Flag state approval clears way for first conversion of LPG carrier to LPG fueling
Following acceptance of the design by the Isle of Man Ship Registry, BW LPG is to go ahead with its plan to convert the engines of 12 of its Very Large Gas
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Hamworthy Pumps expands its service business
Singapore-headquartered Hamworthy Pumps Pte. Ltd. is moving to strengthen its aftersales activities and to make it easier and cheaper for vessel managers to get authorized service and replacement pumps. Hamworthy aims to
Voith introduces electric Voith Schneider Propeller
With growing demand for electric propulsion solutions, the Voith Group is pushing ahead with the continuous electrification of its proven drive technologies and has now launched an electric version of its well-known
Total Lubmarine opens Chicago test lab
Total Lubmarine has opened a new Diagomar Plus Laboratory in Chicago, Ill. With the opening of the Chicago lab, the marine lubricant specialist now has five such centers around the world—with Chicago
WinGD introduces technology to reduce methane slip
WinGD has unveiled a new technology designed to reduce methane slip emissions and cut fuel consumption in its X-DF dual-fuel engines. The launch of Intelligent Control by Exhaust Recycling (iCER) is the
Dive Technologies completes build of large displacement UUV
Dive Technologies, Inc., a Boston-based subsea robotics designer and manufacturer, says it has completed the integration and build of its first full-scale commercial large displacement (LD) unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) platform, the
RINA performs world first remote statutory and class surveys
Genoa, Italy, headquartered classsification society RINA has successfully carried out what it reports are the world’s first statutory and associated class intermediate surveys using remote streaming technologies. The surveys were carried out
High-speed car ferry newbuild will be unmanned systems test bed
Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd. are to jointly develop a prototype system for unmanned ship navigation and install it on a large high-speed ferry. The project
Auros to play key role in NSRP panel project
The National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) has selected the project “Structural Interface for Automated Compliance Checking” in its latest round of Panel Projects as part of the program’s continuing mission to “reduce
Danfoss Editron powers first emission-free vessels on China’s largest artificial lake
Two electric workboats carrying out water control testing and engineering duties on China’s Miyun Reservoir are the first emission-free vessels to operate on the 180-square mile artificial lake, which is Beijing’s primary