Motorship News – Page 484
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NewsBattery power for test project
Furukawa Battery Co Ltd has joined a renewable energy project being spearheaded by Japan’s Eco Marine Power (EMP). It''s supplying batteries for use onboard the passenger ferry being used in the project.
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NewsA necessary start with some unnecessary confusion
The latest draft of the Polar Code has been met with mixed feelings, says Wendy Laursen.
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The Jones Act market
The US Jones Act generally restricts the marine transportation of cargo and passengers between points in the US (including non-contiguous areas) to vessels built in the US and registered under the US flag, manned by predominately US crews and 75%-owned and controlled by US citizens.
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NewsSulzer to the fore
Big news back in October 1964 was that the first licence for building high power Diesel engines in the US had been awarded by Sulzer Bros to Nordberg Manufacturing.
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NewsPurpose-built for long-endurance seismic survey anywhere
WesternGeco’s ‘Amazon Warrior’ is a testament both to growing demand and the increasing technological and operational challenges in the high-density segment of the marine seismic data acquisition market. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsJones Act Aframax gives new dimension to US shipbuilding
The largest vessel built to date by Aker Philadephia Shipyard is testament to increased US industrial capabilities in support of growth in domestic energy production and economic activity, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFrom submarines to support vessels
Some people may have raised an eyebrow at Island Offshore’s recent decision to take the first Rolls-Royce UT777 design to a Japanese yard that doesn’t, so far, have a record of offshore builds, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsThe challenges of measuring real vessel performance
Dr Raouf Kattan, managing director of Safinah, co-wrote, with Dr R.L. Townsin (Safinah) and V.N. Armstrong (ApolloSOS), a paper on the complexity of coating performance measurement for shipowners which was presented at the recent ICMCF in Singapore. Wendy Laursen reports.
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News'Island Performer': inventive inheritance
What was wanted was an ''SUV of the ocean’, a demanding build customised not only for riserless light well intervention (RLWI) but also for IMR work. However, ‘says Stevie Knight, ''Island Performer'' was delivered by Ulstein against the clock, a mere 18 months from signing.
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NewsThe UT story: 40 years of vessel success
New designs and concepts continue to flow from the Rolls-Royce offshore family; John Barnes looks at the 40-year history of the UT family of offshore support ships.
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NewsControlling costs and gaining carbon credits
Trevor Solomon, Intersleek Business Manager, at International, Akzo Nobel’s marine coatings business discusses the company’s carbon credits offer with Wendy Laursen.
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NewsPaint technology responds to industry needs
The marine coatings industry has experienced a period of intense product innovation over the last 25 years, responding both to regulation and the changing needs of shipowners, according to Sijmen Visser, global marketing manager marine, PPG Protective and Marine Coatings
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NewsOne million dollar button
“They call it the ‘one million dollar button’ but in fact the cost of hitting it is several million dollars,” Matthias Becker of Wärtsilä tells Stevie Knight.
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NewsLucas Zaat: Less protection, more innovation
Running stability calculations for a salvage company in the middle 80s, “was intense – like being involved in a big rescue operation” but Lucas Zaat admits he never knew exactly how any mobilisation was going to work out.
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Ukranian shipbuilding faces serious crisis
Ukranian shipbuilding is on the verge of a serious crisis, due to the breakdown in relations with Russia and termination of the $4 billion contract between the two sides, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsWesPac forms LNG partnership
WesPac LLC and Clean Marine Energy LLC (CME) have formed a strategic partnership to fund LNG engine upgrades and supply LNG fuel to shipowners using CME’s Emissions Compliance Service Agreement (ECSA).
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Russia forced to withdraw from large shipbuilding in Crimea
The Russian government will be forced to back down from earlier plans for building of large commercial ships at Crimean shipyards, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsThe 'one' for fuel conditioning challenges?
Alfa Laval’s says it has come up with one solution to today’s fuel conditioning challenges – the new FCM One booster system.
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NewsL’Orange adds NOx after-treatment to its range
Fuel injection systems company L''Orange has widened its product range with the introduction of what it describes as a new concept in exhaust after-treatment for large diesel and heavy fuel engines.
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NewsExxonMobil hydraulic lubricants approved
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels and Lubricants’ Mobil SHC Aware H series of hydraulic fluids are now approved by Parker Hannifin Denison as HF1, HF2 and HF6 hydraulic oils.
