Royal Thai Navy picks MAN 175D to power new patrol vessels

Royal Thai Navy picks MAN 175D to power new patrol vessels MAN Energy Solutions has won the contract to supply the main propulsion engines for two new 41 meter patrol vessels for

Action by Crescent Towing crew prevents dangerous maritime incident

Crescent Towing, New Orleans, La., reports that the crew of its tugboat Miriam Cooper took actions on January 21 that likely prevented a dangerous maritime incident. When four loaded barges broke away

Supply vessel to be converted to operate on ammonia fuel cells

Equinor has signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore that will see the North Sea supply vessel Viking Energy modified to enable it to cover long distances powered by carbon-free ammonia fuel cells.

Rototortugs come to the rescue of disabled containership

On the night of January 20, two Kotug International Rotorugs picked up a Mayday signal from the 2,506 TEU Euroseas containership Em Oinousses which had suffered a devastating engine room fire, sailing

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Wärtsilä launches LNG bunkering/supply simulator

Wärtsilä is launching a new LNG bunkering & supply system simulator. It says the simulator will promote greater safety onboard LNG-fueled vessels by improving the level of training for operators of LNG

Two more big lenders commit to aligning shipping loans to IMO GHG goals

The world’s largest lender to global shipping, BNP Paribas, and leading wealth manager Credit Suisse have become the fifteenth and sixteenth financial institutions to sign on to the Poseidon Principles. With BNP

LNG-fueled icebreaking RO/ROs to have MAN Cryo FGSS

The two LNG-fueled icebreaking RO/ROs on order at China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard (see earlier story) will each have MAN Cryo LNG fuel gas supply systems (FGSS) and two MAN 9L28/32DF dual-fuel

IMO calls transition to 2020 sulfur cap “relatively smooth”

The International Maritime Organization says that information from various sources has indicated there has been a relatively smooth transition to the 0.50% global limit on sulfur in marine fuels that came effective

VIDEO: BC Ferries battery hybrid duo arrives in British Columbia

BC Ferries’ two newest hybrid electric ships arrived at Ogden Point, Victoria, British Columbia, on January 18, 2020, on board the semi submersible transport vessel Sun Ocean. Built at Damen’s Galati, Romania,

Harvey Gulf makes key hire to grow subsea business

Harvey Gulf International Marine CEO Shane Guidry is looking to grow the company’s subsea business and has hired John Dunn as Vice President of Sub-Sea Vessel Operations. Dunn, who was formerly with

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