General News

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Marine Machinery & Engine Co has run sea trials of its hybrid turbocharger with electric-assist function and variable turbine inlet, proving that power consumption can be further reduced at…

Wärtsilä has launched the FPP Opti fixed pitch propeller design concept, offering claimed fuel savings of up to 4% and with reliable full scale performance predictions.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has delivered the “super eco” passenger ship ‘Tachibana-Maru’ to Tokai Kisen Co Ltd’s Shimonoseki Shipyard and Machinery Works in Japan.

German repair yard Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) has announced that it has received an order to carry out a comprehensive package of conversion work on the V.Ships/Phoenix Seereisen cruise ship ‘Artania’.

A new exhaust gas cleaning unit has been launched to the market by DeltaLangh, a joint venture between Finnish companies Oy Langh Ship and Deltamarin.

Vard Holdings has announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Nordic American Offshore for the design and construction of two Platform Supply Vessels with an option for a…

US company RSC Bio Solutions and Aegir Marine of the Netherlands have signed a partnership agreement to increase the availability of VGP-approved environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) for stern tube seal applications.

Wärtsilä has revealed its new Aframax tanker design, developed to offer a practical solution to meeting current and upcoming emission regulations.

Gibraltar’s repair specialist, Gibdock has completed its first shiprepair project for Tsakos Shipping & Trading, one of Greece’s leading ship owners.

Recently, Rome has seen its first instance of LNG bunkering, carried out by Dutch company LNGEurope, using a road tanker to refuel a Turkish-built gas-fuelled tug vessel on its delivery voyage to…