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THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Brunvoll has announced that it has been awarded the contract for delivery of a BruCon DP2 control system as part of the replacement of the existing dynamic positioning system onboard an offshore…

13th March 2023

Brunvoll receives DP2 control system retrofit order

13th March 2023

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

DNV Maritime has appointed Torgeir Sterri as the new Offshore Classification Director while promoting Lucas Ribeiro, the former Area Manager for Iberia, Italy and Malta, to succeed Sterri as Regional Manager for West Europe. 

13th March 2023

DNV Maritime appoints Sterri as new Offshore Classification Director

13th March 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Set to become the largest-ever vessel constructed in Italy, the 175,500gt cruise ship Sun Princess reinforces the country’s standing as a European bastion of the shipbuilding industry, focused on high added-value production.

13th March 2023

‘Made In Italy’ Reaches A New Scale

13th March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new Yamaha service centre has opened on the River Hamble, expanding Yamaha’s offering on the UK’s south coast.

13th March 2023

Yamaha opens new UK south coast office

13th March 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

As the latest phase in the continual refinement of the company’s direct-drive propulsion offering, MAN Energy Solutions has upgraded its ultra long-stroke, 500mm-bore engine. 

13th March 2023

MAN Two-Stroke Revision Produces Efficiency Gain

13th March 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

An electronic logbook for ships developed by German equipment supplier MARSIG has been awarded Statement of Compliance (SoC) certification by Lloyd’s Register. 

10th March 2023

MARSIG’s new electronic logbook receives LR certification

10th March 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Classification society ClassNK has issued a statement of compliance (SoC) to S.N. Corporation’s Unit-02 ship recycling yard at Shitalpur, Sitakunda, a ship recycling facility in Bangladesh, verifying that the facility is in…

10th March 2023

Second Bangladeshi yard recognised as HKC compliant

10th March 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

High-speed engine specialist Isotta Fraschini Motori has formally opened a new Innovation and Development Centre (CIS) at its factory in the south of Italy.

10th March 2023

R&D Commitment By Italian Engine Builder

10th March 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

An industrial scale concept for a floating production unit to produce green ammonia has secured approval in principle (AiP) from DNV.

10th March 2023

Approval for floating NH3 production unit

10th March 2023

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

Castrol has begun to make its new marine cylinder oil – Castrol Cyltech 40 XDC (eXtra Deposit Control) – available across key shipping hubs in South Korea, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and…

9th March 2023

Castrol begins global rollout of new Cat II cylinder oil

9th March 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV expects a rapid increase in maritime infrastructure to drive demand for closer collaboration between ocean industries in the coming decades. The rapid buildout of offshore wind and aquaculture will need to be managed…

9th March 2023

DNV sees sharp rise in maritime infrastructure

9th March 2023

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Steerprop, the leading designer and manufacturer of propulsion systems for tough Arctic conditions, has appointed Tom Ekegren as Arctic Segment Director.

9th March 2023

Steerprop increases Arctic exposure

9th March 2023

LNG

LNG

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel O&M and Shell, have concluded the first refuelling of an LNG-fuelled Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) with LNG in Singapore’s port waters.

9th March 2023

First Singaporean LNG Bunkering For PCTC

9th March 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Brazilian mining company, Vale, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced a partnership to retrofit two 35m Rotor Sails on board a 200,000 dwt bulk carrier.

9th March 2023

Vale in deal to retrofit 35m Rotor Sails on board Newcastlemax bulker

9th March 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Houlder will participate in the ‘Winds of Change’ project led by Smart Green Shipping (SGS), providing engineering system integration and vessel performance monitoring. The project will see an SGS FastRig wing sail retrofitted…

9th March 2023

Houlder collaborates on ‘Winds of Change’ FastRig retrofit project

9th March 2023

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Vaisala, the climatic, NOx, and industrial sensor manufacturer, is launching two new sensors to extend the range of parameters covered by its portable handheld sensor.

9th March 2023

New sensors extend parameters covered by mobile solution

9th March 2023

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Wärtsilä has received its first order for carbon capture and storage-ready scrubber systems - CCS-Ready scrubbers. The order was booked in Wärtsilä’s order intake in November 2022 and the delivery is expected…

9th March 2023

First CCS-Ready scrubber order for Wärtsilä

9th March 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has been awarded an order to supply the first G80 dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol. 

9th March 2023

MAN confirms first order for methanol dual-fuel G80 engine

9th March 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

National Energy Corporation (NEC), a subsidiary of the state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago, has taken delivery of a new Damen ASD Tug 2811.

7th March 2023

​Caribbean energy firm opts for Damen low emission tug

7th March 2023

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Kongsberg Maritime will supply a propulsion package for a series of six 94-metre offshore patrol vessels to be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for the Philippine navy.

7th March 2023

KM propulsion package for Philippine Navy PSVs

7th March 2023