Month: December 2017

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Celebrating 40 years of The Motorship’s Propulsion & Emissions conference, and nearly 10 years of the Gas Fuelled Ships conference, 2018 will see the launch of one large combined and enhanced event.

Importer · 19th December 2017

The Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference 2018 official launch

Importer · 19th December 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dashed off in two-strokes of the pen by our resident engine bore, The Motorship presents its low-speed marine engine highlights of 2017. Normal service will resume on 2 January 2018 after scheduled maintenance and a not-so-dry docking.

Importer · 19th December 2017

The Motorship’s low-speed review of the year

Importer · 19th December 2017

LNG

LNG

A new polar expedition cruise vessel will feature dual-fuel LNG-electric propulsion with ‘high capacity’ batteries.

19th December 2017

Batteries and gas fuel for icebreaking cruiser

19th December 2017

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Around 30% of ships will revert to heavy fuel oil operations around ten years after the 2020 global sulphur cap, according to Olli Somerkallio, head of machinery at naval architect and engineering…

19th December 2017

Long after sulphur cap, scrubbers to gain ground

19th December 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL has published what it calls the first classification guidelines for the use of additive manufacturing (AM) in the maritime and oil & gas industries.

18th December 2017

DNV GL launches additive manufacturing guidelines

18th December 2017

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chevron Marine Lubricants has published a white paper exploring the implications of methanol fuel on the lubrication needs of two-stroke engines.

15th December 2017

Assessing the lubricant demands of methanol fuel

15th December 2017

LNG

LNG

South Korea is targeting the construction of large, 180,000swt gas-fuelled bulk carriers as Hyundai Mipo Dockyard prepares to deliver the biggest gas-fuelled bulker to date to Ilshin Ferry Co.

15th December 2017

Korea develops LNG bulk carrier expertise

15th December 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new water automatic backwash filter aims to increases the overall efficiency of a plant through its optimised functionality and adaptability.

14th December 2017

Automatic filter increases efficiency

14th December 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ship performance monitoring is becoming more sophisticated as more stakeholders take an interest in the insights they can gain from the gathered data, Peter Mantel, managing director of BMT Smart, tells The…

14th December 2017

Performance monitoring evolves

14th December 2017

TURBOCHARGER

TURBOCHARGER

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment (MHI-MME) has added a new frame size turbocharger in its MET-MB series, covering low-speed engines with a cylinder bore of 330-400mm.

13th December 2017

MET-MB turbocharger range extended

13th December 2017