Industry News
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AIDA Cruises goes electric
22/08/2019AIDA Cruises, as part of the Costa Group, has joined forces with marine battery supplier, Corvus Energy, to install lithium-ion battery storage systems on board the AIDA fleet. READ more
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Ship design research project is complete
20/08/2019A European research project to advance ship design and production processes has been completed. READ more
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Rolls-Royce Power Systems brand shift
09/08/2019The Rolls-Royce Power Systems business unit, with its core brand MTU, will present itself more clearly in future as an integral part of the British Rolls-Royce engineering group. READ more
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Jotun anti-fouling deal to aid major fleet
08/08/2019Jotun will provide its Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) anti-fouling coating system for 42 vessels in Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s ro-ro fleet. READ more
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DNV GL AiP for LNG-fuelled Wozmax design
08/08/2019Japan’s Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd and Kawasaki Kishen Kaisa (K-Line) have received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV GL for a 250,000 dwt VLOC design concept capable of using LNG as fuel. READ more
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Double bind: an industry caught between issues
08/08/2019The maritime industry is currently trying to make sense of clashing emission requirements, writes Stevie Knight READ more
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Bill to boost US shipbuilding reintroduced
29/07/2019Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA.) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS.) have reintroduced the ‘Energizing American Shipbuilding Act’ seeking to invigorate America’s shipbuilding and maritime industries by requiring that increasing percentages of READ more
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Unions call for release of Stena Impero crew
22/07/2019UK-based trade union for maritime professionals Nautilus International and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today raised serious concerns over the seizure of UK-registered oil tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz. READ more
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Stena Bulk: Stena Impero crew 'in good health'
22/07/2019Stena Bulk, the Swedish-owned tanker operator, has made a formal request to visit the 23 crew members aboard Stena Impero when it diverted to the Port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on 19 July. All the crew are reported to be in good health, READ more
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ICS: concerns about British tanker in Strait of Hormuz
19/07/2019The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has expressed concerns about the safety of seafarers and freedom of navigation after receiving reports that a British registered vessel, Stena Impero, has been diverted from its original course in READ more
