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Us based Chevron Shipping Company has chosen Norway’s OceanSaver’s ballast water treatment (BWT) systems for two of its Suezmax lightering tankers.

The Keppel Verolme yard in The Netherlands has announced a contract from Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) for the drydocking survey of the deepwater construction vessel (DCV) ‘Balder’.

MAN Diesel & Turbo has won a contract to supply the engines for two 160,000m³ Greek LNG carriers. The installation of MAN 51/60DF dual-fuel engines represents the company’s first such reference in…

Receiver Berthold Brinkmann wants to cancel five newbuilding orders at insolvent German shipyard group P+S Werften in the hope of meeting EU conditions for approval of local credits to complete other orders.

A series of six 5,000m3 next-generation LPG tankers is nearing completion in China for Hartmann Reederei – the second German owner to expand its fleet of gas tankers in recent months, writes…

A 20% increase in service demands this year, has pushed Propulsion Dynamics’ hull and propeller performance monitoring service, Casper, to reach its 5,000th report.

The Flemish Government and the port authorities of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Ghent and Fluxys have published their feasibility study on LNG bunkering – with the support of Det Norske Veritas (DNV).

Swedish nuclear fuel and waste management company, SKB, has launched its new vessel, the ‘M/S Sigrid’, at Galati shipyard, Romania.

Italian shipyard Fincantieri has announced an agreement with US-based Carnival Corporation for the construction of two new cruise ships for the Holland America Line and Carnival Cruise Lines brands.

Rolls-Royce has won a £24m contract to design and equip four platform supply vessels (PSVS) for Brazilian ship owner, Bravante Group.

MAN Diesel & Turbo says that the first IMO Tier III-compliant low speed diesel engine to use EGR has been unveiled at licensee HHI-EMD (Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division) in…

Germany’s Nobiskrug Shipyard in Rendsburg – part of the Abu Dhabi Mar (ADM) Group - wants to take over Lindenau Schiffswerft in Kiel, which has been in the hands of the receivers…

The new fleet of military afloat reach and sustainability (MARS) tankers for the UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary is to use an energy efficient hybrid propulsion system based on GE drive technology.