Wärtsilä’s hybrid power module the Wärtsilä HY, has been granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by ABS another step forward to expand approval of its hybrid designs for power and propulsion....

Four-stroke engines have a pivotal role to play in Wärtsilä’s vision of a ‘smart marine ecosystem’, Juha Kytölä, director of power supply, tells The Motorship....

Hyundai Heavy industries’ medium-speed engine range has entered the passenger ship propulsion market with two HiMSEN H46/V50 engines onboard Weidong Ferry’s newly built ro-pax vessel, the ‘New Golden Bridge VII’....

Cummins’ most efficient high-speed engine, designed to challenge medium-speed systems, is now available as part of an equipment package pre-certified to IMO’s Tier III NOx standard....

Surging orders in the cruise and fishing sectors are buoying MAN Energy Solutions’ four-stroke business and highlighting its expertise across the propulsion system....

Wärtsilä has opened a purpose-built centre in Singapore to cultivate innovation and collaboration with industry, academia and local partners to develop Singapore’s maritime ecosystem....

The UK’s Clean Maritime Council has met for the first time to plan a national strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality around ports and waterways....

Kalmarine and Bluetech Finland have formed a strategic partnership to provide turnkey management and engineering services to the marine industry with an initial focus on cruise....

Multinational mining company BHP Billiton is running a trial that deploys drones to conduct tasks including hold inspections and draft readings across its chartered fleet while at berth....

Wärtsilä will provide marine simulators for a new university marine simulation training centre in the UK which will provide decision support, analysis, and training based on live data received from ships and ports....

A group of industry stakeholders is to develop a hull cleaning standard that BIMCO says could reduce emissions, safeguard port environments and tackle the spread of invasive species....

GTT and Dongsung Finetec, a Korean company specialising in thermal insulation, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to commercialise GTT's LNG Brick technology....

French cruise operator Ponant has selected the dual-fuel version of Wärtsilä’s newest engine to power its ice-class expedition cruise ship under construction at Vard’s Søviknes yard....

Two LNG dual-fuelled Aframax tankers are set to join the fleet of Singapore-based AET, part of Malaysian energy shipping group MISC Berhad, following construction at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje complex in South Korea. David Tinsley reports....

Spanish shipping company Baleària will convert three ferries from diesel to LNG dual fuel in a project which will see Caterpillar Marine supply equipment and its dealer Finanzauto perform the engine conversion using MaK DF engines....

Shell has delivered its first ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG from its specialised LNG bunker vessel, Cardissa, paving the way for other future operations....

A contract between an Estonian energy company and Damen Shipyards Group will see the construction of the first of a series of short-sea LNG bunker vessels to operate in the Baltic Sea....

Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) portable FastBallast compliance monitor has been selected by the Canadian government for trials in a four-month ballast water monitoring programme at the Great Lakes....

Norwegian technology company TeamTec has made some significant changes to the Oceansaver ballast water management system (BWMS) business since rescuing it from bankruptcy a year ago....

ClassNK has identified a potential bottleneck for ballast water management systems (BWMS) among its classed fleet and is urging early installation to avoid capacity concerns....

Optimarin has secured one of its biggest orders to date having been selected to supply 36 BWMS systems to Ardmore Shipping....

DESMI Ocean Guard’s CompactClean Ballast Water Management System has received IMO Type Approval according to the revised IMO BWMS code....

French container liner CMA CGM’s new ultra-large container ship ‘Antoine De Saint Exupéry’ features a Bio-Sea ballast water treatment system from BIO-UV Group....