LNG technology experts cooperate to ease LNG use as “green” fuel

AUGUST 24, 2018 — In a move that could propel a greater shift to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, three major marine technology companies, WinGD, Wärtsilä and GTT, have

Hunter suspended from committee assignments

AUGUST 23, 2018 — U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) has been suspended from his committee assignments, including Chair of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, following an indictment by

Vidalia Dock towboat repowered with Mitsubishi engines

AUGUST 23, 2018 — As the owner and operator of Vidalia Dock & Storage, Carla Jenkins proudly carries on a family tradition of a business started by her father in 1956. Vidalia

Hybrid propulsion delivers environmental benefits

AUGUST 23, 2018 — Currently 98% of sea-going vessels are diesel powered, but ship owners and operators are taking an increasing interest in new technologies that will allow them to cut their

Training offers hands-on experience with LNG-fueled ships

AUGUST 23, 2018 — This past June, cruise ship operator Carnival Maritime and containership operator Wessels Reederei began cooperating in a training project that provides Carnival captains and officers with practical experience

Crowley’s ConRo ship outfitted with advanced bridge

AUGUST 22, 2018 – One of the most technologically advanced ships, Crowley Maritime’s LNG-fueled, 2,400-TEU ConRo vessel El Coquí, recently entered service in the Jones Act trade between the U.S. mainland and

Diamond mining vessel to get new gensets

AUGUST 22, 2018 — This past May, Wärtsilä and De Beers Marine inked a deal for the replacement of generating sets aboard De Beers’ diamond mining ship Debmar Pacific. The vessel, originally

Viking Life-Saving to distribute fire extinguishing system for boxships

AUGUST 22, 2018 — Maritime safety equipment manufacturer and global servicing provider VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, Esbjerg, Denmark, has signed with Rosenby Engineering to exclusively distribute the award-winning Danish startup’s HydroPen fire extinguishing

Three more indicted in “Fat Leonard” affair

AUGUST 22, 2018 — Three more indictments were recently handed down in the ever-expanding “Fat Leonard” affair, involving foreign defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia and the U.S. Navy, according to the

DNVGL: 2020 Global sulfur cap causing paradigm shift

By Jan Hagen Andersen, Business Development Director, DNV GL Maritime AUGUST 22, 2018 — The introduction of the new global sulfur cap in 2020 is causing nothing short of a paradigm shift in

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