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THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

ABB has been awarded a first contract for the retrofit of its Azipod® units to a naval vessel. Navantia, the Spanish state-owned shipbuilding company, awarded a contract to retrofit the Spanish Navy flagship, Juan Carlos I, with an…

2nd May 2023

Navantia contract marks first Azipod naval retrofit order

2nd May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

As a decision on a shipbuilder for the new H2 ferries for Torghatten Nord nears, The Norwegian Ship Design Company claims their ground-breaking design heralds the dawn of shipping’s zero-emissions era.

2nd May 2023

Torghattan Nord’s H2 Ferries Mark Shipping’s New Dawn

2nd May 2023

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Amid surging demand for LNG from end-user markets, finding ways to reduce vessel downtime and support LNG tanker crews – especially when it comes to safety - are now more critical than…

2nd May 2023

Effective safety management through remote monitoring of inert gas systems

2nd May 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Dr. Pierluigi Busetto of Trieste-based naval architects Navalprogetti s.r.l. discusses the progress of a retrofittable liquid hydrogen (LH2) container-based system in an interview with The Motorship

2nd May 2023

Viking LH2 fuel cell project advances

2nd May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Australian lightweight shipbuilding technology has a new reference in the Nordic market by way of the 37-knot catamaran ro-pax ferry Express 5. Although not the longest vessel delivered to date by Austal, the…

2nd May 2023

Austal Sets New Record With Danish Ferry

2nd May 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Edda Wind has contracted MacGregor to equip the eighth service vessel in a row for the Østensjø Group operation.

28th April 2023

MacGregor equips eighth offshore wind service vessel

28th April 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Seven members of the European Union along with Norway and the UK announced ambitious plans at the Belgian port of Ostend to increase offshore wind capacity in the North Sea to ‘at…

27th April 2023

North Sea partners commit to rapid expansion of offshore wind capacity

27th April 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Tentative EU Commission proposals to promote greater circularity in the EU’s shipping market may explain reluctance to expand the list of non-EU yards on the EU SRR proposals, but capacity constraints and…

27th April 2023

EU SRR: just one small problem…

27th April 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Proman Stena Bulk has formally named its third newbuild IMOIIMeMAX methanol-fuelled 49,900dwt tanker, Stena Promise, in a ceremony hosted in the port of Rotterdam on 26 April. 

27th April 2023

Naming ceremony for methanol-fuelled Stena Promise in the Port of Rotterdam

27th April 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Kongsberg Digital is relaunching its application for vessel and fleet optimisation, Vessel Performance, for offshore vessel operations. The data-driven solution now provides even more accessible onboard and onshore decision support, enabling significant…

27th April 2023

Kongsberg relaunches Vessel Performance app

27th April 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Global Drone Inspection (GDI), the subsidiary of robotic inspection specialists RIMS BV, and Dubai based JOME Engineering have signed an agreement, whereby JOME will become a local service station partner for GDI. 

27th April 2023

Global Drone Inspection to take on specialist demand for drone and ROV services from RIMS BV

27th April 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Resurgent cruise brand Swan Hellenic has commissioned its third and largest newbuild to date, tailored to the cultural expedition segment of the market. After handover by Helsinki Shipyard on March 31, the…

27th April 2023

Another Finnish Delivery For Revived Brand

27th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Caterpillar Marine and Svitzer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to adopt solutions that enable Svitzer to use methanol in its fleet, furthering both companies’ ambition for using methanol as part…

27th April 2023

Cat and Svitzer take next steps on methanol adoption

27th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

WinGD’s programme to develop dual-fuel two-stroke engines capable of operating on ammonia and methanol is advancing apace, Dominik Schneiter, WinGD’s Vice President R&D, tells The Motorship.

27th April 2023

No laughing (gas) matter: Schneiter targets zero N2O in new X-DFA

27th April 2023

LNG

LNG

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and the Cruise Division of MSC Group have successfully completed the first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation at the Port of Marseille Fos, on France’s Mediterranean coast, for…

26th April 2023

First LNG bunkering for MSC World Europa at Port of Marseille Fos

26th April 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A new generation of hybrid/diesel-electric cargo vessels ordered by Nordic interests is expected to make its debut in the short-sea trades during the third quarter of 2023.

26th April 2023

Indian Yard Turning Out 12 Hybrid Coasters

26th April 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for its Ammonia Floating Storage Re-Gasification Unit (FSRU), the first…

25th April 2023

AiP for first Korean NH3 FSRU

25th April 2023

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Hempel A/S, the world-leading coatings company, is showcasing its unique seam fairing solution, SeamFlow, for the first time in Asia at Sea Asia in Singapore.

25th April 2023

Asian focus for Hempel’s seam fairing solution for ship hulls

25th April 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Sweden’s Gotlandsbolaget and the Australian shipyard Austal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a design agreement of Gotlandsbolaget’s new passenger catamaran, Gotland Horizon X, which will be able to run on…

25th April 2023

New Swedish passenger catamaran will run on hydrogen

25th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has announced that its MAN 175D engine is formally approved for operation on biofuels, effective immediately. This applies to all standard biofuels such as HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) and FAME…

25th April 2023

MAN 175D ready to operate on 100% biofuel

25th April 2023