Next gen Vard patrol vessel gains AIP
Vard Marine, Inc. has gained approval in principle from ABS for its 115 meter next generation offshore patrol vessel (NGOPV) design. The Vard 7 115 NGOPV caters to a range of mission
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Chevron and Caterpillar eye hydrogen-fueled marine applications
Could a hydrogen-fueled version of the Electro-Motive Diesel two-stroke engine, long a U.S. marine industry work horse, be in the works? These days, the EMD engine is produced by Caterpillar’s Progress Rail
Motor Services Hugo Stamp names Maxwell Illing engine sales manager
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Motor Services Hugo Stamp Inc. (MSHS Group) has promoted Maxwell Illing to engine sales manager. In this new role, Illing will be responsible for driving nationwide strategy, performance, growth,
Alfa Laval moves ahead on methanol
With methanol gaining growing attention as the likely next step in the transition to zero-emission fuels, Alfa Laval is rapidly developing the technologies needed to take that step. As a low-flashpoint fuel,
Gulf Coast Fuel Supply partners with Fueltrax
Gulf Coast Fuel Supply, an offshore fuel supplier specializing in MGO and VLSFO deliveries at the Galveston, Sabine, S.W. Pass, and Corpus Christi lightering area in Texas, has partnered with Fueltrax to
Fairbanks Morse Service books MSC and Navy contracts worth up to $230 million
Beloit, Wis., headquartered Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) reports that its aftermarket support division, Fairbanks Morse Service (FMS), has been awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by Military Sealift Command (MSC). FMS has
HII names new EVP communications
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has named Brooke Hart executive vice president, communications. She will succeed Jerri Dickseski, who will retire on September 1 after nearly 31 years of service. Hart will be
Huntington Ingalls celebrates ceremonial first cut of steel for CVN 81
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) hosted a ceremonial event today at its Newport News Shipbuilding division that marked the first construction milestone in the life of the aircraft carrier Doris Miller (CVN 81).
New Maersk box ships will be powered by largest-ever methanol fueled engines
The 16,000 TEU methanol fueled containerships just ordered by Maersk mark a substantial scale-up of the methanol powered technology from the previous size limit of around 2,000 TEU. So it is no
VIDEO: Maersk makes major commitment to methanol fueling
A.P. Moller – Maersk says that in the first quarter of 2024 it will introduce the first in a series of up to 12 large ocean-going containerships capable of being operated on