Old Ships

  • Faster and lower-cost replacement of ships' alarm systems is now an option for vessels struggling with costly maintenance of old monitoring equipment. Existing control panels can be used, and the upgrade even carried out, while the vessel is under way. Moland Automation in Arendal, Norway, has a system that monitors the main engines, auxiliaries, tanks and other technical functions on board. The system is technically approved by the leading classification societies.

    Monitoring critical areas on board a ship prevents a collision or grounding due to engine breakdown by providing early warning of malfunctions in the machinery. The Bergesen d.y.

    shipping company chose to have Moland refit its older, "pre-1978" vessels. Moland installed a new system adapted to one ship while the vessel was under way.

    Moland systems have now been installed in approximately 150 vessels, of which about 30 are older ships upgraded to the classification societies' standards for documentation and functionality of alarm systems.

    These systems reportedly allow more preventive maintenance to be carried out on the equipment being monitored.

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  • The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has notified shipowners, charterers, shipping agencies, etc., that "No vessel which is more than 15 years old as of December 1, 1976, and having commenced the loading of cargo for Saudi Arabia on or after December 1, 1976, which date will be determined by the date of the

  • Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery: A Matter of Concern on Older Ships Preliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery, carried out between  September 1 and November 30, 2013 in the Paris MoU region show that: •    68 ships (41% of all detentions)

  • only their own emissions, but also emissions throughout their value chain. They are relooking their business models and making commitments to their shareholders to reduce emissions.”Keppel O&M supports the circular economy concept and the role conversions have played in providing sustainable solutions

  • average life span of 40 years. The Britanis, the world's oldest cruise ship, built in 1932, is still sailing between Miami, the Bahamas and Mexico. "Old ships are easily renovated and introduced as new in this market," said Egil Abrahamsen, RCCL board chairman. "Older ships naturally offer the best

  • recently up-rated Rotterdam-Middle East service, but will be returned to that trade once their conversions are completed. Basically, of the old ships only the mid-bodies will be saved, refurbished and equipped with modern, economical Sulzer diesel engines. Mitsubishi will join these mid-bodies

  • coming under media-generated pressure to be seen to be implementing immediate and effective measures to rid the oceans of substandard ships, while old ships are, ipso facto, being equated with bad ships. There were definitely substandard practices associated with the Erika. and her sinking provides

  • controllable- pitch propellers accounted for a substantial and steadily growing share of the propeller market worldwide. KaMeWa AB in Sweden claims to hold some 30 to 50 percent of today's CPP market, and has delivered to date more than 4,000 C-P propellers. Most of these are still in operation. The

  • , but began to appreciate during the first quarter. The firmer trend continued through most of the year. At the end of the year, prices for 10-year-old ships were, in general, 30 percent above their levels at the beginning of the year. In addition, due in part to firming freight markets, there was

  • . For the Panamax class (50-80,000 dwt), the trend is reversed mainly on account of the narrower earnings differentials with both five- and ten-year-old ships possessing fuel economy features. The Cape sector (around 120-140,000 dwt) is less impressive. Here, values will be influenced by questions of

  • have aging mothballed fleets that need to be addressed. In fact, the Navy now has in progress a pilot program of paying domestic firms to dispose of old ships. As MarAd Administrator, Clyde Hart has called for innovative ideas, and Congressional action to facilitate disposal of both government and privately

  • while the vessel may look nice and cuddly in rescue mode, it can become very mean indeed in a short period of time.In practice, that has meant you scrap old ships and always build fancier new ones with newer technologies aboard. But note that, with the USCG, fancier new hulls on the outside look the same as

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  • MR Feb-24#46 MARKETPLACE
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    propeller equipment along with many (Yanmar PT), a subsidiary of Yanmar on-site repair services. MarineShaft has a unique repair technique for putting Holdings, has achieved a milestone as the ? rst company in Japan to receive bent shafts and rudder stocks straight the Approval in Principle (AiP) for

  • MR Feb-24#42 OPINION: The Final Word
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    OPINION: The Final Word GAO: USCG Should Address Workforce Recruitment and Retention Challenges By Heather MacLeod, Director, GAO’s Homeland Security and Justice team he Coast Guard has strug- Coast Guard established cyberspace as vessels to determine whether they meet gled for years to recruit an

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    a full-scale test engine running on am- age it'll be similar to LNG.” Looking at the engine makers and monia in early 2024, the company said it expects to hold its de- their progress, Brindley is diplomatic in saying that there is no livery timeline for the ? rst ammonia engine, with subsequent clear front-runner

  • MR Feb-24#39  Corporation
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    , Senior Naval monia is better than methanol.” Architect, Seaspan Ship Management Challenges with Ammonia Image Seaspan Corporation While ammonia holds promise, it too is not without a long list of chal- testing and installation of the main mover – the marine en- lenges, led by safety of the substance

  • MR Feb-24#38 TECH FEATURE
Ammonia and the 15,00
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    TECH FEATURE Ammonia and the 15,00 A project initiated by Seaspan Corporation and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) has set out to develop a design for a large 15,000-TEU ammonia-fueled container vessel. Image Seaspan Corporation/Foreship By Greg Trauthwein orking with

  • MR Feb-24#37 PTI/PTO
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    PTI/PTO "In a typical LNG carrier, permanent magnet technology improves ef? ciency by 2-4% compared to synchronous machines." – Dr. Jussi Puranen, Head of Product Line, Electric Machines, at Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch The Switch’s shaft generators start from <1MW and range up to 12MW+.

  • MR Feb-24#36 HYBRID 
2-stroke controllable pitch 
propeller PTO powertrai)
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    HYBRID 2-stroke controllable pitch propeller PTO powertrain Source: MAN Energy Solutions how the system is intended to operate, says Oskar Levander, VP Strategy & Business Development, Kongsberg Maritime. For example, a primary shaft-driven PTO rotates whenever the engine is running; a secondary one

  • MR Feb-24#35 PTI/PTO
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    PTI/PTO 30 years ago shaft generators with PTI capability kept container ships sailing at top speed. That purpose gone, PTI/PTO is making a new comeback in more cargo shipping segments, this time for reducing emissions. By Wendy Laursen etro? tting a shaft generator is not an insigni? - the ef? ciency

  • MR Feb-24#33 EAL  AND STERN TUBE DAMAGES
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    EAL AND STERN TUBE DAMAGES STACKING not forget any oil leak, big or small, can be catastrophic to the marine environment and marine life, with some EALs found to THE DECKS be only slightly less damaging than the phased-out traditional WITH BEST-IN-CLASS MARINE oils,” said VP of Business Development

  • MR Feb-24#32 REPAIR
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    REPAIR Photo Courtesy Marine and Industrial Transmissions ings to optimize load distribution. A large number of the incidents analyzed by Gard were attributed to ghost ? shing gear that enter the stern tube seal area causing seawater to contaminate the lubrication oil. A 2022 study by CSIRO scientists

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    of $5,000 in- of the vessel could leave the propeller partially immersed. In creasing in number up to 2020 and then declining: from 134 addition, on older vessels DNV recommends that EAL viscos- in 2020, to 118 in 2021 and 87 in 2022 – a noteworthy decline. ity should be increased one grade up from

  • MR Feb-24#29 AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC)
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    AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC) operate a US ? ag ship just for the MSP customer through that global network. As an example of “clarity and con- stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and We are certainly a unique business unit sistency,” Ebeling points ? rst to “the those cargoes help to

  • MR Feb-24#28 COVER FEATURE
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    COVER FEATURE times of con? ict or in other national said Ebeling. “If you look at Iraq and tors bring to the table, all provided by emergencies, and the program also Afghanistan, 98% of those cargoes the MSP ? eet, and it would cost the provides DoD access to MSP partici- were transported to the

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    useful merchant ships active nearly 500,000 sq. ft. of commercial we also support the country’s economic in international trade. capacity. “Although the oldest ship security, and that’s increasingly (and The MSP ? eet is available to support in MSP, Endurance is still the most equally) important.” U

  • MR Feb-24#26 COVER FEATURE
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    COVER FEATURE ARC KEEPING THE CARGO ROLLING With a ? eet of nine U.S.-? ag RoRo ships, American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC), is the U.S.’ premier commercial RoRo carrier of U.S. government and military cargo. As the world becomes an increasingly contentious place, Eric P. Ebeling, President

  • MR Feb-24#22 R&D
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    R&D MATT HART Matt Hart, Manager & Platform Leader, Marine & Stationary Power Systems, Wabtec, offers insights on how the megatrends of decarbonization, energy transition and autonomy all inspire Image courtesy Wabtec and impact the marine power solutions from Wabtec. By Greg Trauthwein Matt, to start

  • MR Feb-24#17 METHANOL STORAGE
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    METHANOL STORAGE provals from other classi? cation societies are ongoing, said Lilp, – including accommodation.” although he acknowledges that journey from AiP to full class ap- As of September 2023, methanol had been speci? ed for 216 proval is substantive. In an area where the regulations underlying

  • MR Feb-24#16 THE PATH TO ZERO
Methanol’s Superstorage Solution  
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    THE PATH TO ZERO Methanol’s Superstorage Solution Technical inquiries to SRC Group ramped up after it received Approval in Principle (AIP) for a concept which ‘reinvented methanol fuel storage’ on board ships. Delivering the answers has seen technical talk converting into project discussions

  • MR Feb-24#15 Cruise ships can be cleaned during normal passenger)
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    Cruise ships can be cleaned during normal passenger transfer port calls. Cleanings and cargo operations can occur simul- taneously. How is this possible? The EverClean robots are small and require only a single cargo van on the pier. Multiple robots can be deployed simultaneously. Precision navigation

  • MR Feb-24#14  is a new year, but the age-old problem of biofouling per-)
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    downtime Maintain biosecurity Improve performance T e Four E’s of Marine Sustainability: EverClean’s Solution to Biofouling t is a new year, but the age-old problem of biofouling per- may seem, the early returns suggest taking a truly proactive sists. Previous articles in this publication have highlighted

  • MR Feb-24#13 motion, strikes, riots, and looting, is a new top ?  ve)
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    motion, strikes, riots, and looting, is a new top ? ve risk for the marine and shipping industry this year at 23%. Businesses and their supply chains face considerable geo- political risks with war in Ukraine, con? ict in the Middle East, and ongoing tensions around the world. Political risk in 2023

  • MR Feb-24#12 Maritime Risk 
Top Marine Business Risks in 2024
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    Maritime Risk Top Marine Business Risks in 2024 By Rich Soja, North American Head Marine, Allianz Commercial yber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data linked to several large ? re incidents at sea in recent years. breaches, and IT disruptions are the biggest worry Regularly assessing and updating