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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Belgium-headquartered ship owner and operator Boeckmans has announced that it is ordering a series of four 5,000 dwt general cargo vessels from Dung Quat shipyard in Vietnam. The diesel-electric vessels are expected…

30th November 2023

Boeckmans to order future-proofed general cargo vessels

30th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Expansion-minded UK group Harland & Wolff (H&W) is adding another string to its bow through this month’s signing of a memorandum of understanding with Australian aluminium shipbuilding specialist Austal.

30th November 2023

Harland & Wolff Pact With Aluminium Specialist

30th November 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In a significant moment in Meyer Turku shipyard’s history, it has delivered the world’s largest cruise ship to date to its new owner Royal Caribbean International.

28th November 2023

Icon of the Seas: A historic moment for Meyer Werft

28th November 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

New EU regulations could add to the incentives for managing the methane present in the volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions that occur during oil loading operations.

28th November 2023

Fresh opportunities emerge for VOC recovery

28th November 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

A maritime nuclear power specialist has raised US$100 million to help build a prototype proof-of-concept reactor for ports.

28th November 2023

Prototype nuclear reactor for ports

28th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A lack of alternative fuel availability may hinder marine decarbonisation, according to the latest whitepaper from P&O Maritime Logistics.

28th November 2023

Green fuel scarcity could scupper decarbonisation

28th November 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

The UK’s Port of Immingham will have access to 100% renewable biomethane as a new HGV refuelling station enters construction nearby.

28th November 2023

Opening up the biomethane refuelling supply chain

28th November 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The biocide cybutryne has been added to the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM).

27th November 2023

Cybutryne added to hazardous materials list

27th November 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Marine insurer, The Swedish Club is to offer all members cyber insurance cover from next year.

27th November 2023

Marine insurer to offer cyber cover

27th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A vessel operated by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has completed a demonstration operating on an autonomous navigation system as part of the Nippon Foundation’s MEGURI2040 project.

27th November 2023

Japanese autonomous vessel project completes coastal round-trip

27th November 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

MAN Energy Solutions was awarded a prize in the ‘Mechanical and Plant Engineering’ company category in the the German Sustainability Awards held in Düsseldorf on 23 November.

27th November 2023

MAN ES Wins German Sustainability Award

27th November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has announced plans to bring a methanol-fuelled variant of its high-speed 175D engine to market by 2026. The launch of the dual-fuel engine, the 175DF-M, will also include the introduction of a…

27th November 2023

MAN to launch methanol-fuelled 175DF variant by 2026

27th November 2023

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Gard, the Norwegian-headquartered marine insurance firm, has recently published research into propeller shaft aft seal damage, which noted a “significant increase” in failures following the 2013 introduction by the US EPA of new Vessel General Permit…

27th November 2023

Synthetic EALS Linked To Increase In Stern Tube Seal Failures: Report

27th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Testament to an extensive newbuild programme and fleet-wide technological initiatives, Brittany Ferries has secured Green Marine Certified Shipowner accreditation for the fourth year in a row.

27th November 2023

French Operator Shows Green Commitment

27th November 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Schottel is celebrating sixty years of its high-performance propulsion system, the Schottel ControllablePropeller (SCP).

24th November 2023

Schottel celebrates 60 years of CPP

24th November 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Vehicle carrier and logistics specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen has implemented a vessel upgrading project entailing the retrofit of a new form of bulbous bow. The scheme promises average fuel savings of at least…

24th November 2023

Payback Promise From New Bulbous Bow

24th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

French shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) is preparing to order a new generation of rotor sail-equipped ro-ro vessels for transatlantic service carrying Airbus cargoes.

24th November 2023

Wind-Assisted Ro-Ros For Airbus Trade

24th November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Cummins’ proposal to collaborate with maritime partners in the development and deployment of a methanol conversion kit for its QSK60 engine has qualified for UK research funding.

24th November 2023

UK Backs Methanol Retrofit Project

24th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Shipowner Gerdes Green, a joint venture between Reederei Gerdes and Over-C, has received a grant from Germany’s Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport towards the cost of investment in sustainable innovations for a pair of coastal vessels. The…

23rd November 2023

German federal funding for low-emission coaster newbuildings

23rd November 2023

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Steerprop, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance propulsion systems, has been chosen to supply advanced ice-classed bow thrusters to the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Polar Icebreaker. The ship will be designed…

23rd November 2023

Steerprop Bow Thrusters For Canada’s New Polar Icebreaker

23rd November 2023