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NewsAllow the market to support the decarbonisation journey: ABS’ Plevrakis
Georgios Plevrakis, ABS Vice President, Global Sustainability discusses carbon pricing and its effect on the maritime sector in an exclusive interview with The Motorship at SMM in September 2022.
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Retrofitting existing ships huge challenge in decarbonisation: Stopford
The shipping industry faces a significant challenge in meeting the IMO’s decarbonisation targets and the task becomes the more difficult the better the economic climate and the stronger the growth of global trade, said Dr. Martin Stopford, the shipping economist.
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Ammonia and methanol projects advance: WinGD’s Galke
Switzerland-based engine designer WinGD is seeing increasing interest in its methanol and ammonia engine solutions, although continuing regulatory uncertainty is affecting business investment, Volkmar Galke, Global Sales Director tells The Motorship.
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Svitzer’s EcoTow solution is part of its carbon neutrality target
Sven Lumber, Head of EcoTow, Group Operations makes the case for decarbonisation in the towage market
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Key Steps to Delivering Effective Engine Lubrication
Serge Dal Farra, Lubmarine Marketing Manager, outlines 3 steps towards an effective engine lubrication strategy including selecting the right engine oil, proper monitoring, and engineer support.
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Getting to 2050 on e-LNG
Come 2050, SEA-LNG expects that a basket of future fuels based on hydrogen and produced from renewable electricity will be available for ocean-going ships and e-LNG (also known as renewable synthetic LNG) will be an important one.
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Engine and ammonia lubricant solutions on track: MAN ES’ Jacobsen
Dorthe Jacobsen, MAN Energy Solutions’ principal research engineer within emissions, emission reduction, fuel and lubricants, in its two-stroke business discussed the progress of the ammonia engine project and associated lubricant research developments with The Motorship.
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Lube oil is an engine component, says WinGD
How an engine will be lubricated is just as important as any other design detail when developing new dual-fuel engines, Dr Bartosz Rozmyslowicz, WinGD’s Senior Expert, Fuels and Lubricants, tells The Motorship
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All eyes turn to CCUS: LR’s van der Post
The emergence of a new trade in carbon transportation is likely to depend upon regulatory developments to support investments, Lloyd’s Register’s Sean van der Post tells The Motorship in an exclusive interview.
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SEA\LNG challenges scrubber/VLSFO payback
Industry group SEA\LNG finds significant benefits to a business choosing an LNG retrofit over fuelling with VLSFO or retrofitting an HFO vessel with scrubbers, based on a 10-year payback period.
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Ammonia and LCO2 among Babcock LGE’s development targets
Andrew Scott, Business Development Director at Babcock LGE, assesses the emerging alternative fuel markets and gives an insight into the company’s development priorities in an exclusive interview with The Motorship.
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Design changes would reduce enclosed spaces risks
In 2018, InterManager launched a survey on enclosed space deaths. Now, as a driving force behind the action being taken on those deaths, the organisation is calling for changes to vessel design, procedures and regulations.
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Don’t compare LNG with green ammonia: SEA\LNG
SEA\LNG urges the industry to make like-for-like comparisons when discussing alternative marine fuels.
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Strategy and conversion expertise central to decarb focus: Holm
Customers’ future flexibility needs informs Wärtsilä’s product and technology solutions strategy, Roger Holm, Executive Vice President and President of Marine Power, explains in an interview in Vaasa, Finland.
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ABS’ Patrick Ryan looks forward to digital Freedom in 2023
Patrick Ryan, Senior Vice President of Global Engineering and Technology discusses the upcoming migration of ABS customers to the Freedom platform and the rollout of the Class Digital Twin in an exclusive interview with The Motorship at Posidonia 2022.
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WinGD’s Schneiter looks forward to further efficiency savings
Dominik Schneiter, WinGD’s Vice President R&D discusses improvements in operational performance for the engine maker’s customers in an interview with The Motorship.
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Tougher measures needed to meet IMO targets: WoodMac
Will the IMO’s efficiency measures be enough to reach current emission targets? “No,” says Iain Mowat, Principal Analyst, EMEARC Refining and Oil Product Markets at Wood Mackenzie.
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Fuel Flexibility Strategy Underpins Engine Launch Plans: Stefan Nysjö
Stefan Nysjö, Vice President Power Supply – Marine Power at Wärtsilä discusses the importance that fuel flexibility is likely to play in the new multi-fuel operating environment, and locates the new 46TS-DF engine in a broader context.
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ABB’s Christoph Rofka: ‘new approach’ in low speed turbocharging in 2023
Christoph Rofka, Senior Vice President, Medium & Low Speed and Rail, ABB Turbocharging, hinted at a step change in low-speed turbocharging in a recent interview with The Motorship.
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MSC Cruises maintains interest in hydrogen: Francioni
MSC Cruises is continuing to examine the possibility of using fuel cells and hydrogen aboard its vessels and hopes to use liquefied hydrogen as fuel onboard its ships in the future, Michele Francioni, Senior Vice President – Cost Optimisation and Process Improvement at MSC Cruises in Geneva tells The Motorship.
