All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 526
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NewsPurpose-built for long-endurance seismic survey anywhere
WesternGeco’s ‘Amazon Warrior’ is a testament both to growing demand and the increasing technological and operational challenges in the high-density segment of the marine seismic data acquisition market. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsJones Act Aframax gives new dimension to US shipbuilding
The largest vessel built to date by Aker Philadephia Shipyard is testament to increased US industrial capabilities in support of growth in domestic energy production and economic activity, writes David Tinsley.
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News'Island Performer': inventive inheritance
What was wanted was an ''SUV of the ocean’, a demanding build customised not only for riserless light well intervention (RLWI) but also for IMR work. However, ‘says Stevie Knight, ''Island Performer'' was delivered by Ulstein against the clock, a mere 18 months from signing.
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NewsThe challenges of measuring real vessel performance
Dr Raouf Kattan, managing director of Safinah, co-wrote, with Dr R.L. Townsin (Safinah) and V.N. Armstrong (ApolloSOS), a paper on the complexity of coating performance measurement for shipowners which was presented at the recent ICMCF in Singapore. Wendy Laursen reports.
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NewsThe UT story: 40 years of vessel success
New designs and concepts continue to flow from the Rolls-Royce offshore family; John Barnes looks at the 40-year history of the UT family of offshore support ships.
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NewsPaint technology responds to industry needs
The marine coatings industry has experienced a period of intense product innovation over the last 25 years, responding both to regulation and the changing needs of shipowners, according to Sijmen Visser, global marketing manager marine, PPG Protective and Marine Coatings
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NewsControlling costs and gaining carbon credits
Trevor Solomon, Intersleek Business Manager, at International, Akzo Nobel’s marine coatings business discusses the company’s carbon credits offer with Wendy Laursen.
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NewsOne million dollar button
“They call it the ‘one million dollar button’ but in fact the cost of hitting it is several million dollars,” Matthias Becker of Wärtsilä tells Stevie Knight.
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NewsLucas Zaat: Less protection, more innovation
Running stability calculations for a salvage company in the middle 80s, “was intense – like being involved in a big rescue operation” but Lucas Zaat admits he never knew exactly how any mobilisation was going to work out.
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Ukranian shipbuilding faces serious crisis
Ukranian shipbuilding is on the verge of a serious crisis, due to the breakdown in relations with Russia and termination of the $4 billion contract between the two sides, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsWesPac forms LNG partnership
WesPac LLC and Clean Marine Energy LLC (CME) have formed a strategic partnership to fund LNG engine upgrades and supply LNG fuel to shipowners using CME’s Emissions Compliance Service Agreement (ECSA).
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Russia forced to withdraw from large shipbuilding in Crimea
The Russian government will be forced to back down from earlier plans for building of large commercial ships at Crimean shipyards, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsThe 'one' for fuel conditioning challenges?
Alfa Laval’s says it has come up with one solution to today’s fuel conditioning challenges – the new FCM One booster system.
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NewsL’Orange adds NOx after-treatment to its range
Fuel injection systems company L''Orange has widened its product range with the introduction of what it describes as a new concept in exhaust after-treatment for large diesel and heavy fuel engines.
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NewsExxonMobil hydraulic lubricants approved
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels and Lubricants’ Mobil SHC Aware H series of hydraulic fluids are now approved by Parker Hannifin Denison as HF1, HF2 and HF6 hydraulic oils.
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FAL Convention revision approved
The Facilitation Committee (FAL) has approved a revised annex to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), 1965, that will introduce the mandatory electronic exchange of information on cargo, crew and passengers.
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News‘MOL Comfort’ final report
Japanese classification society, ClassNK, has published the final report into the ‘MOL Comfort’ incident conducted by its Investigative Panel on Large Container Ship Safety.
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MOL plans for the future with merger
MOL Marine Consulting Ltd (MOLMC) and MOL Cable Ship Ltd have merged to enable the development of business operations that will contribute to the MOL Group as it looks to become a world leader in safe operation.
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NewsGondan passenger ship order
Spain’s Astilleros Gondan Shipyard has won a tender to build a passenger ship that will operate on the tourist route at the Azután reservoir in Toledo, Spain.
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NewsHyundai and Base Oil production kicks off
Joint venture Hyundai and Shell Base Oil Co Ltd has opened a new base oil manufacturing plant in Daesan, South Korea, to meet the growing demand for API Group II base oils in Asia.
