New Inmarsat service is aimed primarily at OSV operators

Inmarsat will extend its service portfolio for customers with the launch of Fleet LTE, following an agreement with subsea fiber and offshore LTE network operator, Tampnet. The new service which is primarily

BV grants AiP for Quadelprop LNG bunkering vessel

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore has granted approval in principle to the innovative design for a highly-maneuverable 19,000 cu.m LNG bunkering vessel with a GTT membrane type tank – the Quadelprop. The

VIDEO: Alfa Laval launches PureBallast 3 in bulker-fit configuration

Alfa Laval is now offering an UV-based PureBallast 3 ballast water management system specifically adapted to the flow needs of bulk carriers. The bulker-fit configuration offers savings in footprint, installation and operating

Fairbanks Morse engines to power Navy’s seventh Expeditionary Sea Base ship

Fairbanks Morse, an EnPro Industries company (NYSE: NPO), reports that it has been awarded a contract for four main propulsion diesel engines (MPDE) for the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) 7.

WinGD introduces new short-stroke engines

Engine designer WinGD (Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd) has launched four new short-stroke engines to meet the economic engine speed requirements and space constraints on several vessel types. The range, starting with

Wärtsilä inks agreement with air-lubricated hull solution provider

Wärtsilä has signed a license and cooperation ageement with air lubricated hull solution specialist Silverstream Technologies. As an authorized sales and service partner, Wärtsilä intends to fully integrate Silverstream’s air lubrication system

CMS offers solution for low-sulfur fuel engine starting problems

CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), is offering a retrofit solution for engine starting problems that may occur with less viscous low-sulfur fuels.

Parasail based system could speed minefield clearance

The Navy has demonstrated a parasail-based system to extend the distance at which Littoral Combat Ships can communicate with Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Mission Packages deployed within a mine threat area. The MCM

Steerprop names Riku-Pekka Hägg as CEO

Riku-Pekka Hägg is stepping down as Vice President of Ship Design at Wärtsilä to take up a new role as CEO of azimuthing propulsor specialist Steerprop, starting in January 2020. Steerprop notes

ClassNK in joint CBM research agreement

Classification society ClassNK has concluded a joint research agreement for developing advanced condition-based maintenance (CBM), a new maintenance and management process for engine machinery plants, and establishing a new classification survey scheme

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