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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced the joint development with Akasaka Diesels, a marine diesel engine manufacturer in Japan, of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) for vessels using heavy fuel oil.

The return of idle capacity and an increase in the level of newbuilding deliveries over the first four months of the year will add an estimated 785,000 teu of new capacity (net…

Chinas new ship orders increased by a factor of 7.7 to 5.72 million dead weight tonnes in the first two months of this year, accounting for 51.9% of the worlds total, according…

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network announced that it has taken delivery of the Andros, a 4,600 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. The vessel is expected to be…

Wärtsilä and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a co-operation agreement to develop gas-fuelled merchant vessels. The intention is to jointly develop next-generation ships with efficient and competitive propulsion machinery concepts that…