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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce is to spend £44 million (€57 million) redeveloping its azimuth thruster production centre in Rauma, Finland, and has recently completed a £3.5 million (€4.56 million) expansion of its service centre in…

21st June 2016

Rolls-Royce invests in azimuth production and service facilities

21st June 2016

LNG

LNG

GTT Training has been awarded a contract by Teekay to supply the G-Sim LNG simulator software into its training centres in Glasgow, Manila and Bahrain.

21st June 2016

LNG simulation software for Teekay

21st June 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) is now fully owned by China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) after Wärtsilä transferred its remaining 30% shareholding in the two-stroke engine developer.

21st June 2016

Wärtsilä relinquishes WinGD shareholding

21st June 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel & Turbo is to supply two dual-fuelled ME-GI engines and two ME diesel engines for newbuilds ordered by Maran Gas Maritime and Maran Tankers Management respectively.

21st June 2016

Multiple MAN order for Maran newbuilds

21st June 2016

LNG

LNG

With the future of the marine fuel market wide open, Adrian Tolson, senior partner, 20|20 Marine Energy examines the opportunity for expanding use of LNG.

20th June 2016

Unlocking the potential of LNG

20th June 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Large multihull vessels are being used in an increasing number of marine functions. Dag Pike examines some recent designs and assesses their potential for even wider application in the shipping industry.

20th June 2016

Expanding multihull applications

20th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

K-line Ship Management has selected ClassNK Consulting Service’s machinery condition monitoring and automatic diagnostic system for use on one of its container vessels.

20th June 2016

K-Line seeks further fuel savings with ClassNK CMAX

20th June 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A powerful, unique design of Arc7 ice-class LNG tankers ordered from Daewoo is set to make its debut in the high Arctic. David Tinsley reports.

20th June 2016

Innovative LNG carriers to open up Arctic trade

20th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABS and Capital Ship Management Corp have collaborated to install an advanced condition monitoring system.

16th June 2016

ABS upgrades shaft monitoring solution

16th June 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Gibraltar shipyard, Gibdock, has attracted the interest of Greek ferry owners, with two recent first time ship visits to the yard.

16th June 2016

Gibdock secures Greek owner business

16th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Marine antifouling coatings expert, Jotun, has adapted its Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) guarantee to ensure it is fully ISO/DIS-19030-2 compliant in light of the new ISO 19030 standard nearing publication.

15th June 2016

ISO hull performance standard nears completion

15th June 2016

LNG

LNG

RINA launched a Gas Centre of Excellence at Posidonia in Athens, in response to the EU masterplan and the increased interested in the use of LNG.

15th June 2016

RINA launches gas centre of excellence

15th June 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

DNV GL has initiated a joint industry project for the design of a state-of-the-art next generation LPG carrier, which was unveiled at Posidonia.

15th June 2016

Joint LPG carrier project

15th June 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

While other vessel types have reaped the efficiency benefits of power take off (PTO) and take in (PTI) technology for nearly a decade, containership operators have been relatively slow to embrace the…

15th June 2016

Containerships ready for take off

15th June 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven’s five-year, NOK500 million (€53.4 million) investment in robotic production and quay expansion has enabled the rapid delivery of six AHTS vessels for Maersk Supply Service as well as the…

15th June 2016

Robots pave way for complex work at Kleven

15th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GE’s Marine Solutions has been awarded a service contract by CIMC Raffles Shipyard in Yantai, China to provide the first dry-dock services on two of Gazflot’s semi sub drilling vessels.

14th June 2016

GE maintenance for Gazflot semisubmersible fleet

14th June 2016

LNG

LNG

Japan’s Ministry for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has launched a feasibility study for LNG bunkering in the Port of Yokohama, the first development project of its kind in the country.

13th June 2016

Japan studies LNG bunkering

13th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An increasing focus on software and system integration, as well as growing fuel flexibility, were detailed by major engine designers at the final debate of CIMAC Congress in Helsinki last week.

12th June 2016

Software, integration and fuel flexibility focus for OEMs

12th June 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The world’s largest cruise ship has taken to the waves ably assisted by Finnish marine engine specialist, Wärtsilä.

9th June 2016

Wärtsilä powers ‘Harmony of the Sea’

9th June 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

Classification services provider, ABS, has completed a project with Greek shipowners to support preparations for implementing the European Union’s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulation for CO2 emissions.

8th June 2016

ABS partners Greek owners for MRV solution

8th June 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Technical presentations attended by The Motorship on the second day of CIMAC Congress 2016 covered three vital areas: cylinder wear; two-stroke engine advances and four-stroke gas technology.

8th June 2016

Engine designers confront new challenges at CIMAC Congress

8th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is urging the EU to align CO2 emissions monitoring regulation with the mandatory worldwide reporting regime agreed by the IMO, warning that the current system is…

7th June 2016

ICS urges alignment on CO2 rules

7th June 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

With installed power and emissions high on the ship operator agenda, turbocharger manufacturers presented a host of concepts on the first day of CIMAC Congress 2016.

6th June 2016

Turbocharger concepts out in force at CIMAC

6th June 2016