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A copper-free antifouling paint containing the barnacle-repelling active agent Selektope® has kept the hull of a 46,067 dwt tanker experiencing several long idle periods per year free from barnacle fouling as the…

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has introduced a next generation coal bulker design, featuring design innovations to optimise discharge operations and speeding up cargo handling, as well as improving vessel stability.

ABS has been selected to class two Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV) being retrofitted with a battery/converter system by Harvey Gulf International Marine.

The results of a study into the cost effectiveness of hybrid power generation has been published.

Eleven major shipping banks, supported by a number of industry partners including Lloyd’s Register (LR), will launch the Poseidon Principles – a pioneering doctrine that will integrate climate considerations into lending decisions…

Jotun and Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a memorandum of understanding heralding an era of close cooperation and the use of a new, solvent-free primer.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and DNV GL have agreed to cooperate on joint development projects (JDP) for future technologies in the shipbuilding and offshore plant industries.

Oshima Shipbuilding and classification society DNV GL have signed a long-term strategic cooperation to conduct R&D into new bulk carrier designs. Oshima unveiled the first design to result from the cooperation, the…

Lloyds Register (LR) has presented Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with approval in principle (AiP) for a very large crude carrier (VLCC) ‘eco-tanker’ design, capable of using volatile organic compounds (VOC) mixed with…

Cruise operator RCL, technology group Wärtsilä, and classification society DNV GL have joined forces to improve engine room fire prevention.