General News

Reports in French newspaper ‘Ouest France’ say that the STX St Nazaire shipyard and Brittany Ferries are cooperating on a project to build the world’s largest LNG-fuelled ferry, larger even than the…

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Kongsberg Maritime says that its K-Sim DP manoeuvring simulator, the latest and most advanced in the company’s DP training range, has received Class A Certification from DNV.

German shipyard Meyer Werft – no stranger to tanker newbuildings despite being better known for its cruise ships - has completed the design draft for a flexible new LNG bunker barge, reports…

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Group has received its new coal carrier, ‘Hokuriku Maru’, built by Oshima Shipbuilding Company Ltd.

A Hamburg parliamentarian has proposed that the 23 ships operated by city excursion and ferry operator HADAG should be converted to LNG propulsion, reports Tom Todd.

A shipping partnership is on a mission to rescue the industry in one of the UK’s prominent shipbuilding towns, following the decision made by defence and security giant BAE Systems to move…

Rolls-Royce has announced a contract for ship design and equipment supply for a new platform supply vessel for Island Offshore, to be completed by the Vard Brevik yard in Norway on a…

Shipdock Amsterdam, part of Damen Shipyards Group, has received a contract to upgrade the propulsion of the Polarcus owned 3D seismic vessel ‘Polarcus Naila’.

MAN Diesel and Turbo is to supply four 7G70 ME-GI engines for two new Norwegian LNG carriers for Knutsen OAS Shipping.

US-based Sherwin-Williams Protective and Marine Coatings is making it easier for port engineers and fleet managers to assess protective coating for vessels with a new interactive app.

Wärtsilä has announced an order to provide a full propulsion package for a new North Sea passenger ferry being built for German company Reederei Cassen Eils.

Marine Exhaust Technologies’ (MET) MX-scrubber is successfully running at its test facility in Denmark, which the company says makes it the first supplier in the country.

UK company Cathelco has announced an order for ICCP hull corrosion protection systems for two FPSOs which are being converted for SBM Offshore for use in the Petrobras Lula field in Brazil.

Four big industry players have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a highly efficient power generating facility installed onto a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) being called an industry first.

The European Transport Council has agreed to take a general approach on a proposal aimed at building up minimum infrastructure for alternative fuels across EU ports – a directive that is part…