F-126 frigate

Germany’s F-126 frigates will have Kongsberg propellers and shaftlines

Kongsberg Maritime Sweden AB has booked a contract with Damen Naval to supply four shipsets of Kongsberg controllable pitch propeller systems along with associated hubs, blades, hubcaps and shaft lines, for the

Tanker in Suez Canal prior to freeing

Tanker blocks Suez Canal, but not for long

It could have been the Ever Given all over again, but thankfully it wasn’t. Admiral Ossama Rabiee, the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), announced today that navigation through the canal

JDP on methanol-fueled two-stroke engines

WinGD and HSD Engine in JDP on methanol-fueled two-stroke engines

Winterthur, Switzerland, headquartered WinGD and Korean engine builder HSD Engine have initiated a Joint Development Project (JDP) to advance the development of WinGD’s large-bore methanol-fueled two-stroke engines. The aim is to deliver

CRS report on frigate

Fincantieri Marinette cuts steel for first Constellation-class frigate

Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) yesterday officially started construction on the U.S. Navy’s first Constellation-class guided missile frigate. As shipbuilders began cutting steel for the ship, members of the Navy, representatives of elected

Somali pirates hostage taking

Bulker chief engineer sentenced to prison in oily waste discharge case

In a pollution case that continues to be under investigation, the chief engineer of a Marshall Islands bulk carrier has been sentenced to prison for deliberately discharging approximately 10,000 gallons of oil-contaminated

battery fire result

Allianz: Prevention measures are crucial to tackling battery-fire risks

While incentives to persuade drivers out of their gas-guzzlers and into electrical vehicles (EVs) may be good news for the climate, they should also be a wakeup call to vessel operators. A

Zim President & CEO Eli Glickman

ZIM inks $1 billion LNG bunker supply deal with Shell

Haifa, Israel-headquartered ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) has signed a 10-year marine liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales and purchase agreement with Shell NA LNG LLC. Valued at more than $1

Erma First has added a shore power solution to its offerings

Erma First adds shore power solution to its offerings

Perema, Greece, headquartered ballast water treatment specialist Erma First S.A. is getting into the cold ironing business. It has launched Blue Connect, a high-voltage shore power solution designed to seamlessly facilitate a

Saildrone snatch

VIDEO: Navy thwarts Iranian attempt to steal a Saildrone

As we reported yesterday, shipbuilder Austal USA has entered into strategic partnership with Saildrone, Inc. to build autonomous uncrewed surface vessels for the Navy. In fact, the U.S. already has a number

Inmarsat's Ben Palmer

Inmarsat: Maritime data usage surges

An internal study undertaken by Inmarsat indicates that data usage on commercial maritime vessels has jumped more than threefold since 2019. Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications services, connects

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