Sanmar Shipyards and Schottel strengthen ties

Spay, Germany, based propulsion specialist Schottel will be the exclusive supplier of thrusters for the 90-tonnes bollard pull Bigaçay class of tugs, designed by Robert Allan Ltd, built by Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards

Marine biofuel testing set to begin at Alfa Laval Test & Training Center

The Alfa Laval training center in Aalborg, Denmark, has been readied to start testing biofuels. While the center plays a key role in Alfa Laval’s own R&D efforts, it is also a

Are “atomic batteries” the path to shipping decarbonization?

Nuclear power could be in commercial maritime’s future, not its past. Even as MARAD continues the long-running decommissioning of the world’s first nuclear merchant ship, the NS Savannah, London-based Core Power (UK)

Royal Arctic Line saves fuel with intelligent IoT technology

Greenland’s Royal Arctic Line is seeing fuel savings of 10% to 15% on its containership Malik Arctica following installation of the Frugal Propulsion intelligent engine management system developed by Aalborg, Denmark, based

Damen wins nine-vessel Waterbus order

Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with the Dutch ferry joint venture Aqualiner-Swets covering construction of a total of nine passenger vessels. The order follows the Aqualiner-Swets joint venture’s success in winning

Intelligent offshore wind SOV/gangway combo puts a focus on rough sea workability

Spanish engineering company Marcelo Penna Engineering has joined forces with Dutch offshore transfer system specialist Safeway to design an intelligent Service Operation Vessel and gangway combination that puts a high focus on

Viking Cruises installs first full-scale PCR lab at sea

As cruise lines prepare to resume sailing under protocols calling for extensive COVID-19 testing of passengers and crew, Torstein Hagen’s Viking Cruises said today that it has completed installation of the first

Navy shifts delivery strategy for second Ford class carrier

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that it has received an undefinitized contract award from the U.S. Navy to shift the delivery strategy for the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79),

Golden Ray salvage ops move ahead

With the giant twin-gantry, twin-barge catamaran VB-10,000 now on-site in St. Simons Sound, Ga., responders have been taking the final preparatory steps needed as it starts cutting into the capsized car carrier

Royston develops whole vessel approach to energy management

Newcastle, U.K., headquartered marine engineering and propulsion specialist Royston has introduced a new Vessel Energy Management (VEM) concept designed to help fleet owners identify ever smarter ways to maintain optimum vessel and

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