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BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

As The Motorship goes to press the first type approvals from the US Coast Guard are expected imminently. Gavin Lipsith reports.

24th November 2016

US gears up for first BWMS type approvals

24th November 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) and Remontowa Shipbuilding have signed a contract worth 25-30m NOK for the delivery of two hybrid electric systems.

23rd November 2016

Contract for Norwegian Electric Systems

23rd November 2016

LNG

LNG

A multilateral LNG project has been launched to provide customers in the north UK and North Sea with gas deliveries, including bunkering.

23rd November 2016

LNG project to boost North Sea bunker infrastructure

23rd November 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Silverstream Technologies has signed a contract with another major cruise line to retrofit its Silverstream System technology on one of its vessels.

22nd November 2016

Silverstream air lubrication for cruise operator

22nd November 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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.

22nd November 2016

ClassNK and Hitachi in monitoring/diagnostics study

22nd November 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MV Werften and MAN Diesel and Turbo have signed a contract to equip two cruise ships for Star Cruises.

21st November 2016

MV Werften selects MAN engines for cruise ships

21st November 2016

LNG

LNG

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…

18th November 2016

Matson selects MAN ME-GI for LNG con-ros

18th November 2016

LNG

LNG

DNV GL has launched an online methane number calculator to help ship owners match LNG quality to their engine requirements.

16th November 2016

DNV GL launches LNG methane number calculator

16th November 2016

OPINION

OPINION

The Motorships 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..

16th November 2016

Live from Gas Fuelled Ships 2016

16th November 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

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…

16th November 2016

GE in Korean LPG-fuelled ferry design project

16th November 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

ACO Marine has won a contract to supply a Clarimar MF-10 wastewater treatment plant to a Dive Support Vessel (DSV).

14th November 2016

New supply contract for ACO Marine

14th November 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

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.

14th November 2016

Rescue package for leading ro-ro builder

14th November 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

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.

11th November 2016

Corvus hybrid contract

11th November 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

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…

11th November 2016

Provisional approval for CM2 piston ring coating

11th November 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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…

11th November 2016

Mitsubishi and Kobe Diesel plan marine diesel integration

11th November 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

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.

9th November 2016

Cruise line giant goes for MAN engines

9th November 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Seaspan has worked alongside DNV GL in a series of projects which are aimed at investigated possible efficiency gains through retrofits.

9th November 2016

Seaspan investigates retrofits with DNV GL

9th November 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

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.

9th November 2016

MAN embraces hybrid future

9th November 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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…

9th November 2016

First movers flock to ferry market

9th November 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

Clarity on costs and timeframes for environmental compliance is critical for ship owners. In that respect, the 70th sitting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee last month was a mixed bag,…

8th November 2016

A mixed bag at MEPC 70

8th November 2016