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....

CMB is showing its environmental credentials by offsetting all its CO2 emissions in order to have net zero CO2 emissions from 2020....

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....

OxGas, a company fully owned by the Port of Oxelösund in Sweden, has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to develop and construct a multi-functional terminal for liquefied methane-based fuels....

Energy company Gasum has entered into its first contract to supply a liquefied biogas (LBG) blend to a marine customer....

Hamburg-based Nauticor and a subsidiary of Novatek are to collaborate to expand LNG bunker infrastructure along the north German coast....

The Korean Register (KR) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to the suitability of an LNG dual fuel propulsion car carrier developed by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)....

A survey, wreck-search and research vessel currently under construction at Fassmer in Berne, Germany is to be equipped with Schottel propulsion systems....

Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the cargo handling system for a new 18,000 cbm LNG bunkering vessel....

A consortium of seven industry and academic partners, including technology group Wärtsilä, is conducting a three-year EU funded research project to develop two symbiotic ship engine and propulsion innovations....

German propulsion manufacturer Schottel has been awarded a contract to provide azimuth thrusters for a Chinese river cruise vessel....

Schottel recently received an order to supply four EcoPellers for installation in two 74m long Ro-Pax ferries. The LMG-Marin designed Ro-Pax ferries will be built at Turkish shipyard Ada Shipyard and will be operated by Norwegian ferry operator Norled....

Ocean Industries has placed an order with MAN for eight IMO Tier III-compliant engines in connection with the construction of four ASD tugs for the Royal Canadian Navy....

ZF Marine has launched the company's first hybrid-capable transmission that can be installed in both V drive and down angle positions. The ZF 5200 A/V PTI has a wide range of transmission ratios and also offers space-saving possibilities for shipyards and designers seeking to maximise cargo (or passenger) capacity....

Schottel has won a deal with Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine to provide propulsion units for a newly built escort and harbour tug....