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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Global Drone Inspection (GDI), the subsidiary of robotic inspection specialists RIMS BV, and Dubai based JOME Engineering have signed an agreement, whereby JOME will become a local service station partner for GDI. 

27th April 2023

Global Drone Inspection to take on specialist demand for drone and ROV services from RIMS BV

27th April 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Resurgent cruise brand Swan Hellenic has commissioned its third and largest newbuild to date, tailored to the cultural expedition segment of the market. After handover by Helsinki Shipyard on March 31, the…

27th April 2023

Another Finnish Delivery For Revived Brand

27th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Caterpillar Marine and Svitzer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to adopt solutions that enable Svitzer to use methanol in its fleet, furthering both companies’ ambition for using methanol as part…

27th April 2023

Cat and Svitzer take next steps on methanol adoption

27th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

WinGD’s programme to develop dual-fuel two-stroke engines capable of operating on ammonia and methanol is advancing apace, Dominik Schneiter, WinGD’s Vice President R&D, tells The Motorship.

27th April 2023

No laughing (gas) matter: Schneiter targets zero N2O in new X-DFA

27th April 2023

LNG

LNG

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and the Cruise Division of MSC Group have successfully completed the first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation at the Port of Marseille Fos, on France’s Mediterranean coast, for…

26th April 2023

First LNG bunkering for MSC World Europa at Port of Marseille Fos

26th April 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A new generation of hybrid/diesel-electric cargo vessels ordered by Nordic interests is expected to make its debut in the short-sea trades during the third quarter of 2023.

26th April 2023

Indian Yard Turning Out 12 Hybrid Coasters

26th April 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for its Ammonia Floating Storage Re-Gasification Unit (FSRU), the first…

25th April 2023

AiP for first Korean NH3 FSRU

25th April 2023

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Hempel A/S, the world-leading coatings company, is showcasing its unique seam fairing solution, SeamFlow, for the first time in Asia at Sea Asia in Singapore.

25th April 2023

Asian focus for Hempel’s seam fairing solution for ship hulls

25th April 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Sweden’s Gotlandsbolaget and the Australian shipyard Austal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a design agreement of Gotlandsbolaget’s new passenger catamaran, Gotland Horizon X, which will be able to run on…

25th April 2023

New Swedish passenger catamaran will run on hydrogen

25th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has announced that its MAN 175D engine is formally approved for operation on biofuels, effective immediately. This applies to all standard biofuels such as HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) and FAME…

25th April 2023

MAN 175D ready to operate on 100% biofuel

25th April 2023