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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine will provide LNG power and propulsion for four Ro-Pax cruise ferries of Havyard 923 design ordered by Havila Kystruten and due to be built by Spain’s Astillero Hijos de…

26th October 2018

Havyard-designed ferries to use Rolls-Royce LNG solution

26th October 2018

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new analysis from Nordic corporate bank SEB suggests that a compliant fuel price of just US$90 per tonne under that of gasoil will guarantee availability when IMO’s global sulphur limit comes…

26th October 2018

SEB sees no fuel availability issues in 2020

26th October 2018

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Siemens are promoting their brand to an audience of 250 senior decision makers in the commercial shipping and services sector at Propulsion & Future Fuels 2018.

26th October 2018

Siemens join PFF 2018

26th October 2018

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Rolls-Royce is launching a lithium-ion based energy storage system for ships. The gain for the ship owners is a clean, safe and cost-efficient complete system.

26th October 2018

Rolls-Royce launches new battery system for ships

26th October 2018

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Rolls-Royce Marine & the Norwegian Coastal Administration - OV Ryvingen – Innovation in multipurpose vessels

26th October 2018

Two weeks to go: Meet the first Motorship Award nominee

26th October 2018

WHITE PAPERS

WHITE PAPERS

Bjarne Schieldrop, chief commodities analyst at SEB, the Nordic corporate bank, has released a new report on the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) 2020 sulphur emissions regulations for global shipping. Key points include:…

26th October 2018

IMO: More than enough quality MFO 0.5% if the price is right

26th October 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Energy Solutions and Canadian software developer Modest Tree are to develop a virtual reality training package for MAN engines onboard naval vessels under construction at Halifax Shipyard.

26th October 2018

First virtual training contract for MAN

26th October 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Energy Solutions has launched its Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) electrical turbo blower ETB40 for which its already secured its first order.

25th October 2018

Electric turbo blower for Tier III compliance

25th October 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ship operators can proactively limit the risk of engine and machinery corrosion with a new Water in Oil (WiO) sensor that continuously monitors dissolved water content in oil.

25th October 2018

WiO sensor limits engine corrosion risk

25th October 2018

LNG

LNG

Finnish shipping company ESL has contracted Linde Group subsidiary Nauticor to supply LNG fuel for its new handysize bulk carriers ‘Hagga’ and ‘Viikki’ in the port of Oxelösund.

25th October 2018

Long-term LNG supply for ESL bulkers

25th October 2018

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Holland America Line has retrofitted three cruise ships with shore power connectors supplied by ABB, with a further eight vessels due to install the technology.

25th October 2018

Holland America retrofits embrace shore power

25th October 2018

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd (WinGD) is establishing an engineering centre in Shanghai with China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute Co. Ltd (CSPI) in order to increase its technical capacities by 20%.

24th October 2018

WinGD opens Shanghai engineering centre

24th October 2018

REGULATION

REGULATION

Work to deliver the IMO initial strategy on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships is moving forward with the approval of follow-up actions at the latest meeting of the Marine Environment Protection…

23rd October 2018

IMO takes next steps to deliver GHG strategy

23rd October 2018

OPINION

OPINION

Digitalisation and hybrid propulsion are the enablers that will make just-in-time sailing and all its emissions and cost-cutting benefits possible, writes The Motorship editor Gavin Lipsith.

23rd October 2018

Electrification and the just-in-time jigsaw

23rd October 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A further series of neo-Panamax vehicle carriers embodying the HERO (High Efficiency Ro-Ro) concept is being phased into the global liner service network maintained by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean, writes David Tinsley.

22nd October 2018

New hero for the vehicle trades

22nd October 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A two-tier market will reward early adopters with higher timecharter rates and asset values as cost of low sulphur fuel increases dramatically.

22nd October 2018

Early adopters of scrubbers to reap rewards

22nd October 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new set of free-of-charge toolkits to assess and address emissions from ships and ports have been created by the IMO.

22nd October 2018

IMO rolls out ship and port emission toolkits

22nd October 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The 68,870gt ‘Crystal Serenity’ has begun a major refit at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) which is including pod, stabiliser and engine room work, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.

21st October 2018

Second big Genting refit for Lloyd Werft

21st October 2018

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

A battery retrofit featuring innovative electronics will allow subsea construction vessel ‘North Sea Giant’ to perform dynamic positioning with one engine rather than three, saving up to two million litres of fuel…

19th October 2018

Giant battery boost for North Sea Shipping

19th October 2018

LNG

LNG

A new 7,500m3 capacity LNG bunker supply vessel has started its voyage from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in South Korea to its primary area of operation in Northwest Europe.

19th October 2018

Largest LNG bunker supply vessel ready

19th October 2018