The MAN B&W ME-GI engine

Bulker owners increasingly opt for ME-GI engines

As more owners come to the conclusion that LNG, or at least LNG-ready, is the most future-proof option for newbuildings ordered today, sales of MAN B&W ME-GI engines are steadily increasing. In

Unmanned survey vessel

Reygar aims for role in offshore wind surveys

The siting and construction of offshore wind farms and associated seabed infrastructure requires accurate mapping of wide areas of the ocean floor. This typically becomes more challenging and costly with each mile

Close-up of RiverTough beariing

Argentinian operator finds answer to bearing headache

Grupo Servicios Maritimos, an Argentinian company with maritime, inland waterways and port activity operations, found excessive tailshaft wear was being experienced on some vessels operating conventional rubber bearings in a mix of

Three rotor sails will be mounted on rail system allowing them to be moved so as not to impact cargo operations

Tufton to retrofit bulker with Anemoi rotor sails

An 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier is to be retrofitted with three Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd. rotor sails, under what is described as “a commercial agreement” signed by Anemoi and TR Lady

Crowley has the first fully electric U.S. tugboat with autonomous technology

Getting to zero is getting real

GM is to phase out gasoline and diesel powered cars by 2035—and California could ban gas-fueled leaf blowers and lawnmowers by 2024. Developments like that are a reminder that moves to make

VIDEO: Huntington Ingalls debuts unmanned surface test vessel

VIDEO: Huntington Ingalls debuts test USV

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its 27-foot Proteus unmanned surface vessel (USV) completed a successful demonstration off the coast of Panama City, Fla., on Friday, May 14. The Proteus USV

FORAN graphic

SENER releases new version of FORAN

Spanish engineering and technology specialist SENER has launched ths launched the new V80R4.0 version of its ship design system FORAN, which is currently licensed at more than 150 shipyards and design offices

Fleet Connect provides Certified Applcation Providers with dedicated connection to thousands of vessels in real-time.

Taiwan Navigation to use Inmarsat Fleet Connect

Following the successful trial of its Smart Ship Viewer (SSV) bridge solution onboard Taiwan Navigation’s handymax bulk carrier Tai Splendor, JRC (Japan Radio Company Co. Ltd.) has joined the growing number of

Containership with six wing sails

Wind-assisted box ship design promises big CO2 reductions

Bureau Veritas has granted its Approval in Principle to an innovative design for a 2,500 TEU containership, the Trade Wings 2500, that promises significant reductions in CO2 emissions compared with current conventional

Ref bulker with 5 rotor sails

Vale VLOC newbuild fitted with 5 tilting rotor sails

A 325,000 dwt Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) newbuilding under construction in China for charter to Brazilian mining giant Vale has been fitted with five Norsepower Oy tilting rotor sails. Tilting the

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