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GE has unveiled a new organisation, GE Marine, bringing together its broad technological offerings to the marine sector under vice president Tim Schweikert

The Evergreen Group has signed time charter agreements with Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd to charter a total of eleven newbuild 18,000 teu vessels, to be delivered from 2018 through 2019.

The 37th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference will give operators the lowdown on new fuels available together with the latest in engine design, ways to reduce running costs and improve fuel efficiency.

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The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) says that 2014 was a landmark year for the classification society with the start of construction on the first Arctic LNG carrier to RS class,…

MAN PrimeServ, the service division of MAN Diesel & Turbo, will now installPressure Mounting Instrument (PMI) auto-tuning to all of its newbuild engines as standard following successful uptake by the industry.

Alfa Laval’s AQUA Blue freshwater generator is now available in a stronger configuration that withstands considerably higher jacket water pressures.

A leading battery designer and manufacturer has just received the highest level of safety approval for its new Seanergy Li-ion Super-Iron Phosphate (SLFP) battery range for commercial vessels.

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is to adopt a high-tech marine lubricant system that aims to optimise both the performance and overall efficiency of engines across its fleet.

Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding Corporations (CSSC) 2-stroke engine joint venture has been finalised with the required government and merger control approvals having been received.

Global power management company, Eaton, has secured a contract with German shipbuilder, Meyer Werft to supply power systems onboard two of its cruise ships currently under construction for Star Cruises.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has confirmed it will class the ‘world’s first’ methanol powered vessel following its conversion to a dual-fuel propulsion system at Poland’s Remontowa shipyard.

A leading Handysize bulk carrier operator has opted to install DNV Gl’s ShipManager fleet management system within the next two years in order to make its fleet more operationally efficient.

Russia’s Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev has announced a renewed focus on the commercial shipbuilding industry as a key aim regarding the development of the sector in 2015.

Keppel Shipyard has secured the contract from Golar Gimi Corporation to perform the US$705m conversion of a second Moss Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier, the ‘GIMI’, into a Floating Liquefaction Vessel (FLNGV).

One of the worlds largest non self-propelled cutter dredger vessels currently being built in China will be equipped with Wärtsilä engines, both to generate power and to drive the dredging pump.