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ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A landmark agreement has been signed for the world’s first ammonia conversion project.

12th October 2021

World’s first ammonia conversion project

12th October 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A versatile class of north European short-sea trader, offering a major reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, has augmented the workload of Indian shipbuilder Chowgule & Co, writes David Tinsley.

11th October 2021

INDIAN YARD LANDS HYBRID COASTER SERIES

11th October 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Foreign-owned companies figure prominently among the competition for the UK’s planned new series of naval replenishment vessels, writes David Tinsley.

11th October 2021

DESIGN BID FOR UK REPLENISHMENT SHIPS

11th October 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

U-Ming, SWS and Jotun are joining forces to provide Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) for U-Ming’s 190,000 dwt dual-fuel bulk carrier newbuilding project at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS) in Shanghai, China.

11th October 2021

Jotun hull solution for new bulk carrier

11th October 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kotug International has won a long-term contract with Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon to provide towage support for its operations off Port Gentil, Gabon.

11th October 2021

Kotug to supply tugs for Perenco

11th October 2021

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

The final programme for Propulsion & Future Fuels 2021 is out now. This conference will take place in Hamburg, from 2-4 November.

8th October 2021

Whos on the final programme?

8th October 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Constructions to deliver propulsion and steering equipment for two new car and passenger ferries.

8th October 2021

KM signs Promas deal for two new ferries

8th October 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

After five years of research, design, engineering and construction, the first of Damen’s Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class has completed sea trials off the Turkish coast and is set to begin…

8th October 2021

New Damen crew supplier completes sea trials

8th October 2021

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Rob Van Solingen, European Sales Director - Marine and Stationary Power. GE Transportation, Wabtec, will be discussing how The MS Amadea retrofit meets IMO III emission regulations. Join Rob at Propulsion &…

8th October 2021

The Amadea retrofit – meeting IMO III emission regulations

8th October 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä, in cooperation with Silverstream Technologies, is installing Silverstream’s proprietary air lubrication system on a trial basis on a large container vessel owned by A.P. Moller - Maersk.

7th October 2021

Maersk to trial Silverstream airlube system on boxship

7th October 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cavotec has been awarded three orders for its shore power connection systems by marine equipment manufacturer Samsung Heavy Industries.

7th October 2021

Cavotec wins three new SHI orders

7th October 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Traffic flows between North America and Mexico will benefit from a new generation of train ferries built in China, writes David Tinsley.

6th October 2021

US REINVESTS IN GULF RAILFERRY LINK

6th October 2021

REGULATION

REGULATION

China Classification Society has awarded its first second-generation intact stability criteria (SGISc) notation to an 85,000dwt Kamsarmax newbuild, certifying that the newbuild is the first to comply with the IMO’s new intact…

6th October 2021

A stable foundation: CCS classes worlds first SGISc-compliant vessel

6th October 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Shipowners will need to be ready to meet the evolving requirements of the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) to ensure their assets remain viable, and a new LNG carrier design is under…

6th October 2021

LNG CARRIER DESIGN FOR EVOLVING CII RATINGS EXPECTED EARLY 2022

6th October 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS has awarded ABS CyberSafety product design assessment (PDA) to the DS4 Smart Platform developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).

6th October 2021

ABS cyber safety PDA for DSME data tool

6th October 2021

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Composite boat manufacturer Fassmer and Torqeedo have teamed up to create a fully electric ferry concept for public transport.

6th October 2021

Fully electric extendable ferry concept

6th October 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has received marine sector commercial certification for compliance with the EU’s Stage V standards.

5th October 2021

EU Stage V compliance certification

5th October 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Palfingers marine business has concluded the acquisition of the Offshore Passenger Transfer System (OPTS) technology developed by the Rotterdam-based Lift2Work, adding the innovative OPTS to its portfolio of deck and handling equipment.

5th October 2021

Palfinger adds offshore passenger transfer system to portfolio

5th October 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

German equipment supplier Raytheon Anschütz is introducing an electronic logbook for ships. The eLog records INS or AIS data automatically, which can be combined with manually entered data to provide secure, high-quality…

5th October 2021

Sales of new electronic logbook to begin in October

5th October 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Energy Solutions portfolio of two-stroke, dual-fuel engines has accumulated 2 million operating hours, running on LNG, methanol, ethane and LPG. The company also confirmed its recently announced sales of engines running…

5th October 2021

MAN DF ENGINES SURPASS 2M OPERATING HOURS

5th October 2021