and Hitachi in monitoring/diagnostics study
ClassNK and Hitachi Zosen Corp have completed a study of the class society’s condition-based monitoring and automatic diagnostic system CMAXS LC-A for Hitachi MAN B&W engines.
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NewsMV Werften selects MAN engines for cruise ships
MV Werften and MAN Diesel and Turbo have signed a contract to equip two cruise ships for Star Cruises.
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NewsSuccessful sea trial of EnScrub
EnSolve Biosystems has completed a successful sea trial of its SOx Scrubber Water Treatment System onboard a vessel operating in the Baltic Region.
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NewsMatson selects MAN ME-GI for LNG con-ros
US ship owner Matson Navigation Co has chosen MAN Diesel & Turbo’s ME-GI engines, with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) for NOx abatement, to power two dual-fuelled containerships to be built by General Dynamics NASSCO.
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NewsWE Tech expands into Oz
WE Tech has received an order to deliver its permanent magnet shaft generator solutions to a series of two 12,000 dwt RORO vessels.
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NewsDNV GL launches LNG methane number calculator
DNV GL has launched an online methane number calculator to help ship owners match LNG quality to their engine requirements.
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NewsLive from Gas Fuelled Ships 2016
The Motorship''s Gas Fuelled Ships conference kicks off today in Hamburg, Follow the action here, including speaker highlights, photos, social media commentary and reporting from technical visits..
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NewsGE in Korean LPG-fuelled ferry design project
GE’s combined gas, electric and steam turbines (COGES) will feature in a Korean project to develop a liquid propane gas (LPG) fuelled ferry design that the company claims will cut operational costs by 35%.
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NewsHPC Water Test Kit
Condition monitoring technology expert, Parker Kittiwake, has launched a new HPC Water Test Kit which detects the presence of bacteria and confirms the efficiency of a vessel’s water disinfection system.
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New supply contract for ACO Marine
ACO Marine has won a contract to supply a Clarimar MF-10 wastewater treatment plant to a Dive Support Vessel (DSV).
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NewsRescue package for leading ro-ro builder
A three-year restructuring plan which will cost nearly 100 jobs has been approved to get leading German ro-ro ship builder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) out of mounting financial difficulties, reports Tom Todd.
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Corvus hybrid contract
Corvus Energy has again been selected by Halvorsen Power Systems AS to supply lithium based energy storage systems (ESS) for a retrofit of a hybrid cargo transport vessel.
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NewsProvisional approval for CM2 piston ring coating
Precision Products has received provisional approval from MAN Diesel & Turbo for its latest ceramic metal piston ring coating – the first approval granted by the engine designer for this type of coating.
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NewsMitsubishi and Kobe Diesel plan marine diesel integration
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and long-term licensee Kobe Diesel Co are aiming to integrate their marine diesel engine businesses, creating an operation spanning from the design through to the manufacturing and servicing of Mitsubishi’s UE engine range.
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NewsCruise line giant goes for MAN engines
MAN Diesel & Turbo has won the engine-supply contract from Fincantieri for newbuildings ordered by Costa Asia and P&O Cruises, Australia, part of the Carnival Corporation.
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Seaspan investigates retrofits with DNV GL
Seaspan has worked alongside DNV GL in a series of projects which are aimed at investigated possible efficiency gains through retrofits.
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NewsMAN embraces hybrid future
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s 32/44CR engine is part of a successful hybrid diesel-electric propulsion solution employed by Scandlines Ferries on a busy route between Denmark and Germany.
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NewsFirst movers flock to ferry market
From novel energy storage solutions through to automatic crossing systems, some of the biggest technological leaps of the day are being made across short ferry routes, as several presentations at the recent Interferry conference in Manila highlighted.
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NewsWhich path to decarbonisation?
A week ahead of the IMO’s crucial meeting of its Marine Environment Protection Committee in November, Lloyd’s Register and partners presented their perspectives on the many routes to decarbonisation facing the shipping industry. Paul Bartlett reports.
