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Classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has approved Netherlands based Machinefabriek Bolier BV in accordance with MaKs standards for its propulsion and service dealers.

US company ESRG says that it has recently added new capabilities to its OstiaEdge analytical software package to help shipowners and managers reduce fuel costs.

Germany’s Neptun Shipyard has named six ships at a single ceremony in Warnemuende while a further three built by the yard were simultaneously named in Amsterdam, writes Tom Todd.

The construction of two ultra-modern special transporters at Germanys FSG shipyard for the Dutch heavy lift shipping company RollDock are being made possible by €74m of loans from a consortium of banks.

Global cruise company, MSC Cruises, has been awarded the prestigious ‘7 Golden Pearls’ award by classification society, Bureau Veritas (BV), for its latest flagship ‘MSC Preziosa.

Norway‘s Havyard Group has announced the award of a contract from Icelandic oil service company Fafnir Offshore for a type 832L L WE platform supply vessel, said to be Iceland‘s first PSV.

UK-based Marine Software Ltd reports the delivery of an MPM - Marine Planned Maintenance upgrade to Tallink-Silja, for installation on-board ‘Silja Symphony’ and ‘Galaxy’.

Maersk Line has announced a new CO2 reduction target of 40% over the next eight years and this will largely be realised by its new Triple-E vessels, due for completion in June…

Global energy company, Shell, has launched the first 100% LNG powered tank barge, ‘Greenstream’ – a first for the company and the inland marine industry.

UK company Royston has completed the first stage of a 30,000h engine overhaul of the Subsea 7-owned ‘Rockwater 1’ dynamically positioned dive support vessel.

Western Australia company Wesmar has announced an order from Hydraquip of Tasmania, for two bow thruster systems for retrofit installation on a steel-hulled car/passenger ferry.

Engineers on the Kiel Canal have succeeded in getting one of the two damaged main locks in Brunsbuettel back into operation, re-opening the nearly 100km-long waterway to some of its big ship…

Rolls-Royce says that it has received the International Green Ship Technology Award for its Environship concept, a design and system solution for cargo ships that reduces CO2 emissions by up to 40%…

According to a new survey by the Norton Rose Group, the Asia Pacific is catching up with Europe in terms of being a key market for the shipping sector.

“There is an insistent need to create awareness of the circumstances which have too often resulted in the death or injury of crew members entering enclosed spaces on board ship.”

Norwegian shipbuilder, Kleven, has secured a contract to build a high specification expedition support vessel, designed by fellow Norwegian company, Marin Teknikk.

Following its decision in 2012 to exit the Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP) business, global marine technologies company, ZF Marine, has signed a support agreement with Singapores Berg Propulsion.