OCTOBER 14, 2016—A new Ropax vessel under construction at LaNaval shipyard in Spain will be the Mediterranean’s first gas-fueled ferry and will feature an extensive array of Wärtsilä propulsion equipment and Liquefied
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016—While the U.S. is still years away from building a new heavy icebreaker for its fleet, the Finnish Transport Agency took delivery today of the I/B Polaris, first icebreaker capable
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016—Yesterday, General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, CA, delivered the 50,000 dwt Bay State, the fourth vessel in a series of five ECO Class product tankers under contract with American Petroleum
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016— Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for Transport and Mobility, will be among the dignitaries slated to speak European Shipping Week 2017 conference, which will be held at the Steigenberger Wiltcher’s
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016—Northrop Grumman Corporation recently announced that it would demonstrate its unmanned mine hunting capability in the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior exercise. The unmanned mine hunting element of Unmanned Warrior will
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016—The 50,000 dwt Stena Immortal, the eighth in a series of 13 IMOIIMAX tankers, was recently delivered by China’s Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI). The 183m x 32m tanker is jointly
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016—A number of new marine products and services were unveiled last week by the 2,200 exhibitors on hand at SMM 2016 in Hamburg, Germany. Among the new propulsion products was
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016—Cylinder oil lubrication has become increasingly more complex with the advent of Emission Control Areas (ECAs) requiring the switch to lower sulfur fuels. On top of that, the move to
SEPTEMBER 11, 2016—Unlocking big data is a key to making shipping more efficient. But securing that data is also critical. With most of the equipment and systems on board a ship networked,
SEPTEMBER 11, 2016—Today marks the 15th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks that claimed thousands of lives at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and onboard