Month: July 2012

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

The Motor Ship’s July and August 1962 issues – no such laziness as combined issues then – featured, in July, a focus on passenger shipping, followed by some pioneering concepts in August.

Importer · 31st July 2012

Japan takes the lead in shipbuilding

Importer · 31st July 2012

CONFERENCES

CONFERENCES

The Motorship’s 34th Propulsion and Emissions Conference took place in May in Hamburg, and focused on the 2015 ECA emission limits, as well as the general topic of lowering fuel consumption, and hence costs.

Importer · 31st July 2012

Hamburg event highlights sulphur limits and energy saving

Importer · 31st July 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Work aboard the Farstad Solitaire continues apace, with, says Steinar Norbovik of the STX OSV shipyard, the involvement of around 200 technicians a day - and a very intense schedule.

31st July 2012

When rigs need relief

31st July 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kleven Maritime in Norway has a large order book, to the tune of around NOK6bn. But its managing director Ståle Rasmussen says that despite the size of its orders, it is actively…

31st July 2012

Short stays on the slipway

31st July 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Brunvoll is just one of a very successful set of companies that haven’t succumbed to the pull of outsourcing to Asia, but despite the cost have kept the heart of their manufacturing…

31st July 2012

Staying home

31st July 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Island Offshore’s new LNG-diesel support vessel is a pragmatic response to a number of drivers – including emissions - but the Rolls-Royce power solution might not be quite what you’d expect.

31st July 2012

An alternative to the alternative

31st July 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address some critical issues concerning the imminent implementation of the IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention.

31st July 2012

ICS wants changes to ballast water convention

31st July 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GL Maritime Software, part of Germanischer Lloyd (GL), has installed the first prototype of its GL MachineryManager software to CSAV Rio Blanco, a car carrier owned and managed by German shipping company…

30th July 2012

GL installs new monitoring prototype

30th July 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ABB Turbocharging, of Switzerland, recently released for sales and production the first frame size in its A100-L series of high pressure turbochargers for low speed, two-stroke engines.

30th July 2012

High charge air pressure for clean engines

30th July 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Shell Marine Products has announced the launch of Alexia S4, intended for use across a range of vessel and engine types, fuel specifications, loads and climates, from the Antarctic to the Amazon…

30th July 2012

Shell joins all-purpose cylinder lube market

30th July 2012