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2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has delivered the first shipset of four MAN 32/44CR engines to Chantiers de l’Atlantique for a BFR (naval supply vessel).

27th January 2022

MAN 32/44CR shipset delivered for first in naval supply vessel series

27th January 2022

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has classed a hybrid, battery-powered catamaran ferry, Water Metro-01. It is the first in a series of 23 such vessels being built by Cochin Shipyard.

27th January 2022

Indian Register of Shipping classes first 100 pax hybrid battery-powered catamaran ferry

27th January 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

NYK Bulkship (Asia) has taken delivery of the methanol-fuelled chemical tanker Seymour Sun built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea.

27th January 2022

NYK delivers methanol-fuelled chemical tanker with water-in-fuel solution

27th January 2022

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

SKF has been awarded a EUR 1.62 million grant from the European Commission to install and operate a processing plant for the regeneration of industrial oils in Tudela, Spain.

27th January 2022

SKF establishing new plant for regenerating industrial oils in Spain

27th January 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to a coordinated design for a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) in conjunction with a newly-developed BargeRack feeder barge system designed…

27th January 2022

ABS Grants AiP to WTIV Integrated Feeder Barge with BargeRack

27th January 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Nordic Green Ammonia Powered Ship (NoGAPS) project has been extended to produce a detailed ship design for an ammonia-powered ship by 2023.

27th January 2022

Nordic Consortium to Design Ammonia-powered Ammonia Carrier

27th January 2022

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Eero Lehtovaara, Head of Regulatory and Public Affairs at ABB Marine & Ports calls for greater collaboration within the industry to ensure regulatory alignment as the pace of technological development in the…

27th January 2022

Taking a systemic approach to digitalisation: Eero Lehtovaara

27th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Furuno has established a new division to develop sensors and technologies that will enable the creation of a new fully-automated ship by 2025.

26th January 2022

Furuno creates AR division

26th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

MC Compressors (TMC) has been chosen to deliver a marine compressed air system to three LPG carriers that Yanzijiang Shipbuilding is building for German shipping company Hartmann Reederei.

26th January 2022

TMC compressors for new Hartmann gas carriers

26th January 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV has been selected to lead an ammonia bunkering safety study by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation in Singapore.

26th January 2022

DNV to lead Singapore ammonia bunkering safety study

26th January 2022

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Three new LNG-fuelled Ro-Pax vessels being built for Swedish ferry operator Stena RoRo will feature a broad scope of Wärtsilä propulsion and navigation solutions.

26th January 2022

Wärtsilä power solutions selected for gas-fuelled Stena RoRo trio

26th January 2022

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its partners has successfully concluded the world’s first sea trial of an unmanned containership.

26th January 2022

MOL and partners conduct autonomous containership trial voyage

26th January 2022

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Maersk Supply Service has launched a new offshore vessel-charging venture, Stillstrom. 

26th January 2022

Maersk Supply Service launches new offshore vessel charging venture

26th January 2022

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Following a new reseller agreement signed at Kormarine 2021, STX Engine will offer Tekomar XPERT as an option for customers, which will permit them to benefit from optimised engine performance and reduced OPEX…

25th January 2022

STX Engine adds ABB engine performance optimisation option for customers

25th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Six 1A ice class hybrid bulk vessels will be equipped with hybrid automation systems reducing carbon emissions per cargo unit by half

25th January 2022

Clean integrated automation

25th January 2022

LNG

LNG

Avenir LNG has sold the 20,000cbm LNG bunkering vessel Avenir Allegiance to Shanghai SIPG Energy Service. 

25th January 2022

Avenir LNG expands operations to China with world’s largest LNG bunker vessel

25th January 2022

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

President and CEO of Wärtsilä Håkan Agnevall outlines the company’s strategy to the energy transition in the maritime sector in an exclusive interview with The Motorship

25th January 2022

Change starts at home: Wärtsilä’s Håkan Agnevall plots a course through decarbonisation and beyond

25th January 2022

LNG

LNG

Eastern Pacific Shipping, TotalEnergies and CMA CGM have completed the first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering operation in the Port of Marseille Fos, Southern France.

25th January 2022

First ship-to-containership LNG bunkering conducted at Port of Marseille Fos

25th January 2022

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

A new Offshore Wind Installation Vessel being built for Dutch contracting company Van Oord at Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard in China will be powered by five Wärtsilä 32 engines capable of operating…

25th January 2022

Wärtsilä receives first order for newbuild methanol-fuelled engines

25th January 2022

REGULATION

REGULATION

European shipowners (ECSA) have welcomed the proposal of the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the EU ETS, Peter Liese, for a binding clause in contractual agreements between shipowners and commercial operators to ensure…

25th January 2022

Polluter-pays or Polluter-gets-paid?

25th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Nakilat has taken delivery of a newbuild LNG carrier which will be commercially and technically managed in-house by Nakilat Shipping Qatar Limited (NSQL).

24th January 2022

Fourth newbuild carrier for LNG joint venture

24th January 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Two hybrid-powered, fast passenger ferries have been ordered in the UK for service on the River Thames. Operator Uber Boat by Thames Clippers has entrusted its latest stage of fleet investment to…

24th January 2022

Thames Operator Books Hybrid Ferry With UK Yard

24th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a substantial contract with Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey to deliver twenty US205FP and US255FP thruster units for installation on new azimuth stern drive tugboats.

24th January 2022

Kongsberg thrusters for new tugs

24th January 2022