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Classification company, Germanischer Lloyd (GL), has approved the repair process of engine service company, Goltens Worldwide Group’s in-situ annealing process for engine crankshafts.

Swiss automation specialist, ABB, has launched a new range of software applications that will help ocean vessels reduce their fuel consumption by up to 20% and it has secured a new order…

Swedish engineering solutions company, Alfa Laval, is focusing on producing future fuel options for the shipping industry, following its ‘Saving energy and reducing CO2 emissions’ presentation at the SMM trade fair this…

Societe de Transports de Fluvio Maritime de lOuest in France has taken delivery of a new trailing suction dredger with advanced features. This 84m long dredger was built by STX Lorient which…

The EU has offcially adopted a compromise regarding the sulphur content in marine fuels during its September plenary session, which allows states to assist the maritime sector.

Swedish shipping company, DFDS Seaways, is set to get connected to onshore power supply (OPS) at three European ports, in a bid for a better working environment, both on board and ashore,…

Eidesvik’s new LNG powered supply vessel, the Viking Princess, was named in an official ceremony, which took place at the same time as Mercator Media’s Gasfuelled ships conference in Norway last week.

UK based marine component manufacturer, Simplex-Turbulo Company Ltd, recently opened its new office in Australia, despite builders still being on site.

Classification society Korean Register (KR) recently moved its global headquarters to Busan, South Korea – the company says the move was prompted by continuing international growth.

Cunard-operated, 90,000gt Queen Victoria is to undergo an unscheduled dry-docking at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven in October for “essential maintenance work” related to bearing problems in one of her ABB Azipod propulsion units,…

The Motorship’s third annual Gas Fuelled Ships conference has got under way in Bergen, Norway, and has scored another resounding success, with many involved in the industry anxious to explore this powering…

Damen’s inland waterway shipyard, Bodewes Binnenvaart BV, has designed a new inland shipping concept, the 110m long ‘EcoLiner’, in partnership with Dutch inland shipping company, The QaGroup.

A new ferry nearing completion at the French shipyard of STX France Lorient will have a pioneering new type of electric propulsion, writes Dag Pike.

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has presented British company, Carisbrooke Shipping, with Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) certificates for four low emission dry cargo vessels built by Chinese shipyard, Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding.

Norwegian shipbuilder, Ulstein Verft, recently delivered the second of six platform supply vessels (PSV), the ‘Blue Prosper’, to Portuguese investment company, Blue Ship Invest.

After a six hour battle, the fire on the 54,405 tonne MV Amsterdam Bridge which was carrying hazardous cargo has been contained although not extinguished, and the risk of an environmental disaster…

MAN Diesel had a new high speed engine on display at the recent SMM show in Hamburg; the vehicle-derived D2868 LE421 is a fully classified marine diesel for medium- and heavy-duty operation.