high lift flap rudder can be seen at stern of research vessel
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Research vessel fitted with high-lift DMC flap rudder

A 35-meter coastal research vessel built by Holland Shipyards Group’s shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Netherlands, has been fitted with a single high-lift Barke flap rudder and piston-type steering gear system from Damen Marine

Trends in exhaust gas scrubber ship fittings

Scrubber fitting trends: What’s happening?

Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at BIMCO has been crunching the numbers on the percentage of ships fitted with exhaust gas scrubbers, or exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) more formally. “Scrubbers were

Therese Boman has become Furetank's first female captain.

Furetank appoints its first female captain

Swedish family-owned shipping company Furetank has appointed Therese Boman as its first female captain. Her first assignment is on the 2021-built Fure Vinga, one of the vessels in the company’s series of

AUKUS submarine project will see U.K. and Australia build a new submarine class,SSN-AUKUS
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AUKUS submarine project: What’s next?

The AUKUS plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines took a significant step forward yesterday. The initiative, first publicly announced last September, will see the U.S. and U.K. share knowhow and technology