Gazpromneft-Lubricants has developed a set of modern engine oils with medium and high base numbers that are specially designed for use in trunk piston diesel engines....

UK based supplier Croda Energy Technologies has launched a new series of innovative non-sheening base fluids....

The Lubrizol Corp has published research into the implications of very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) on deposit formation and lubrication performance in two-stroke engines. Legacy cylinder oils may not protect ship engines from the variable fuel characteristics of such fuels, the global additive supplier has advised....

Total Lubmarine has developed a set of marine lubricants designed to work with a range of low sulphur fuels....

After three years of testing, Stavanger-based shipowner Solvang has received global Tier III certification for its four new ethylene carriers. The carriers operate on high sulphur fuel oil but meets stringent environmental standards....

RB|RD Armatori, a company controlled by Reuben Brothers with the joint venture participation of Rizzo and De Carlini families, has completed the takeover of Italian shipowner RBD Armatori....

Classification society ClassNK has issued a statement of compliance (SoC) to PHP Ship Breaking and Recycling Industries Limited (PHP), a ship recycling facility in Bangladesh, verifying that the facility is in line with the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (HKC)....

ABB Marine & Ports has delivered a testimony in the US House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure about the future of marine technologies, presenting a comprehensive approach to reducing marine emissions....

South Korea is to introduce a requirement that vessels must operate on 0.1% sulphur fuel while berthed or moored at seven specified ports. The requirement will take effect from 1 September 2020....

A global decarbonisation R&D fund could be financed by a mandatory contribution of US$2 per tonne of marine fuel, writes Stevie Knight....

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply all the main equipment for the first LNG-fuelled short-sea RoLo vessels to be operated by Finland-based Bore Ltd....

In only the second ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation to take place in Germany, the world’s largest LNG bunker vessel ‘Kairos’, operated by Nauticor, has supplied DEME’s next generation offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’....

MAN Cryo has signed a contract to supply LNG fuel-gas supply systems to Swedish shipping line, Wallenius SOL, for its two RoRo newbuildings in China at Yantai Raffles shipyard....

probunkers has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the construction of two 7,600 m3 LNG bunker vessels....

MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l'Atlantique have signed contracts for the construction of the third and fourth LNG-powered MSC World Class ships....

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply Chantiers de l‘Atlantique, France, with a comprehensive package of integrated solutions designed to support and enhance the efficiency and sustainability of the first two World Class cruise vessels being built for MSC Cruises....

Fjord1 has chosen Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) as the system integrator for the conversion of three ferries to hybrid electric power....

Schottel will propel two new eco-friendly ferries, one of which is the first of its kind in the world to sail on liquid hydrogen....

ABB has secured a €157 million contract to supply power, propulsion and digital solutions for Genting Hong Kong’s six ‘Universal Class’ vessels that will bring global hotel brands to sea....

The final vessel in a fifteen-ship series has entered service for the Yamal LNG project ahead of schedule, powered by ABB's Azipod propulsion system....

Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply a comprehensive package of solutions for two new vessels being built for the Netherlands-based shipping company Spliethoff....

ABS and Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) are to work together to research lithium battery propulsion for next generation vessels....