All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 506

  • The gas engine installation will be Rolls-Royce's first for a European-flagged vessel operating beyond Norwegian waters
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    Rolls-Royce develops gas engine for Baleària

    2015-02-20T10:55:00Z

    Rolls-Royce will partner with Spanish energy company Gas Natural Fenosa to develop and install a pure-gas Bergen engine for Baleària-operated ferry ‘Abel Mutates’.

  • Marseille’s giant Drydock 10 ship repair facility is set to re-open in the autumn
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    French ship repair facility to reopen

    2015-02-19T16:43:00Z

    The French port of Marseille Fos will re-open its giant Drydock 10 ship repair facility in the autumn to cash in the repair market for the latest generation cruise vessels operating in the Med.

  • News

    EU invests in Scandline conversions

    2015-02-19T16:42:00Z

    The European Union will invest €2 million to convert two Scandline ferries to diesel-electric propulsion, covering 20% of the total project cost.

  • Piet Brouwer will design, engineer and deliver the complete electrical system for 'Orion'
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    Piet Brouwer wins WSV order

    2015-02-19T16:32:00Z

    Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology is to supply the diesel-electric propulsion system and electrical system for a new 108m windfarm support vessel (WSV).

  • Remontowa and BC Ferries held the steel cutting for the first LNG-diesel ferry in Gdansk earlier this month
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    Remontowa cuts steel on BC dual-fuel ferry

    2015-02-19T15:27:00Z

    Polish yard Remontowa has begun work on the first of three dual-fuel (LNG and ultra-low sulphur diesel) vessels for Canadian operator BC Ferries.

  • MSC Oscar
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    MSC applies Jotun hull solutions

    2015-02-19T12:04:00Z

    Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is to apply antifouling hull coatings from Jotun on several new and existing vessels after a pilot programme testing the coating’s impact on speed loss.

  • Establihsing brittle crack arrest properties for thicker steel will be particularly important for ship areas under high stress
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    ClassNK investigates brittle crack arrest design

    2015-02-19T11:03:00Z

    ClassNK is to carry out joint research into preventing brittle fractures, aimed at improving safety standards for ultra-large container ships.

  • News

    Mitsubishi makes progress on low-pressure EGR

    2015-02-19T10:22:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is working on an IMO Tier III compliant scrubber system that it says will achieve lower equipment and operational costs than high-pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems.

  • Conversion work on the 'Ostfriesland' will be wrapped up later than expected
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    German LNG ships delayed

    2015-02-18T15:40:00Z

    Two German LNG ship propulsion projects are running late but owners AG Ems say that is not a bad thing given the pioneering nature of the new technology, writes Tom Todd.

  • 'Viking Neptun’ is Kleven Verft’s largest ever vessel
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    Kleven delivers largest ever vessel

    2015-02-18T12:45:00Z

    Offshore construction vessel ‘Viking Neptun’ has been delivered to Eidesvik Offshore, marking the delivery of Kleven Verft’s largest ever vessel.

  • ‘Stena Transporter’ will become one of the world’s first vessels to be fitted with an in-line closed-loop scrubber system
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    “First ever” in-line closed-loop scrubber order

    2015-02-17T17:16:00Z

    Wärtsilä has won a contract from Stena to install the “first ever” in-line closed-loop scrubber system to two of its ro-ro ferries, helping the operator to achieve emissions compliance.

  • BV is to class Seaspan Ferries' two hybrid LNG ro-ro cargo ferries
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    BV to class Canadian hybrid ferries

    2015-02-17T16:02:00Z

    Bureau Veritas is to class two hybrid LNG ro-ro cargo ferries being built by Sedef yard for Canada’s Seaspan Ferries.

  • News

    USCG detains ships on water mist failures

    2015-02-17T12:56:00Z

    The US Coast Guard has detained more than 40 foreign flag vessels for water mist system deficiencies discovered during port state control inspections, according to a statutory alert from Lloyd’s Register.

  • The 'Stena Germanica' before conversion
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    Fire safety measures for methanol-fuelled ‘Germanica’

    2015-02-17T12:35:00Z

    SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden has completed fire risk assessments for the Stena Germanica, which will be returned to service as a methanol-powered ferry this year.

  • Andrew Tan, MPA chief executive and Yasushi Nakamura, ClassNK representative director, executive vice president, sign the MoU
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    Ship technology collaboration

    2015-02-16T17:13:00Z

    ClassNK and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaboratively promote research and development and innovation in ship technology.

  • News

    IMO highlights off-spec ECA fuel protests

    2015-02-16T15:15:00Z

    Reports of off-spec fuel supply that failed to reach ECA sulphur requirements have been released by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) following notes of protest from Liberia and Cyprus.

  • Average bunker prices forbase fuel have fallen by 44% since July 2014
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    Cheap oil offsets sulphur regulation costs

    2015-02-16T13:37:00Z

    Lower oil prices have minimised the cost impact of tighter sulphur caps in Europe and North America ECAs, according to data gathered by Drewry Maritime Research.

  • News

    Funding needed for shipping innovation, adviser claims

    2015-02-16T11:12:00Z

    Private equity can offer crucial funding for required advances in marine technology, industry adviser Moore Stephens has argued.

  • News

    Odfjell adopts Navtor ECDIS solution

    2015-02-16T10:19:00Z

    Odfjell will meet compliance deadlines for IMO’s Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) mandate after adopting e-navigation solutions from Navtor across its fleet.

  • The partnership will develop a version of Wärtsilä's LNGPac system suited for inland waterway vessels
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    Wärtsilä and Cryonorm cooperate on LNG system

    2015-02-16T10:12:00Z

    Advanced LNG systems for inland waterways will be the focus of a new cooperation between Wärtsilä and Dutch cryogenic vaporizer company Cryonorm Systems.