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Ferry operator Brittany Ferries and STX France have confirmed a contract for a new LNG-fuelled ferry, which when delivered will be the largest gas-fuelled ro-pax ship yet.

A Swiss company, known as UT99 AG, says that its oil mist separator is the first and only such unit to have received approval by Germanischer Lloyd (GL).

A new silicon-coated isolation rubber tube for use on heavy fuel pipes in large marine diesel engines is now available from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies – Simrit.

Norway’s Yara is strengthening its position in the area of Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Emissions Control systems by acquiring H+H Umwelt- und Industrietechnik GmbH, a German leader in Marine Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)…

Wärtsilä reports that the first example of its X72 mid-bore, low-speed engine has successfully passed the factory acceptance test.

The first of Royal Caribbean’s new generation of Quantum class cruise ships to be launched this year will be protected by Cathelco hull and seawater pipework systems.

Far Eastern operator Evergreen Line has received the third in its L-type series of low-emission, fuel-efficient L-type container ship from CSBC Corporation in Taiwan.

Imtech Marine of the Netherlands says that it has been contracted to provide the complete electrical and electronic systems for the LNG-fuelled ferry being built at Fassmer yard for AG Ems.

Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea has announced a new five-ship order for ultra-large container vessels

Wärtsilä has announced the signature of a turnkey contract to supply a liquefied natural gas receiving terminal to be built at Tornio in northern Finland.

US ship operator Crowley Maritime Corporation has, according to MAN Diesel & Turbo, placed an order for two con-ro vessels with dual-fuel main and auxiliary engines.

According to seafarer’s welfare organisation the Apostleship of the Sea (AoS), the stranded crew of the detained vessel ‘Donald Duckling’ have now been repatriated.

Two Greek shipowners have selected MAN Diesel & Turbo’s new two-stroke main engines, the G95ME-C, as prime mover for two sets of its container vessels.

Norwegian company Enwa reports that Volstad Maritime has specified the company’s EnwaMatic water treatment technology for its latest series of offshore support ships.

Wärtsilä has said that, contrary to reports in some media, it does not intend to sell its ship power business unit to Rolls-Royce.

The Tognum group is, as from today (9 January 2014), now known as Rolls-Royce Power Systems, though the individual companies within the group are to retain their brand names.

Scandlines is talking to receivers at Germany’s bankrupt Volkswerft and has made an offer for the two ferry newbuildings parked there since it cancelled them in 2012, writes Tom Todd.

Romania’s Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI) ended 2013 on a high after winning three new shipbuilding projects.