General News

Hamworthy Pumps is aiming to regain dominance in the pump room systems market with a new alliance with Hoyer Motors.

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a NOK45 million contract to design and equip the third wellboat in a series to be built for Sølvtrans Rederi by the Myklebust Verft yard in Gursken, Norway.

Wärtsilä has won a contract for the delivery and integration engineering of two retractable thrusters and a dynamic positioning (DP) system for the ’CCGS Amundsen’, a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Icebreaker.

Lloyds Register (LR) and the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) are collaborating on marine autonomy projects, bringing clarity to the requirements and assisting stakeholders in realising the potential of these systems.

Intertanko paints a bleak picture for tankers under current EEDI plans, in which flaws in the IMO’s initial EEDI baseline could imperil VLCCs as a vessel type.

EEDI reductions for bulk carriers scheduled to be implemented under IMO’s EEDI requirements for newbuilding bulk carrier and tankers from 2025 under EEDI phase 3 “can mostly be met without major changes…

Wilhelmsen and Østensjø have joined forces to fast track the growth of renewable energy company Edda Wind.

DNV GL has presented Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with a general approval of ship application (GASA) for a new concept of very large crude carriers (VLCCs) with a centreline oil-tight longitudinal bulkhead.

Wilhelmsen and Hyundai Glovis have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange expertise and improve the companies’ technology and service offerings.

Autonomous shortsea and feeder distribution could disrupt hub-and-spoke logistics, Stevie Knight hears

A four-year service contract for NorthLinks vessels has been awarded to Babcock, which will undertake planned maintenance and dry docking at its Rosyth facility.

ABS and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have updated their Common Structural Rules Software (CSRS) to comply with a 1 July Rule Change Notice from IACS.

A profit-sharing contract between Wärtsilä and Brittany Ferries has resulted in a reduction of operational exhaust emissions for the latter’s vessels.

The UK government is making £900 million available through the new Getting Building Fund for investment in local, shovel-ready infrastructure projects to stimulate jobs and support economic recovery.

Ricardo, the engineering and technology consultancy, has completed its first IMO Tier III virtual certification test, after working with a Scandinavian customer to certify a large marine engine series.

ClassNK has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to K Line and Airseas for their Seawing automated kite system.

The 4th greenhouse gas (GHG) study updates absolute levels of GHG emissions from shipping to 2018, and also introduces a new voyage-based emissions metric.

The third phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe ship recycling in Bangladesh has been given the go-ahead, with Norway committing approximately US$1.5 million in support.

Digital bunker fuel and lubricant platform Bulugo can now offer buyers external unsecured finance of up to US$20m under an exclusive agreement with Whitehall Finance.

Nippon Paint Marine has completed the recoating of seven Danaos-managed containerships, with the last two vessels in the series leaving drydock in June.

KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine have formally completed a merger to create a new brand and entity, KPI OceanConnect.

ZF is restructuring the technology companys passenger vehicle focused powertrain unit, and will create a new division out of the previous Car Powertrain Technology and E-Mobility Divisions to offer electrified driveline solutions…