All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 182
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NewsICS and IRENA partner to advance global green fuel transition
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has signed a Partnership Agreement with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to support the decarbonisation of the shipping sector.
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NewsABS, SDTR and SDARI Develop Methanol-Fuelled Bulker
Singaporean shipowner SDTR Marine, ABS and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have designed an 85,000dwt methanol-fuelled bulk carrier.
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NewsBenin coastal monitoring system
Benin has awarded a contract to digitise and safeguard its coastline
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NewsCorsica Linea awards tender for LNG supply
Titan LNG has secured the tender for the delivery of LNG and bioLNG at the Port of Marseille for Corsica Linea’s new Ro-Pax LNG-fuelled ferry.
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NewsKorean researchers develop ship-mounted damage management system
The Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean engineering (KRISO) has developed Korea’s first damage control system which assesses and predicts ship accident impact in real time.
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NewsNew Incat Tasmania cat for South Korea
Incat Tasmania will build a 76 metre high speed catamaran for South Korea Australian high speed craft specialist
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NewsKorean partners gain AiP for liquid hydrogen fuel tanks
The Korean Register has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) for two types of the liquid hydrogen fuel tanks for ships. The award, the first of its type awarded to South Korea-based enterprises, included a version incorporating a novel stainless steel developed by POSCO that exhibits improved hydrogen embrittlement resistance.
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NewsOptimarin makes key sales team appointments
Optimarin makes key appointments in Turkey, Hong Kong and Singapore
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NewsShell signs contract with thyssenkrupp for green hydrogen plant in Rotterdam
Shell has signed a contract with thyssenkrupp for the supply of the electrolysers for a new facility that will produce green hydrogen at the Maasvlakte in the Port of Rotterdam.
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NewsInflatable sail to be tested on French Ro-Ro Containership
Michelin’s WISAMO inflatable wing sail system will be tested on a Compagnie Maritime Nantaise - MN ro-ro starting from the end of 2022.
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NewsModelling suggests afterburner required for CO2 capture on carrier ship
Researchers from SINTEF Industry and Brevik Engineering have conducted an energy assessment of a carbon capture system onboard a CO2 carrier and concluded that an afterburner would be required to augment the thermal energy available from the exhaust gas.
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NewsNew hybrid electric jet system offers low-noise propulsion
Italian companies FPT Industrial and Sealence have developed a hybrid electric jet propulsion system for the leisure and workboat markets which externally resembles an aviation jet.
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NewsReports of propeller shaft bearing damage increasing
DNV reports an increase in reported propeller shaft bearing damage on older vessels, typically above 10 years of age, operating with environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs).
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NewsNew Railship For Sicilian Link
Despite the continual waxing and waning of the plan for a bridge across the Strait of Messina, reinvestment in the train ferry connection has gained momentum. November’s delivery of the 147m newbuild Iginia, modelled closely on a vessel completed in 2013 to serve the link between the southern tip of ...
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NewsViking Debut in Expedition Cruise Sector
Norway-based VARD has delivered its largest vessel to date in the shape of the 205m, polar-going cruiseship Viking Octantis. Handed over just before Christmas at the group’s Soviknes yard near Aalesund, the diesel-electric newbuild has signalled Viking Cruises’ entry into the expedition-styled segment of the market.
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NewsPartnership will capture CO2 to produce methanol feedstock for Power-to-X fuels
California-based Vertimass and European Energy have completed a Letter of Intent to integrate technologies for capturing carbon dioxide and converting it into hydrocarbon products around the world.
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NewsChevron HDAX 9700 engine oil gains unique approval from MAN
Chevron Marine Lubricant’s low sulphated ash trunk piston engine oil Chevron HDAX 9700 has become the first lubricant to gain time-unrestricted approval for use with MAN Energy Solutions’ four-stroke engines running on either LNG or distillate fuels (with a sulphur content of up to 0.10%).
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NewsNew methane slip technology expected on MOL coal carrier by the end of 2023
Hitachi Zosen, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Yanmar Power Technology are cooperating on engine and catalyst developments to reduce methane slip from LNG fuelled vessels.
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NewsTECO 2030 signs green hydrogen MoU with Gen2 Energy
TECO 2030 and Gen2 Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on projects involving green hydrogen for fuel cells.
