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Wärtsilä says that it has recently signed a six-year maintenance agreement with Netherlands-based Wagenborg Shipping,

Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has announced a contract with Maersk Supply Service for construction of six anchor handling vessels, with options for up to four additional ships.

The St Petersburg local government in Russia is considering a new shipbuilding cluster in the region, according to Dmitry Yalov, regional vice-governor, writes Eugene Gerden.

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply a new series of deck machinery orders for 12 vessels being built by China-based Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group, building on a track-record of contracts.

Western Channel Ferry operator Brittany Ferries reports that it has been forced to suspend its plans to operate on LNG fuel because the figures do not add up.

Work has begun at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) on replacing four Pielstick main engines with Wärtsilä units as part of the comprehensive modernisation of the 44,588gt cruise ship Artania, writes Tom Todd.

Wärtsilä is to supply gas handling systems for six new 87,000m³ very large ethane carriers (VLECs) being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in South Korea.

Lukoil Marine Lubricants, the Hamburg-based subsidiary of the Russian oil major, has developed an Intelligent cylinder oil lubrication (iCOlube) system designed to “perfectly” meet engine requirements and fuel quality.

Furukawa Battery Co Ltd has joined a renewable energy project being spearheaded by Japan’s Eco Marine Power (EMP). Its supplying batteries for use onboard the passenger ferry being used in the project.

Fuel injection systems company LOrange has widened its product range with the introduction of what it describes as a new concept in exhaust after-treatment for large diesel and heavy fuel engines.

ExxonMobil Marine Fuels and Lubricants’ Mobil SHC Aware H series of hydraulic fluids are now approved by Parker Hannifin Denison as HF1, HF2 and HF6 hydraulic oils.

Japanese classification society, ClassNK, has published the final report into the ‘MOL Comfort’ incident conducted by its Investigative Panel on Large Container Ship Safety.

Spain’s Astilleros Gondan Shipyard has won a tender to build a passenger ship that will operate on the tourist route at the Azután reservoir in Toledo, Spain.

Joint venture Hyundai and Shell Base Oil Co Ltd has opened a new base oil manufacturing plant in Daesan, South Korea, to meet the growing demand for API Group II base oils…

Maersk Line says it will be introducing a new low sulphur surcharge (LSS) to help offset additional costs incurred by switching to cleaner fuels in Emission Control Areas (ECAs), required by the…

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) says the decision by Norwegian controlled Siem Industries to take over the German yard was “necessary” and will strengthen FSG’s position on the offshore market, reports Tom Todd.

Damen Shipyards Group has established three strategic partnership agreements with ballast water treatment (BWT) system suppliers Bio-UV, Evoqua Water Technologies and Trojan Marinex.

MacGregor has won a series of deck equipment orders for the Chinese shipbuilder, Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co Ltd which will be fitted to six newbuilds under construction