Month: September 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kongsberg Maritime has been contracted to design and equip a new vessel for the Norwegian krill processing firm Rimfrost which is hoped will ‘revolutionise’ krill fishing in Antarctica.

10th September 2020

Kongsberg helps ‘revolutionise’ krill fishing

10th September 2020

LNG

LNG

The first technology unveiled as ‘supporting act’ for WinGD’s recently released X-DF 2.0 platform promises to open up the engine’s operating window, writes Stevie Knight

9th September 2020

WinGDs iCER opens up operating window

9th September 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Torgeir Sterri, Regional Manager Western Europe and Bjørn-Johan Vartdal, Maritime Digital Director at DNV GL - Maritime discussed developments in autonomous shipping in an interview with The Motorship

9th September 2020

Putting safety at the forefront of research into autonomous vessels

9th September 2020

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions Chinese licensee, CMP, has won a series of small-bore, four-stroke orders in the Chinese inland-and-coastal segment. The orders are the first for MAN ES engines that comply with upcoming…

9th September 2020

MAN ES wins first C1-compliant orders in Chinese river-and-coastal segment

9th September 2020

LNG

LNG

The installation of the cargo handling system for the largest LNG bunkering barge under construction in the US remains on schedule. Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has confirmed that four LNG cargo tanks are…

9th September 2020

Milestone for US LNG bunker barge

9th September 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

ABB has provided a full scope of electric and digital solutions to the first Chinese-built hybrid rescue vessel.

9th September 2020

ABB supports China’s first hybrid rescue ship

9th September 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Developer of smart water quality monitoring technology, Rivertrace Limited has established a new, web-based calibration portal enabling transparency of compliance and inspection paperwork related to water monitoring equipment.

9th September 2020

New digital portal for water monitoring

9th September 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Hybrid and other alternative propulsion systems for bulk carriers and tankers could be one outcome from the difficulties these two ship types face in meeting upcoming EEDI Phase 3 standards, believes Rolf…

9th September 2020

EEDI will encourage alternative propulsion technologies

9th September 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Classification society ABS has announced the release of the ABS Guide for Gas and Other Low-Flashpoint Fuel Ready Vessels. The guide also introduces a range of ‘Alternative Fuel Ready’ notations.

8th September 2020

ABS introduces Alternative Fuel Ready notation for vessels

8th September 2020

LNG

LNG

Furetank dual-fuel vessel ‘Fure Ven’ has become the first non-US flagged vessel to bunker LNG in a US port.

8th September 2020

Historic LNG bunkering in the US

8th September 2020