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D’Appolonia, the Italian based independent engineering consulting company of RINA Group, has strengthened its expertise in the marine offshore oil and gas sector by acquiring a majority stake in Fano-based SeaTech Srl.

James Fisher Mimic (JFM) has completed a project to enhance its Mimic condition monitoring system in cooperation with Lancaster University in the UK.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has highlighted real achievements in the shipping industry’s CO2 reduction efforts as global governments prepare for the UN Climate Change Conference in December.

International marine experts recently gathered at the UK’s South Shields Marine School to look at the latest industry and technological innovations as part of the four-day MARSIM 2015 Conference.

Bureau Veritas has marked a major milestone, classing the first ethane-powered ship ‘JS Ineos Insight’ – the first in a series of eight 27,500 cubic metres multi-gas Dragon-class vessel being built for…

Imtech Marine has signed up to keep its Energy & Automation Lab at the RDM Innovation Dock in Rotterdam for the foreseeable future.

The Carbon War Room (CWR) has issued a request for proposals to shipowners and charterers to apply for a grant that will help finance a single-vessel retrofit helping them to achieve fuel…

Lloyd’s Register has outlined its vision of the technology advances that will shape the shipping industry in 2030, in a major report launched at London International Shipping Week (LISW) 2015.

Satellite communications specialist, Inmarsat, is taking part in a Rolls-Royce led project that aims to make autonomous ships a reality.

A unified industry voice and a cross-government maritime working group are core recommendations in a Department of Transport-commissioned study into growing the UK maritime market, published at the start of London International…

The Dubai City Authority (DMCA) has held a special seminar for Greek shipowners and operators in line with its efforts to promote its maritime sector’s global competitiveness.

It’s a common mistake to assume that “if you take a midway position on technological development you get the best of both worlds,” says Pieter Dijkstra of Visedo Marine.

As the global maritime industry wrestles with the implications of ‘big data’, Peter Mantel, managing director of BMT SMART, examines how shore-based fleet and vessel performance management – and intelligent analysis of…

DNV GL is enhancing its ECO retrofit service to support shipowners and operators tailoring retrofit projects for a more energy efficient future fleet.