All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 309
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NewsPush comes to pull on hybrid Scandlines ships
The hybrid ferry Schleswig-Holstein has become the first of four Scandlines ships due to swap old push-thruster drive systems for new eco-friendly pull-thruster units, reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsDMC rudder retrofit aids manoeuvring
A Damen Marine Components (DMC) project to retrofit a rudder on a Coastal Transportation vessel has reduced operational noise and made manoeuvring easier.
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NewsMaersk tanker Rotor Sails trial a success
Norsepower Oy together with project partners Maersk Tankers, Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company, have successfully completed trials of two Norsepower Rotor Sails onboard a Maersk Tankers product tanker.
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NewsLargest battery hybrid RoPax in N America
Engineering firm, Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), has been selected by Vigor Fab to provide functional design for the new hybrid-electric Olympic Class ferries for Washington State Ferries (WSF).
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NewsViking’s latest ferry is most climate-smart
Viking Line’s latest passenger ship will be one of the most climate-smart yet, with the Finnish ferry company estimating that it will consume up to 10% less fuel that its smaller sister ship.
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NewsCyber security alliance for operational tech
Technology group, Wärtsilä, is among the founding members of a new alliance to provide a technical and organisational framework for safe and secure operational technology.
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NewsGE Technology powers largest crane vessel
In a world record lift, Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) has recently completed its first project installing the topsides of the Leviathan development in the Mediterranean.
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NewsMapping the future: advances in camera technology
Technological progress in the digital imaging industry is creating opportunities in areas such as ship inspections, writes Samantha Fisk.
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NewsBID TO IMPROVE RO-RO FIRE SAFETY
A collaborative research project addressing ro-ro fire safety was implemented in September with European Union financial support, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsBoiler technology offers easy path to LNG
Alfa Laval technologies and expertise – especially in the area of boilers – are enabling marine vessels to deal with boil-off gas, a critical step in making the shift to LNG.
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NewsAmmonia could be the answer to shipping's hydrogen challenge
There are already plans on the table to create green, carbon-free hydrogen from renewables, so the maritime industry has begun its search for the next step, one which would allow H2 to be turned into a more easily storable, transportable form of fuel. Ammonia could be the answer, writes Stevie ...
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NewsSilent fuel cell revolution
When a 30.5m yacht slipped silently into St Katherine’s Dock in the heart of London in October, it provided a glimpse of a fully functioning vessel that has zero emissions of carbon dioxide and particulates. The Energy Observer''s engines may be virtually silent but it is set to make a ...
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NewsABB trials inbuilt AHC solution for offshore vessel
A pilot installation on board an offshore vessel has provided the first practical application for an in-built active heave compensation (AHC) winch application with ABB’s ACS880 variable speed drive in the offshore segment.
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NewsTotal’s first LNG bunker vessel launches
Total’s first large LNG bunker vessel has been launched, following the signing of a long-term charter contract between Total and Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) in February 2018.
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NewsFSG looks to stability under new owners
An eighth newbuilding for SIEM was due for launch by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) in October as the German yard looked to production stabilisation under a new owner after a period of financial uncertainty.
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NewsRO-PAX CAT FOR SCOTTISH FAR NORTH
Vietnam’s shipbuilding industry has a new reference on the European market, by way of a UK-designed, steel-hulled catamaran ro-pax ferry delivered for service between the Scottish mainland and the Orkney Islands, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsShip Data Center's common platform
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K LINE), Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL), and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have begun sharing monitoring system operational data.
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NewsFirst South Asian autonomous tug retrofit
ABB and Keppel Marine and Deepwater Technology (KMDTech) have joined forces to retrofit a harbour tugboat, making it the first autonomous tug in South Asia.
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NewsGrand block ceremony for Nexans cable layer
Fibre optic cable company, Nexans, has hosted the grand block ceremony for its new DP3 cable installation vessel.
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NewsGet ready for ‘new normal’, says Castrol boss
Lubricants supplier, Castrol, has advised the shipping industry to expect a period of ‘new normal’, with continuous change in environmental compliance standards adding layers of technical complexity for owners and operators.
