ABS and MARIN have launched a joint industry project (JIP) to investigate methods of assessing the performance of wind-assisted shipping propulsion technologies....

Damen Shipyards Group has selected Wärtsilä to provide the main propulsion solutions for a large hopper dredger. The propulsion package scope includes engines, propellers and a bridge control system. The order with Wärtsilä was signed in May 2019. The Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD) 3500-design dredger is being built for Hanson Aggregates, a leading UK supplier...

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHI) announced at the CIMAC conference in Vancouver that it was adding a larger engine to HiMSEN’s range of dual-fuel engines....

Japanese engine designer Niigata is continuing to develop its range of low-speed four-stroke engines, and announced plans to introduce a 340mm bore engine to the market in 2020....

A prestigious new reference for battery-equipped hybrid power is the harbinger of future developments, writes David Tinsley....

Technology group Wärtsilä, the Netherlands based Maritime Research Institute MARIN and Italian ship owner Grimaldi, have together successfully designed an Energy Saving Device (ESD) for use by ships with Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPPs). The result of the development work is a pre-swirl stator that has been demonstrated to be suitable for use with CPPs....

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has expressed concerns about the safety of seafarers and freedom of navigation after receiving reports that a British registered vessel, Stena Impero, has been diverted from its original course in the Strait of Hormuz while sailing in international waters....

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a clearance decision from the Chinese competition regulator, SAMR, for the company’s acquisition of the marine and offshore businesses of TTS Group ASA....

The air management systems of MAN Energy Solutions and Czech turbocharger manufacturer PBS Turbo are to sold under a new PBST brand, the company announced in a release today. Under the PBST name, marine customers will in future be able to find a wide range of technologies for turbocharging and exhaust-gas treatment, including electrical turbo...

A consortium of British companies, academia and government, has formally established a new national centre for maritime innovation and technology....

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a project agreement with Monaco-based ship operator Marfin Management for the first hybrid installation for a bulk carrier. Under the terms of the agreement, which represents a new technology benchmark for the marine sector, the innovative system will be installed on the Paolo Topic, a 59,000 dwt bulk carrier. The...

French shipping company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has joined the International Windship Association (IWSA). The move follows a number of steps by the LDA Group to further the development of primary renewable solutions....

Golar LNG subsidiary Gimi MS Corporation has received a US$700m underwritten financing commitment for the FLNG Gimi vessel, to be used in the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project....

GTT has received an order notification from Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, for the design of an LNG fuel tank as part of the full retrofit of Hapag-Lloyd’s 15,000 teu capacity 'MV SAJIR' container ship....

DNV GL and Singapore shipyard Keppel Offshore & Marine's technology subsidiary have signed a framework agreement to promote the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel within the maritime and offshore industry....

Louisiana-based Harvey Gulf International Marine is undertaking the first hybrid retrofit on the 'Harvey Energy', the first LNG-fuelled platform supply vessel (PSV) in the Americas. Technology group Wärtsilä has received an order to supply an energy storage solution as part of the hybrid retrofit. The order was booked in April 2019....

Technology group Wärtsilä’s integrated propulsion and cargo handling solution has been selected for a new 30,000 cbm LNG vessel under construction at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in South Korea. The Wärtsilä solutions will ensure effective interfacing between the vessel’s propulsion, onboard auxiliary power generation, and cargo control processes....

Turkish Shipowners Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) Group has signed a fleet agreement, valued at SEK210 million (USD22.2 million), for Alfa Laval to supply PureBallast 3 systems to around 228 vessels on behalf of the group’s members....

A ballast water management system (BWMS) manufactured by DESMI Ocean Guard has received amended US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval with just two hours minimum hold time restriction in US waters....

Evac’s Evac Evolution has become the latest system to be type approved under revised IMO guidelines....

Desmi Ocean Guard, the ballast water management system (BWMS) supplier, has signed a frame agreements with Sea Trade, a France-based tanker operator, for the installation of the CompactClean solution on its fleet of vessels....

The US Coastguard has awarded type approval to technology group Wärtsilä for its Aquarius UV ballast water management system (BWMS). Wärtsilä is the first manufacturer able to offer two USCG Type Approved BWMS technologies....

Norwegian ship design company Havyard has recently taken full ownership of ballast water treatment system MMC Green Technology, as part of a deal that has seen it divest its seafood handling division, MMC First Process, writes Samantha Fisk....