All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 666
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NewsFirst of an innovative ro-ro quartet from FSG
German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has recently delivered the ro-ro freight ferry ''Seatruck Progress'' to Seatruck Ferries in the UK.
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NewsEuropeans supply propulsion for US Navy
Rolls-Royce and Converteam have recently secured multi-ship high-power propulsion contracts with Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics NASSCO, writes Henrik Segercrantz.
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NewsNew fixed podded drive
Gearbox manufacturer Reintjes is the latest company to enter the developing market for pod drives for smaller vessels, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsTurbo developments major on increased airflow and greater efficiency
Advances in turbocharger design allow smaller frame sizes, energy savings, higher efficiency, reduced emissions and cost savings, writes David Tinsley
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News12-cylinder engine designed for high power and light weight
Italian engine manufacturer Seatek is probably the only diesel engine builder in the world that builds engines dedicated to the marine market, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsYards home-in on repair as newbuild work sags
A lack of newbuilding is again nudging larger German shipyards into repair, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsMHI develops ‘ultra green’ bulk carrier
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has developed a new bulk carrier which the Japanese shipbuilder claims will enable reductions in carbon emissions by about 25% compared with conventional standard bulk carriers.
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NewsEco-friendly tanker design unveiled
Sauter Carbon Offset Design has released details of a VLCC design, which the company claims will be the largest and ‘greenest’ Post-Panamax vessel, and which will provide the most economic form of crude oil transport.
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NewsReady for the next emissions stage
The further development of MTU’s series 1163 engine for the IMO Tier II limits is described by Christoph Fenske, senior manager, application center marine, naval surface craft at MTU Friedrichshafen.
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NewsColombian Navy modernisation project
After 30 years of service, the Colombian Navy’s Almirante Padilla class frigates are being modernised at the Cotecmar naval dockyard.
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NewsMeyer news lifts poor year for Germans
German newbuilding yards in general can look back on a depressing production year in 2011, but leading facility Meyer Werft reports good business and work in hand on 20 ships up to 2014, writes Tom Todd.
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Marine software partnership established between developer and shipowner
Miami-based maritime technology company Intellocorp has partnered with Sea-Flex, a Danish ship owner, to launch a new software and management package in January 2012.
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NewsGL names new global sales vice-president
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has appointed Christian Freiherr von Oldershausen to the newly created position of senior vice president global sales.
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NewsClassNK issues Tier III NOx certification
ClassNK has awarded its first Statement of Fact for Tier III nitrogen oxide (NOx) reductions to a marine diesel engine incorporating a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system.
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Keppel announces new contracts to wrap up a good 2011
Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiaries Keppel Singmarine and Keppel Verolme have announced newbuilding and upgrade contracts worth a total of S$150 million.
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NewsNovel approach to vehicle transport
Recent retrospective looks at The Motor Ship of 50 years ago have tended to concentrate on the development of large-bore diesel engines, and the December 1961 issue is no exception.
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NewsCruise demo for new BWM system
Japanese companies Sumitomo Electric Industries and NYK Cruises have agreed to install a Sumitomo ‘Ecomarine’ ultraviolet ballast water management (BWM) system on one of NYK’s cruise ships.
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NewsIndian yard benefits from Japanese support
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has agreed with L&T Shipbuilding Limited (LTSB), the shipbuilding arm of India''s Larsen & Toubro Ltd to provide a range of technological support for construction of commercial vessels.
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NewsEvergreen to strengthen Asia-European offering
The Evergreen Line has announced today that it will be cooperating with CKYH-the Green Alliance in 2012 to provide more sailings between Asia, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean each week.
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NewsIPS power for Russian pilot boats
Volvo Penta´s Inboard Performace System (IPS) drives, claimed to increase performance and reduce fuel consumption, have been chosen to power six 14m pilot vessels ordered by Russian state owned company Rosmorport.
