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LNG

LNG

Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co. (NACKS) and Lloyd’s Register have developed a dual-fuelled evolution to NACKS’ established multi-purpose vessel (MPV) design

25th January 2016

NACKS and LR develop dual-fuel MPV

25th January 2016

LNG

LNG

While projections for the growth of LNG as a marine fuel vary widely, there is no doubting either its rapid development in recent years – evidenced by an ever widening range of…

25th January 2016

Towards a gas-fuelled future

25th January 2016

LNG

LNG

Brodosplit Shipping Company has ordered four dual-fuelled container vessels from Croatian shipbuilding sister company Brodosplit, for delivery in November 2017.

25th January 2016

Four LNG-fuelled containerships for Brodosplit

25th January 2016

OPINION

OPINION

Not every prediction from past volumes of The Motor Ship proves to be accurate: however, the lead article from the February 1966 issue was pretty much spot on.

22nd January 2016

Container ships on the horizon

22nd January 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ship design is sometimes thought of as a man’s world, says Nina Savijoki of Deltamarin, but it’s not actually a role where one gender has a natural advantage.

22nd January 2016

Nina Savijoki: an architect for her time

22nd January 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Escape sets records for its owner and builder and underscores German and European prowess in cruiseship technology, writes David Tinsley.

22nd January 2016

Norwegian raises US market profile

22nd January 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dag Pike explores some of the early initiatives seeking to tap the potential of additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D-printing, in the marine industry.

22nd January 2016

A 3D-printing revolution?

22nd January 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

It might be time to reappraise the role of gas turbines on cruise ships, writes Stevie Knight

22nd January 2016

Could turbines turn again for cruise?

22nd January 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The new X-DF series of dual-fuel two-stroke engines will be tuned to enable running on a mixture of LNG and diesel over the coming year, according to engine designer Winterthur Gas &…

22nd January 2016

WinGD targets mixed-fuel combustion in 2016

22nd January 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Corvus Energy has announced improved performance specifications for its current lithium ion battery systems.

21st January 2016

Corvus improves lithium battery performance

21st January 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

DNV GL explains the basis of new notations offering unlimited survey intervals for water lubricated tail shaft systems, dependent on condition monitoring.

21st January 2016

Condition monitoring notations extend survey intervals

21st January 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has confirmed that the tonnage requirements for the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention have not been met.

20th January 2016

Requirement for BWM Convention not met

20th January 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won a new contract to deliver twelve 450-tonne capacity heavy-lift cranes for six Ecolift F900 vessels.

20th January 2016

MacGregor wins heavy-lift crane contracts

20th January 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The dual-fuel engine designed and developed by Winterthur Gas and Diesel (WinGD) equipped with a low-pressure gas admission system has successfully completed its Type Approval Test (TAT).

19th January 2016

Type approval for Wartsila dual-fuel two stroke

19th January 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Classification society ClassNK has announced that it has released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships.

18th January 2016

ClassNK publishes amended rules

18th January 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The latest Azipod XO podded propulsion has recently departed from the ABB factory in Helsinki.

14th January 2016

ABB propulsion for Meyer Werft newbuilds

14th January 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Parker Kittiwake Procal, part of the Parker Hannifin Corporation, has launched the new Procal 1200M data gathering system and control unit.

12th January 2016

Parker Kittiwake introduces ECA data gathering

12th January 2016

LNG

LNG

Balancing chill, pressure and business demands is no easy task for those designing LNG fuel tanks and bunkering vessels, reports Stevie Knight.

12th January 2016

Finding the balance

12th January 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The European Commission has provided €10 million towards five maritime technology cooperation centres (MTCCs) to be established by the IMO in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific.

12th January 2016

IMO technology centres receive crucial funding

12th January 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Class society Lloyd’s Register has introduced new design and construction standards for the use of low-flashpoint fuels with a new LFPF notation.

12th January 2016

Lloyd’s Register adds low-flashpoint notation

12th January 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cathelco has won a trio of orders to supply hull corrosion protection systems to FPSOs.

11th January 2016

Cathelco corrosion protection for FPSO trio

11th January 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Two dual-fuelled handysize bulk carriers for Finnish owner ESL Shipping will be the first built to DNV GL’s new rules, released late last year.

11th January 2016

ESL bulkers first for DNV GL rules

11th January 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Jon Childs of GE Power Conversions admits he “has been on something of a crusade” to make nailing down the most effective electrical installation less painful. But it took a neat turn…

11th January 2016

Jon Childs: Out of the bottleneck

11th January 2016