General News

US company GE has announced that its GE Energy division has entered into an agreement to acquire about 90% of the shares of electric power specialist Converteam.

The German shipbuilder, Flensburger Schiffbau, is building two 195m ro-ro ships to LR Ice Class and ‘green passport’ notation for Rettig Group, Bore of Finland which will be fitted with ballast water…

MAN Diesel & Turbo has reported that a 6S46MC-C8 engine with integrated SCR has been successfully tested in Japan to the forthcoming IMO Tier 3 emission standards.

The Wilh. Wilhelmsen group has announced that it has marked its 150th anniversary with the launch of the Mark V ro-ro ship, ‘Tønsberg’, claimed to be the largest ro-ro ship afloat.

A small UK company, Ultramo, is developing an engine that is claimed to offer twice the fuel efficiency of conventional units.

Hamworthy says it has received a major contract for LNG regasification technology for a new import facility under construction for Petronas Gas Berhad, in Malaysia, in a deal worth in excess of…

A joint industry project on the future small scale LNG value-chain in South East Asia has identified noteworthy potential for LNG as fuel for ships in regional trade, and predicts a future…

UK company Martek Marine says that its recently-launched MariNOx Evolution includes a number of new features designed to enhance efficiency.