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• Early delivery for IMO II M 20 C engine

  Caterpillar Motoren has announced early availability of the IMO II-compliant configuration of its MaK M 20 C marine engine. 25 Aug 2010

• 80-engine order for bunker tankers

  Wärtsilä has announced an order for 80 main engines for bunkering tankers for a Chinese operator. The company says that in terms of the number of engines, this represents one of its largest-ever orders. 25 Aug 2010

• Goltens gears up in Europe

  Goltens, the independent specialist ship repair service provider, is looking to Europe to grow its volume, profitability and strengthen its brand. Since 2000, Goltens has expanded its global ship repair footprint through major investments in 13 new repair stations, 11 of which are outside Europe. 25 Aug 2010

• Cruise and naval ships in the news in Germany

  The repair of one of Germany’s best known and popular cruise ships – Deilmann Reederei’s nostalgic, 22,496 gt ‘Deutschland’ - dominated the summer headlines at Blohm & Voss Repair, writes Tom Todd. 25 Aug 2010

• Navantia yards keeping busy

  During the months of May and June, both the Navantia shiprepair yards of Cadiz-San Fernando and Fene-Ferrol were kept busy with a good cross section of vessel types including several units of the Spanish navy. 25 Aug 2010

• Korean shipbuilders order PureBallast

  Alfa Laval has received two orders of claimed record size for its PureBallast systems from two shipyards in Korea to be installed on board 14 container vessels under construction for A.P Møller-Maersk. 31 Jul 2010

• Satisfactory tests results for Aalborg’s BWT solution

  Aalborg Industries in Denmark has successfully finalised the land-based tests towards obtaining IMO type approval for its AquaTriComb ballast water treatment system with what the company says are very satisfactory test results. 31 Jul 2010

• Wärtsilä powers Chinese semisub heavy-lift vessel

  Wärtsilä has signed a contract to deliver a ship power system for a 38,000 tonne semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel for privately owned Chinese customer Zhejiang Share. 31 Jul 2010

• The greening of fast cats - a new wave of catamarans

  The Tasmanian fast ferry shipbuilder Incat recently introduced its Ecoship 130 concept design which is billed as the new wave of lightweight fuel efficient fast ships able to carry large numbers of commercial vehicles of all types at lower operational costs. 31 Jul 2010

• New gas engine signals ABB turbocharging 2-stage success

  Following a recent announcement centering on diesel engines, gas engine specialist GE has now reported the results of its joint development program with ABB Turbocharging for the application of two stage turbocharging on 4-stroke engines. 31 Jul 2010

• Hyundai Heavy develops eco-friendly gas engine

  Hyundai Heavy Industries has recently completed the test run of the newly developed high output eco-friendly HiMSEN gas engine H35G in Korea. 31 Jul 2010

• ABB Turbocharging introduces VCM

  Under the designation Valve Control Management (VCM), ABB Turbocharging and engine component specialist INA Schaeffler KG in Germany are developing an advanced variable valve train system. We first announced this joint venture in our web site news in November 2009, now ABB has officially announced that a prototype of the new VCM system is currently undergoing rigorous testing. Early results confirm its potential for highly flexible timing on four-stroke diesel and gas engines. 31 Jul 2010

• Wärtsilä and Robert Allan sign cooperation agreement

  Wärtsilä has signed a letter of intent with the Canadian ship design company Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) to develop a strategic cooperation agreement. 31 Jul 2010

• Gas is the green solution, says BV

  International classification society Bureau Veritas says natural gas-powered propulsion will be one of the major contributors to greener shipping. 31 Jul 2010

• German class prepared for gas-fuelled shipping

  In common with other major classification societies, Germanischer Lloyd has issued guidelines for gas as ship fuel on the application of the IMO regulations. 31 Jul 2010