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ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

A series of bulk carrier newbuildings propelled by Caterpillar Marines Twin Fin propulsion packages will feature a Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch electric drive train solution.

2nd June 2020

The Switch package for Twin Fin bulk carrier series

2nd June 2020

LNG

LNG

Qatar Petroleum signed a substantial agreement with three major South Korean shipyards for the construction of over 100 LNG carriers on Tuesday, 2 June. The near US$20 billion (70 billion Qatari riyal)…

2nd June 2020

QP selects major Korean shipyards for historic LNG carrier deal

2nd June 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A BMT-designed Service Accommodation and Transfer Vessel (SATV) has successfully completed sea trials for its owner Ventus Marine, and charterer SGRE, and has commenced servicing turbines on the Formosa 1 offshore wind…

2nd June 2020

BMT SATV ready for service

2nd June 2020

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Lubrizol Corporation has become the first lubricant additive technology supplier to join the Getting to Zero Coalition, an international group which aims to develop commercially viable, zero-emissions deep-sea ships by 2030.

1st June 2020

Lubrizol joins zero emissions coalition

1st June 2020

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Rolls-Royce has sealed a major deal to supply complete MTU propulsion systems for five new Type 31 general-purpose frigates for the UK Royal Navy.

1st June 2020

Rolls-Royce signs UK RN frigate deal

1st June 2020

LNG

LNG

Russian energy shipping company, Sovcomflot, has announced that one of its Arc7 ice class LNG carriers completed an eastward passage through the Northern Sea Route to China on 31 May. The passage…

1st June 2020

Sovcomflot LNGC completes first May NSR passage

1st June 2020

TURBOCHARGER

TURBOCHARGER

Customer demands for more turbocharger performance data to be made accessible online are intensifying, head of turbocharging technology at KBB, Dr Silvio Risse, told The Motorship.

1st June 2020

Customers want T/C performance data, says KBB

1st June 2020

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

A new tuning method has improved the part-load efficiency of the most powerful engine in the two-stroke portfolio of MAN Energy Solutions, writes David Tinsley.

1st June 2020

LOW-LOAD TUNING GOES A STAGE FURTHER

1st June 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Plans have been announced to resume construction of Brittany Ferries unfinished LNG RoPax ferry Honfleur at the insolvent German shipyard FSG in June, writes Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.

1st June 2020

FSG Honfleur construction restart this month

1st June 2020

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Schottel is to provide propulsion solutions for a new all-aluminium ferry designed by Australian shipbuilder Richardson Device Marine for Sealink Tasmania.

29th May 2020

Schottel propels all-aluminium ferry

29th May 2020