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STX Finland Rauma Shipyard has delivered a polar supply and research vessel to the South African government. ‘Agulhas II’ will operate as a supply, research and passenger vessel as well as its…

Up to 10 bulk carriers to Finnish company Deltamarin’s B.Delta37 design are to be built for the China Navigation Company, the first ships of this type to be constructed at the Chengxi…

The board of MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced that the company has acquired Kappel Propeller - including designs, software, and intellectual property together with continued co-operation with Jens Julius Kappel.

Icelandic marine energy management solutions provider Marorka has announced the launch of its Online SEEMP, which it describes as a new addition to its range of energy management solutions for ships.

The Sietas shipyard in Hamburg has made a start on the construction of the first sections and blocks of the offshore wind power jack-up vessel for Dutch marine engineering company Van Oord.

The 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany on 23-24 May 2012 - it aims to give all ship operators, owners and managers the perfect platform to…

The first of two new double-ended ferries from the troubled German Sietas shipyard goes into service in the Baltic this month while the yard, still in receivership, reported new investor interest.

ZF has introduced a marine transmission, the 5000 series, intended to address today’s market requirements for power capacity, available ratios, low noise, shifting comfort and short engagement times.

Kleven Maritime in Norway has delivered another LNG-powered offshore supply vessel, the 90m 6,500dwt ’Viking Prince’, powered by four dual-fuel engines, to Norwegian operator Eidesvik Offshore.

The call for papers has been announced for Mercator Media’s third Gas Fuelled Ships Conference this year, being held from 12-14 September in Bergen, Norway.

Norwegian boiler manufacturer Parat Halvorsen has recently received an order from Kleven Maritime for an OSV boiler plant, powered by direct current rather than the usual AC supply.

The Norwegian Ulstein shipbuilding group has delivered another next generation seismic research vessel, named ‘Polarcus Amani’, to the SX134 X-bow design, to marine geophysical company Polarcus.