WinGD unveils new piston ring concept

APRIL 5, 2017 — A new piston ring concept unveiled by Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) is based on the well-known and proven piston ring design used in WinGD two-stroke marine diesel

Louis Martell takes helm at CSL Group

APRIL 4, 2017 — Louis Martel has taken over as President and CEO of Canada’s CSL Group, the world’s largest operator of self-unloading vessels, succeeding Rod Jones. CSL Group says that the

Up to four AET Tankers Aframaxes to be LNG dual fueled

APRIL 4, 2017 — Singapore-headquartered AET Tankers Pte Ltd (AET) says that up to four of the Aframax tankers that it has under construction at shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd (SHI)

Wartsila solutions, maintenance picked for Hoegh LNG newbuilds

APRIL 4, 2017 — Two new 170,000 m3 LNG carrier vessels being built for Norway’s Höegh LNG at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyards in Korea will

Latest Algoma Central Equinox bulker is headed for Canada

APRIL 3, 2017 — St. Catharines, Ontario, headquartered Algoma Central Corporation reports that the latest addition to its Equinox class of bulkers, Algoma Strongfield, has completed preparations and has now begun its

Oldendorff drives digital revolution with BMT

APRIL 3, 2017 — Lübeck, Germany, headquartered bulker specialist Oldendorff Carriers and BMT Group subsidiary BMT SMART have reached a new agreement that has led to the roll out of fleet performance

ABS grants GDA approval to HHI LNG fuel tank design

APRIL 3, 2017 — Classification society ABS has granted a Certificate of General Design Approval (GDA) for an IMO Type B LNG fuel tank design developed by shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries. HHI’s

Shell to supply fuel for first LNG powered Aframaxes

APRIL 3, 2017 — Shell Western LNG B.V. has signed an agreement with Russia’s Sovcomflot (SCF Group) to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel the first Aframax crude oil tankers in

TMC compressors picked for newbuild VLCC duo

APRIL 3, 2017 — Oslo, Norway, headquartered TMC Compressors (TMC) is to supply complete marine compressed air systems for two VLCCs currently under construction for Singapore-based BW Tankers, a subsidiary of the

Minerva Marine opts for Wartsila for tanker BWMS retrofits

APRIL 3, 2017 — Athens based Minerva Marine Inc. has signed an agreement with Wärtsilä covering the retrofit of several globally operating tankers with Aquarius ballast water management systems (BWMS). The agreement

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