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Wärtsilä says that it is to supply its recently introduced Wärtsilä X72 licensed engines to power six new vessels – four container ships and two bulkers - being built in China for…

The newly formed Palau International Ship Registry has announced that it has achieved its first two vessel registrations celebrated at a recent inauguration ceremony.

Jotron of Norway says that its Tron AIS-SART is now available with MED approval, with ‘wheelmarked’ units having been made available as from 5 October 2012

Shipowner association BIMCO, in association with information company Fathom, has released ‘The Step-by-Step SEEMP Manual’ which can be used as a ship’s official Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP).

Steerprop of Finland has been contracted to deliver the main propulsion system for a passenger ferry to be built at Fincantieri in Italy for Société des Traversiers du Québec (STQ).

German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has delivered the 126,000gt Celebrity Reflection, fifth and last in the Solstice Class series of cruise ships which have cost a total €3 billion.

Global marine paint coatings company, International Paint, together with BMT ARGOSS and NAPA, has called on the IMO’s Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to develop a standard methodology to verify the energy saving…

UK based manufacturer of emissions analysers, Parker Procal, has welcomed the European Union’s decision to create a global system for monitoring, reporting and the verification of emissions.

Following United Against Nuclear Irans (UANI) shipping campaign, the Republic of Moldova has put an end to its reflagging of Iranian vessels.

Lloyd’s Register has released the results of a study it undertook to better understand the future demand for LNG as a fuel for ships, and to help refine and deliver its portfolio…

Chairman and president of classification society ClassNK, Noboru Ueda, recently announced that its register has exceeded the 8,000 ship milestone.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says it welcomes the acknowledgment by governments at IMO that there will be significant problems with the implementation of the ballast water management (BWM) convention.

Finnish maritime IT company Eniram has revealed its analysis on the effects of hull fouling on cruise vessels, covering over 38,000 operative sea days, complemented with temperatures and salinity databases.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) has installed its its first Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS) on a ferry and has verified its effectiveness in saving energy and reducing carbon dioxide.

DNV has created a new class notation for seismic vessels as the demand continues to grow with the development of new energy sources.

The latest Risk Focus bulletin from the UK P&I Club highlights a number of incidents involving sudden loss of power during and after the switchover to lower sulphur fuels that are now…

Van der Velden Marine Systems and Mecklenburger Metallguss have joined forces to develop a high-efficiency propulsion system known as the Energy Saving Package, which combines rudder and propeller with bulb and caps.