Month: April 2012

REGULATION

REGULATION

Bureau Veritas has introduced a new family of additional class notations, WhiSp, that give special attention to whipping and springing of container ships. Since the vessel’s natural frequency decreases with size and…

1st April 2012

BV focuses on container ship springing

1st April 2012

REGULATION

REGULATION

Wendy Laursen says that LNG’s CO2 performance may be debatable, but it will improve EEDI values and take shipowners beyond compliance.

1st April 2012

Outlook positive for LNG even when the charterer pays

1st April 2012

REGULATION

REGULATION

While facing increasingly competitive and often volatile market conditions, ship operators have the added challenge of finding cost-effective solutions to all-pervasive environmental controls; David Tinsley looks at some of the options.

1st April 2012

Emission deadlines concentrate minds

1st April 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wendy Laursen reminds us that there are solar-collecting sails on the horizon but it may be some time before they make their way into the emissions reduction plans of most shipowners.

1st April 2012

Putting solar technology into the hybrid mix

1st April 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wendy Laursen outlines how commuter ferries with innovative power systems provide a testing ground for systems that could bring clean power to other vessel types, notably harbour tugs, thanks to battery technology.

1st April 2012

Ferries lead, tugs may follow

1st April 2012

OPINION

OPINION

As the third phase (Hercules C) of the European engine research project gets the go-ahead, David Tinsley reports on the work undertaken so far.

1st April 2012

Productive outcome from Pan-European engine research project

1st April 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Eyes may be sharply focussed on offshore in German yards but the repair and conversion pallet remains as wide and flexible as ever – and has to be if even small work…

1st April 2012

German yards eye offshore but pallet remains broad

1st April 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Development is well underway with a pioneering fast electric air-supported commuter ferry that can operate on battery power alone, writes Dag Pike.

1st April 2012

Ferry uses electric power and air support

1st April 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The two major manufacturers of marine gas turbines – Rolls-Royce and GE Marine - look forward to a resurgence in interest in the face of stricter emissions regulations and the growing acceptability…

1st April 2012

Gas turbines – poised for renewed interest?

1st April 2012

REGULATION

REGULATION

Italian classification society RINA is currently nearing completion of a three-year, EU co-funded R&D project on marine inspection robotic assistant systems (MINOAS). The project includes the development of a small, remote-controlled, four-rotor…

1st April 2012

Remote controlled helicopter to inspect cargo holds

1st April 2012