All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 427
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NewsHyundai eyes scrubber and BWMS retrofit market
A new marine services company under Hyundai Heavy Industries has signed two memoranda of understanding that position it to stake a claim in the lucrative market for retrofitting environmental technologies.
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WSS fuel testing
Ship operators should make on board fuel testing an operational necessity according to Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS).
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NewsRising star over Gulf of Finland
Cruise and ferry operator Tallink is raising its game in the Baltic market with the introduction of a 27-knot ro-pax crafted to raise both revenue generating productivity and environmental standard. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsRamping up for BWM installation
The first batch of US Coast Guard type approved ballast water management systems (BWMS) may have a valuable head start, but all suppliers face challenges in the run up to the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention, writes Gavin Lipsith.
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NewsTEVO develops bronze Arctic propeller
Finnish company TEVO has developed a bronze propeller that it claims provides a cost-effective alternative to steel propellers for vessels operating in high ice conditions.
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NewsLNG carriers prepare for sulphur changes
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co (MHI-MME) has completed retrofit work on boilers onboard 80 gas carriers as owners prepare for regulations limiting fuel sulphur content.
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NewsWärtsilä to optimise PGS seismic vessels
A service agreement has been signed by Wärtsilä and PGS Geophysical AS to make Wärtsilä the favoured supplier of equipment for PGS’s fleet.
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NewsAddressing the automation challenge
Automation systems can be a major boost to efficiency but are too often an afterthought for designers, owners and shipyards, Børge Nogva, CEO of Høglund Marine Automation, tells The Motorship.
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NewsEditorial: Improving automation
Ship operators must strengthen their focus on automation basics if they are to reap the rewards of technological advances, writes The Motorship editor Gavin Lipsith.
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NewsMaterial costs drive up Hempel paint prices
Coatings manufacturer Hempel’s prices will rise for certain products as the raw material cost increases from 2016 look certain to continue in 2017.
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NewsABS upgrades lashings guidance and software
Classification and technical services provider, ABS, is looking to improve safety on containerships with its enhanced ABS Guide for Certification of Container Securing Systems (Lashing Guide) and new companion software, ABS C-LASH.
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NewsFirst purpose built LNG bunker vessel
ENGIE, Fluxys, Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK have taken delivery of what has been called the world’s first purpose built liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel (LBV) from Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co Ltd.
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European Parliament votes for shipping emissions trading
The European Parliament has today (15 February) voted for shipping to be included in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme by 2023, bringing the unpopular move a step closer.
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NewsHitachi Zosen receives first SCR order
Hitachi Zosen has received an order for two high-pressure selective catalytic reduction (SCR) units to be used with two-stroke engines on chemical/oil tankers under construction in China.
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NewsEvoqua bolsters BWMS access to China
Evoqua Water Technologies has expanded its global partnership network by joining forces with a marine equipment supplier to the Chinese market.
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Time for shipowners to act on MRV
An important deadline is looming for compliance with the European Union Regulation on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of carbon emissions, accredited inspection body TÜV SÜD warns.
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News‘Team Finland’ hones its edge
After some challenging years, the Finnish shipbuilding industry is again resurgent, buoyed by a supportive government and a cooperative spirit. A booming cruise market and growing demand for Arctic capability have also driven business to its yards, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsWillie Wagen: Beyond the oil price
There’s no going back says Willie Wagen, global vice president of sales and marketing and managing director Europe, Corvus Energy. “Regardless of a rise in oil price we won’t be seeing a simple ‘return to normal’.... we’ll be looking at a very different future.”
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NewsClaudia Ohlmeier: Bridging troubled waters
Claudia Ohlmeier’s current project, as she sees it, is to help stop ships being sucked into “a downward spiral” of detentions. Not that everyone appreciates it - at least at first. Stevie Knight writes.
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NewsISO standard for safe bunkering of LNG ships
The clear need to standardise LNG bunkering operations for all stakeholders at the international level has finally been recognised in a new ISO standard set up to ensure LNG-fuelled vessels can bunker in a safe and sustainable way.
