All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 298

  • The new Finnlines ferries will feature Wärtsilä’s Hybrid Power Conversion systems.
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    FINNLINES OPTS FOR WARTSILA HYBRID SYSTEM

    2020-02-05T21:15:00Z

    The new Finnlines ferries will feature Wärtsilä’s Hybrid Power Conversion systems.The hybrid solution, which includes a 5000 kWh energy storage system supplied by Corvus Energy, will enable these ships to operate with zero emissions while in port, and to meet the Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) Green Plus class notation. They ...

  • A rendering of a six cylinder 600mm-bore ME-LGIP engine (credit: MAN Energy Solutions).
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    KHI receives AIPs for LPG fuel supply system

    2020-02-05T20:19:00Z

    Japanese shipbuilder and equipment manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has received approval in principle (AIP) for its LPG fuel supply system from classification societies ClassNK and American Bureau of Shipping.

  • “I think if we are going to see problems, it will be later on, when there’s more likelihood of pressure on feedstock” Adrian Tolson. Photo: IMO
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    2020 fuels: Vigilance still necessary

    2020-02-05T15:55:00Z

    The industry should anticipate an extended period of vigilance - long after it might reasonably have expected the 2020-compliant fuel teething troubles to be over.

  • Martial Claudepierre discussed how the introduction of LNG as a fuel for the maritime sector had required the time-consuming development of expertise across the sector. (Credit: Bureau Veritas)
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    Learning from experience

    2020-02-05T15:47:00Z

    Martial Claudepierre, regional general manager of sustainable shipping at Bureau Veritas, tells The Motorship that LNG is likely to remain the solution for sustainable deep sea shipping after 2030

  • Alex Cole has worked in additive technology since the late 1980s acting as a consultant and former marine product line specialist at Chevron Oronite since 2006. Alex has led projects to formulate and additive packages for marine lubricants for C...
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    200BN Marine Cylinder Lubricant, a new solution for engines running on HSFO

    2020-02-05T15:16:00Z

    In preparation for IMO 2020, Chevron Oronite has developed and marketed additive technology for the formulation of 200BN marine cylinder lubricants as an extension to their marine additive portfolio. Test results demonstrate 200BN marine cylinder lubricant was as effective as 100BN marine cylinder lubricant at controlling engine liner wear, at ...

  • Versatile Russian-built sea/river traders of the RSD32M class (photo courtesy of Yanmar)
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    CAPACIOUS SEA-RIVER TRADERS FROM RUSSIA

    2020-02-05T15:09:00Z

    Russian shipbuilder Okskaya Sudoverf has completed a series of river/sea-going dry cargo vessels offering the capability to trade throughout the country’s inland waterway system and beyond, writes David Tinsley.

  • Kongsberg has released a new application to help owners improve performance Credit: Kongsberg
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    New Kongsberg app for Vessel Insight users

    2020-02-05T11:45:00Z

    Ship owners and operators using Kongsberg’s Vessel Insight can now improve performance and reporting, and reduce fuel and energy consumption through the company''s new Vessel Performance application.

  • 'DMS Courageous'
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    Pioneering CBC pilot project for PSV

    2020-02-04T14:35:00Z

    ABS and P&O Maritime Logistics (POML) have agreed to a pioneering condition-based class (CBC) pilot project for the platform supply vessel (PSV), DMS Courageous.

  • Intercargo is welcoming the IMO commitment to better reporting of liquefaction incidents Credit: Intercargo
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    Report liquefaction incidents says Intercargo

    2020-02-03T12:37:00Z

    Intercargo is reminding ship owners and operators of the importance of investigating and reporting liquefaction incidents, in order for lessons to be learnt.

  • IMO has issued advice to travellers on the coronavirus outbreak Credit: IMO
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    IMO issues coronavirus advice

    2020-02-03T12:33:00Z

    The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has released advice on the growing coronavirus emergency to member states, seafarers and the shipping industry.

  • 'Eidsvaag Opal'
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    Damen converts PSV into fish feed carrier

    2020-01-31T13:11:00Z

    Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) is converting a platform supply vessel (PSV) into a fish feed carrier for fish feed distributor Eidsvaag.

  • WinGD’s fuel flexible injector installation on RTX-6 Test Engine
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    WinGD unveils flexible injector concept

    2020-01-30T11:53:00Z

    Engine designer WinGD has developed a flexible injection system, that can allow for the injection of lower density liquid fuels alongside conventional fuels including heavy fuel oil and marine diesel oil. In a new whitepaper, ‘Flexible Injector to Advance Alternative Fuels Research’, the engine designer describes how the concept will ...

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    Flexible Injector to Advance Alternative Fuels Research

    2020-01-30T11:29:00Z

    WinGD has developed a flexible injection system that will allow it to investigate liquid fuels with the potential to reduce shipping’s emissions. The system will also help the engine designer to develop new injection concepts allowing its two-stroke engines to burn emerging clean liquid fuels produced from ...

  • The self-discharging bulk carriers being built for Aasen Shipping will be the first of their kind to operate with hybrid propulsion. (Copyright Aasen Shipping)
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    Aasen Shipping orders first hybrid self-discharging bulkers

    2020-01-30T11:04:00Z

    Norwegian shipowner Aasen Shipping has ordered a pair of self-discharging bulk carriers featuring hybrid propulsion from the Royal Bodewes shipyard in the Netherlands. The vessels will be the first of their kind to feature a hybrid propulsion solution. Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to design and supply the equipment ...

  • Greg Mortimer, designed to afford comfort, efficiency and safety in polar latitudes (credit: SunStone).
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    CHINESE-BUILT EXPEDITION SHIP DEBUT

    2020-01-30T09:54:00Z

    Delivery of the polar expedition ship Greg Mortimer has given first form to China’s bid to become a force in the international cruise vessel construction market, writes David Tinsley.

  • MAN ES is hoping to expand its share of the Chinese market Credit: MAN ES
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    MAN expands Chinese propeller business

    2020-01-30T09:51:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions’ China Production and Four-Stroke Denmark’s Aft Ship & Propeller Department have signed an intercompany agreement aimed at expanding the propeller business in China.

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    Reducing NOx emissions from ship exhaust

    2020-01-30T09:16:00Z Sponsored by

    Air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk and responsible for the premature deaths of an estimated 7 million people worldwide each year. Air pollution contributes to the global burden of air pollution-related disease, the World Health Organization reports. Nine out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels ...

  • (l-r) Konstantinos Xifaras, CEO of DEPA, Andrew McDowell, vice president of EIB and Ioannis Papadopoulos, BoD chairman at DEPA Credit: DEPA
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    Funding for first Greek LNG bunkering

    2020-01-29T14:57:00Z

    Public Gas Corporation of Greece SA (DEPA) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed an agreement worth up to €20m for the construction of a new LNG bunkering vessel for use in Greece.

  • ClassNK has joined the International Windship Association Credit: ClassNK
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    ClassNK commits to wind propulsion

    2020-01-29T14:52:00Z

    Furthering its commitment to wind propulsion technologies, ClassNK is joining not-for-profit organisation, the International Windship Association (IWSA).

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    Shop test for first DF 11G90ME-GI engine

    2020-01-28T11:58:00Z

    HHI-EMD (Hyundai’s Engine Machinery Division) has announced the completion of the first shop test for the first of six MAN ME-GI engines, with MAN Energy Solutions reporting that the engine successfully ran at 100% load in gas mode.