All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 398
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NewsNext generation lubricant oil analysis tool
ExxonMobil has launched what it calls a next generation oil analysis tool designed help generate cost savings and offer operators peace of mind.
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NewsA BWMS for big bulkers
Coldharbour Marine’s inert gas based ballast water management system has always targeted bigger ships. Now the company has launched a new version of its gas-lift diffusion (GLD) plant designed specifically for large carriers.
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NewsMAN Diesel & Turbo acts on decarbonisation
The shipping industry has held its own summit at the UN’s COP 23 climate meeting with the aim of debating a shipping-industry-led agenda and exploiting opportunities presented by decarbonisation.
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NewsOnboard sulphur filtering: A new 2020 vision
Onboard desulphurisation could offer an alternative to low-sulphur fuel, scrubber installations or LNG for complying with the IMO’s global sulphur cap from 2020, according to maritime technology supplier Green Framework.
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NewsReaching maturity: Gas fuel evolution explored at GFS
The first day of The Motorship’s Gas Fuelled Ships conference, being held this week on the Viking Line ferry ‘Mariella’, offered abundant evidence that LNG as a marine fuel is nearing maturity.
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NewsSimultaneous testing first to prevent engine damage
A new analyser has been launched which can allow engineers to test seven parameters at once to help prevent engine damage.
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NewsGroup Partners to facilitate ideas for decarbonisation action plan
Shipping leaders developing an action plan for the decarbonisation of international shipping have appointed Group Partners to facilitate and capture ideas.
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NewsFerry operators debate alternative fuels
The challenges and opportunities posed by alternative fuels, safety management and social media dominated Interferry’s forty-second annual conference in Split, where a record 370 delegates shared insights on ship technologies, safety issues including cybersecurity and the customer experience.
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Meyer Turku installs tallest Nordic crane
Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku has installed the 2,500-tonne main beam of its new 120m high Goliath crane supplied by Kone Cranes.
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NewsWinGD joins technical data standardisation scheme
Winterthur Gas & Diesel has continued its digitalisation drive with membership of the Shipdex programme, which aims to simplify the sharing of technical project data.
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NewsDamen acquires Daewoo’s Mangalia yard
Damen is to acquire a majority share in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s Mangalia shipyard in Romania, Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI).
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NewsGazprom Neft to launch marine lubricants range
Gazprom Neft is to enter the marine lubricants business with the launch of the Gazpromneft Ocean brand, comprising a range of 15 lubrication oils for various fuel types used on all sorts of vessels.
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NewsVersatile vehicle carrier for North Atlantic trade
Grimaldi’s new Chinese-built PCTC tonnage will support the growing automotive traffic between the Mediterranean and North America. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsTier III NOx certification for MaK M 25 E
Caterpillar’s MaK M 25 E engine platform has received notice of compliance with IMO’s Tier III NOx regulations from class society DNV GL.
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MOL in condition monitoring research projects
Main engines, as well as components such as pumps and purifiers, will be the subject of a condition monitoring research project conducted by Mitsui OSK Lines and Asahi Kasei Engineering Corporation.
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NewsRepeat dual-fuel retrofits for Tote and Wessels
MAN Diesel & Turbo has secured multi-ship repeat retrofit business from containership operators in the US and Germany.
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NewsHapag-Lloyd cruise ship optimisations cut fuel spend
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ new expedition ships will burn 10% less fuel as a result of design changes made after optimisation work with DNV GL.
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NewsYanmar to launch dual-fuel genset
Japanese engine maker Yanmar is to add a dual-fuel genset to its range of four-stroke engines.
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NewsIndustrial trader for the Trollhattan Canal
Characterised by an exceptionally high deadweight for a vessel built to the maximum dimensions for access to Sweden’s Lake Vaner via the Trollhattan Canal, the 5,680dwt mini-bulker ‘Snow Crystal’ was recently launched from the Westerbroek yard of Ferus Smit in the north Netherlands. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsWilhelmsen eyes efficiency gains by data sharing
Wilhelmsen is exploring concrete ways of leveraging its data and making efficiency gains using DNV GL’s Veracity industry platform.
