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MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

4Subsea, a leading provider of digital technology and services, has secured its first contract for a new digital solution that enhances the operability of any weather dependent marine vessel operation.

2nd June 2023

4Subsea secures first contract for new operability tool

2nd June 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Geoffrey Davis, Principal Cyber Consultant at ABS Group, discusses how a trend towards increasing integration between OT systems onboard a vessel and cloud-based infrastructure will impact on Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity in the Maritime industry.

2nd June 2023

Identifying the cybersecurity implications of IMO 2023

2nd June 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A inland waterway barge has completed a 16.5km demonstration journey within Belgium’s inland waterways demonstrating the increasing maturity of autonomous operation systems. 

2nd June 2023

Autonomous barge voyage demonstration in Belgium

2nd June 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The European Commission has announced a raft of proposals to improve and modernise safety in maritime and reduce pollution.

2nd June 2023

EU proposes to strengthen EMSA’s powers for maritime safety and pollution

2nd June 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Paul Sells, CEO of ABS Wavesight, discusses the role that digitalisation tools can play in helping shipowners manage emissions reporting, specifically those offered by the new ABS affiliate and software-as-a-service company’s portfolio…

2nd June 2023

Integrating emissions reporting into digital work streams

2nd June 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Grieg Maritime Group has signed a contract for two ammonia-ready open hatch vessels with an option for a further two.

1st June 2023

Grieg orders new ammonia-ready open hatch vessels

1st June 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Engineering and technology group, Sener, has successfully completed the conceptual design of a new sustainable tanker to supply biofuels during bunkering operations.

1st June 2023

Sener designs new sustainable tanker

1st June 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Oslo-based ship owner Pherousa Green Shipping AS is planning to order a series of six ammonia-fuelled Ultramax bulk carriers, based on a modified ship design from Deltamarin.

31st May 2023

Norwegian clean shipping company eyes NH3-fuelled Ultramax series

31st May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Accelleron has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Officine Meccaniche Torino S.p.A. (OMT), the leading fuel injection system supplier for marine engines. The acquisition - in the high double-digit million EUR range - is…

31st May 2023

Accelleron to acquire Officine Meccaniche Torino

31st May 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

DNV has announced that it will launch a Recommended Practice (RP) offering a new, accurate and transparent method for measuring, evaluating, and verifying the technical performance of ships in service. The RP…

31st May 2023

DNV to consult on new VTI index in new Recommended Practice

31st May 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Wärtsilä has signed an eight-year Guaranteed Asset Performance agreement with Japanese operator NYK LNG Ship Management. The agreement covers the two Wärtsilä X72DF main engines on an LNG Carrier vessel and is designed…

31st May 2023

Wärtsilä inks maximised overhaul interval agreement for NYK LNGCs

31st May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has been awarded an order to supply the first S60 dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol. 

31st May 2023

Landmark Chinese order for MAN ME-LGIM engines

31st May 2023

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

GE Power Conversion is extending the power range of electrical podded propulsors in its SeaJet power range, adding smaller sized 1.5 MW to 4 MW units.

31st May 2023

GE To Launch Smaller SeaJet Pods

31st May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Ghent-based medium-speed engine designer and manufacturer ABC Engines has added another string to its bow through the development of a methanol dual-fuel range. Covering the output band from 955kW up to 3,536kW,…

31st May 2023

Belgian Maker Unveils Methanol Engine

31st May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB has introduced a new propulsion concept called Dynafin™. The new propulsion concept is a cycloidal propeller with individually controlled blades. The operating principle allows the unit to utilize a trochoidal blade…

31st May 2023

ABB launches new Dynafin propulsion concept, targets 2025 for full scale prototype

31st May 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

RINA, the classification company, and the international energy company Eni have signed an agreement to jointly develop initiatives focused on the decarbonisation of maritime transport.

30th May 2023

Eni inks maritime transport decarb partnership with RINA

30th May 2023

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Techcross, the South Korea-based ballast water management system supplier, has announced that a BWMS has been successfully retrofitted  in the engine room of a tanker. Techcross patented the ‘Engine Room Solution’ installation method for…

30th May 2023

First engine room BWMS retrofit for Techcross

30th May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has announced that it plans to develop a successor to its low-speed UEC60LSE design. The development of the UEC60LSH engine will retain the LSH ultrawide rating concept, and is expected to meet very…

30th May 2023

J-ENG To Add NH3 and Conventional 60-Bore Variants To LSH Range

30th May 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Accelerating interest in methanol fuel among the shipping community has led to the unveiling of a new engine type in the Japanese low-speed, four stroke mould. 

30th May 2023

Low-Speed Four-Stroke Family Embraces Methanol

30th May 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Canada’s federal government is ready to invest C$2.5bn (US$1.84bn) into the smaller classes of vessel deployed by the Coast Guard. The programme for the modernisation of this sector of the fleet provides…

30th May 2023

Canada Boosts Prospects For Smaller Yards

30th May 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

The first inland cargo vessel to sail fully on hydrogen-fuelled fuel cells has been launched in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

30th May 2023

First PEM FC-powered barge launched in Rotterdam

30th May 2023

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

GTT has signed a technical services agreement with Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and its LNG affiliate, CoolCo.

26th May 2023

GTT inks service deal for EPS

26th May 2023

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Palfinger’s marine business will introduce a model of its new, fully 3D compensated Offshore Passenger Transfer System (OPTS) at Nor-Shipping 2023. The new OPTS is intended to meet the offshore wind industry’s need for standardised, cost competitive and…

26th May 2023

Upgraded offshore passenger transfer system

26th May 2023