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AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Oslo-based ship owner Pherousa Green Shipping AS is planning to order a series of six ammonia-fuelled Ultramax bulk carriers, based on a modified ship design from Deltamarin.

31st May 2023

Norwegian clean shipping company eyes NH3-fuelled Ultramax series

31st May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Accelleron has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Officine Meccaniche Torino S.p.A. (OMT), the leading fuel injection system supplier for marine engines. The acquisition - in the high double-digit million EUR range - is…

31st May 2023

Accelleron to acquire Officine Meccaniche Torino

31st May 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

DNV has announced that it will launch a Recommended Practice (RP) offering a new, accurate and transparent method for measuring, evaluating, and verifying the technical performance of ships in service. The RP…

31st May 2023

DNV to consult on new VTI index in new Recommended Practice

31st May 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Wärtsilä has signed an eight-year Guaranteed Asset Performance agreement with Japanese operator NYK LNG Ship Management. The agreement covers the two Wärtsilä X72DF main engines on an LNG Carrier vessel and is designed…

31st May 2023

Wärtsilä inks maximised overhaul interval agreement for NYK LNGCs

31st May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has been awarded an order to supply the first S60 dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol. 

31st May 2023

Landmark Chinese order for MAN ME-LGIM engines

31st May 2023

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

GE Power Conversion is extending the power range of electrical podded propulsors in its SeaJet power range, adding smaller sized 1.5 MW to 4 MW units.

31st May 2023

GE To Launch Smaller SeaJet Pods

31st May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Ghent-based medium-speed engine designer and manufacturer ABC Engines has added another string to its bow through the development of a methanol dual-fuel range. Covering the output band from 955kW up to 3,536kW,…

31st May 2023

Belgian Maker Unveils Methanol Engine

31st May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB has introduced a new propulsion concept called Dynafin™. The new propulsion concept is a cycloidal propeller with individually controlled blades. The operating principle allows the unit to utilize a trochoidal blade…

31st May 2023

ABB launches new Dynafin propulsion concept, targets 2025 for full scale prototype

31st May 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

RINA, the classification company, and the international energy company Eni have signed an agreement to jointly develop initiatives focused on the decarbonisation of maritime transport.

30th May 2023

Eni inks maritime transport decarb partnership with RINA

30th May 2023

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Techcross, the South Korea-based ballast water management system supplier, has announced that a BWMS has been successfully retrofitted  in the engine room of a tanker. Techcross patented the ‘Engine Room Solution’ installation method for…

30th May 2023

First engine room BWMS retrofit for Techcross

30th May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has announced that it plans to develop a successor to its low-speed UEC60LSE design. The development of the UEC60LSH engine will retain the LSH ultrawide rating concept, and is expected to meet very…

30th May 2023

J-ENG To Add NH3 and Conventional 60-Bore Variants To LSH Range

30th May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Accelerating interest in methanol fuel among the shipping community has led to the unveiling of a new engine type in the Japanese low-speed, four stroke mould. 

30th May 2023

Low-Speed Four-Stroke Family Embraces Methanol

30th May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Canada’s federal government is ready to invest C$2.5bn (US$1.84bn) into the smaller classes of vessel deployed by the Coast Guard. The programme for the modernisation of this sector of the fleet provides…

30th May 2023

Canada Boosts Prospects For Smaller Yards

30th May 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

The first inland cargo vessel to sail fully on hydrogen-fuelled fuel cells has been launched in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

30th May 2023

First PEM FC-powered barge launched in Rotterdam

30th May 2023

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

GTT has signed a technical services agreement with Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and its LNG affiliate, CoolCo.

26th May 2023

GTT inks service deal for EPS

26th May 2023

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Palfinger’s marine business will introduce a model of its new, fully 3D compensated Offshore Passenger Transfer System (OPTS) at Nor-Shipping 2023. The new OPTS is intended to meet the offshore wind industry’s need for standardised, cost competitive and…

26th May 2023

Upgraded offshore passenger transfer system

26th May 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A cargo vessel has completed a demonstration on the northwest coast of Norway operating on a mix of remote and autonomous operations. 

26th May 2023

Kongsberg Maritime conducts autonomous coastal cargo voyage

26th May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A novel design concept for transporting wind turbine components is embraced by an investment in two new ships ordered to European account from a Chinese yard.

26th May 2023

New Solution For Wind Turbine Cargoes

26th May 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A technology accelerator is calling for solutions to help better detect fires in cargo holds. 

25th May 2023

Tech call for early fire detection solutions

25th May 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

ExxonMobil has signed an agreement to supply Hapag-Lloyd with B30 marine bio fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region.

25th May 2023

ExxonMobil inks B30 biofuel ARA supply deal with Hapag-Lloyd

25th May 2023