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LNG

LNG

The first 23,000teu container vessel in the world to be powered by liquefied natural gas and equipped with a range of solutions from technology group Wärtsilä has been delivered.

16th October 2020

Largest LNG container ship delivered

16th October 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has appointed GoodFuels to supply biofuel bunkers for its 2010-built 47,377dwt MR tanker.

16th October 2020

GoodFuels to supply biofuel bunkers to EPS

16th October 2020

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

CEO Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen of DNV GL - Maritime issues a call to arms for industry participants to come together, and mulls an extension of the EU’s Green Deal to cover shipping

15th October 2020

Time to pull together: Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen calls for collaboration not fragmentation

15th October 2020

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Mathieu Philippe has been appointed to the new position of Commercial Director – Marine at classification society Bureau Veritas.

15th October 2020

BV appoints new commercial director

15th October 2020

LNG

LNG

Avenir LNG has taken delivery of its first dual purpose liquefied natural gas bunkering and supply vessel (LBV) from Keppel Offshore & Marine at the Nantong Shipyard, Jiangsu Province, China.

15th October 2020

Avenir takes delivery of first LBV

15th October 2020

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Norwegian shipping company, Ivan Ulsund Rederi, commissioned MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division MAN PrimeServ to conduct a retrofit project on a fishing trawler operated by the company.

15th October 2020

SCR retrofit delivers significant emission and fuel savings for trawler

15th October 2020

LNG

LNG

A new family of Woodward LOrange high-pressure, dual-fuel injectors has been released to deliver future fuel flexibility.

14th October 2020

NEW MULTI-FUEL INJECTORS READY FOR FUTURE FUEL FLEXIBILITY

14th October 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has awarded ABB Marine & Ports the contract to deliver the power and control technology for two 124,000 dwt newbuilding shuttle tankers.

14th October 2020

ABB electric package for KNOT shuttle tankers

14th October 2020

LNG

LNG

Singapore-based shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has, according to MAN Energy Solutions, placed an order for five LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax vessels with dual-fuel main engines.

14th October 2020

ME-GI engines for EPS Newcastlemaxes

14th October 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyard’s Group Fast Crew Supplier 2710 has received approval in principle from ABS, an important step towards Damen’s next generation crew transfer vessel (CTV) being used to support the developing US…

14th October 2020

ABS AiP for new Damen CTV

14th October 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ulstein Group has appointed Cathrine K. Marti as the company’s new chief executive officer.

14th October 2020

Ulstein Group appoints new CEO

14th October 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Evolving emissions regulations, technological developments and expanding shorepower connections are changing the business case for battery hybridisation in short-haul Ropax vessels, writes Kari Reinikainen.

14th October 2020

Short-haul Ropax operators eye battery efficiencies

14th October 2020

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Manitou Group will use a Neoline wind-powered ro-ro ship to sustainably transport its aerial work platforms and telehandlers from France to the US.

13th October 2020

Manitou partners with Neoline to cut carbon

13th October 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Hard-hit east German yard group MV Werften (MVW) is resuming some operations this month after receiving a government loan of €193 million to secure major projects, reports Tom Todd.

12th October 2020

New bail-out secures German yard projects

12th October 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Asahi Tanker, the Japanese tanker operator, has ordered two pure-electric bunker tankers for operation in Tokyo Bay.

12th October 2020

Full-electric tankers for operation in Tokyo Bay

12th October 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Tersan Shipyard in Turkey to equip an 86 metre stern trawler with a large winch package for Faroe Islands fishing fleet operator, JFK.

12th October 2020

Kongsberg winch for Faroe stern trawler

12th October 2020

LNG

LNG

Høglund Marine Solutions has taken a two-thirds stake in Vindskip, a company developing a wind and LNG-powered vessel concept.

12th October 2020

Høglund acquires stake in wind vessel concept

12th October 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The first of what is billed as a new generation of offshore hybrid service operation vessels (SOVs) is now in North Sea wind farm service after completion for Hamburg-based Bernhard Schulte, writes…

12th October 2020

Versatile new SOV hybrid makes waves

12th October 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

UK shortsea specialist Scotline Marine has implemented a new phase of fleet investment distinguished by the nomination of a hybrid power arrangement, writes David Tinsley.

12th October 2020

BATTERY POWER FOR UK NEWBUILD COASTER

12th October 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Croatia’s hard-pressed shipbuilding industry has brought an important export project to fruition through the delivery of a self-discharging bulk carrier for trade on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence system, writes David…

9th October 2020

ANOTHER CANADIAN LAKER FROM CROATIAN YARD

9th October 2020