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Floating offshore wind “offers the ability for large capacity expansion near to demand centres,” believes Mark Spring, Lloyd’s Register’s ‘voice on offshore wind’.

A Russian group is to buy the Norwegian medium-speed engine design and manufacturing arm of London-headquartered Rolls-Royce Holdings, writes David Tinsley.

Bureau Veritas (BV) has developed a new notation to recognise the performance of ultra-low emission vessels (ULEVs).

Rotterdam-based naval architect C-Job is involved in a number of design projects for offshore wind construction vessels. Its general manager Maarten Veldhuizen set out some of the key considerations for these specialized…

Kongsberg Digital (KDI) and The Nautical Institute (NI) have announced an approved remote simulation solution for Dynamic Positioning (DP) induction courses.

DNV GL has presented Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) with an Approval in Principle (AIP) for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for ships.

In what is said to be an industry first, ABS has awarded China Merchants Industry (CMI) approval in principle (AIP) for its deep-sea mining system design.

MAN Energy Solutions’ published AHOY2050, presenting insights into the potential decarbonisation pathways the shipping industry can follow out to 2050. The widely differing scenario outcomes reflects wider societal choices and regulatory choices,…

An exergy study undertaken on a dual-fuel 4-stroke engine demonstrated significant combustion and turbocharger losses as well as an opportunity to recover about 9% of the waste heat from the charge coolers…