New MAN dual-fuel four-stroke passes TAT
MAN Energy Solutions’ MAN 49/60DF engine has received its Type Approval after a five-day program on the testbed at the company’s Augsburg, Germany, headquarters. The Type Approval Test (TAT) of the new
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Japan’s largest WTIV features first-of-its kind telescoping crane
Recently delivered by the Japan Marine United (JMU) shipyard to Shimizu Corp., the GustoMSC designed and equipped offshore wind turbine installation vessel Blue Wind is Japan’s largest WTIV to date, and will
Fincantieri orders mid-range Azipods for four cruise ships
ABB has secured a contract from Fincantieri to deliver a total of eight mid-range Azipod propulsion systems for four forthcoming medium-sized cruise vessels. The ships are due for delivery in 2024, 2025,
Alfa Laval offers new hull air lubrication solution
Hull air lubrication has been around for quite some time. Now Alfa Laval thinks it has found a better way of easing a hull more smoothly through the water on a carpet
CII voyage optimization made simple?
Can attaining the desired CII value for a voyage be as simple as setting it on a control panel slider? Swedish marine green tech company Qtagg says “yes.” With shipowners getting increasingly
Armach Robotics launches new hull cleaning service
Plymouth, Mass., based robotic hull cleaning specialist Armach Robotics Inc.has launched a new biofouling control service. Following a successful period of demonstrating the effectiveness of its hull cleaning robots with commercial shipping
Samskip orders two hydrogen fuel cell powered containerships
Rotterdam-headquartered Samskip Group has placed an order at India’s Cochin Shipyard (CSL) for two hydrogen fuel cell powered short sea containerships for operation on west European routes. As we reported at the
Wärtsilä 31 engine gets a power boost
Wärtsilä’s highly efficient Wärtsilä 31 four-stroke diesel engine is being upgraded to deliver a higher power output within the same physical footprint. The upgrade will result in the current output range of
Vale deploys Kongsberg Digital’s Vessel Insight on Valemax quartet
Brazilian mining giant Vale, one of the world’s largest charterers of ore carriers, has been investing heavily in developing more efficient, greener, vessels. It is using Konsberg Digital’s Vessel Insight to confirm
ABS Wavesight and Marlink partner to accelerate maritime digital transformation
ABS Wavesight, the maritime software as a service (SaaS) company launched by ABS last November, is teaming up with Marlink to collaborate on using optimized connectivity to support efficient delivery of sustainability