ABB says that modifications to the design of its Azipod podded propulsion system have improved hydrodynamic efficiency by more than 2 percent The modifications include a newly optimized Azipod fin shape and
Marking a major breakthrough for commercial shipping and LNG fuel technology, the product tanker Bit Viking returned to service along the Norwegian coast as the first vessel to undergo conversion from heavy
KS Kolbenschmidt GmbH will be displaying engine pistons diametered between 160 mm and 320 mm at the upcoming Marintec China event. “Since Asia is an increasingly important market for us, we are
Norway’s Scana Industries ASA reports that subsidiary Scana Volda has signed a new contract with STX OSV Trading. Worth around NOK 24 million (about $4.25 million) it is for delivery of three
Wärtsilä is to deliver integrated propulsion systems based on the use of LNG as fuel for two offshore support vessels for operation in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first time
Caterpillar has been selected to power 16 offshore supply vessels for use in operation in the Brazilian offshore market. Caterpillar received orders calling for a total of 56 Cat and MaK Diesel
Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered Marinvest AB reports that two of its tankers have this year used the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as an alternative, time and fuel saving, route from Europe to the
Bourbon Front, a latest-generation Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), has left Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group’s Zhejiang shipyard, in China. The vessel is the first PX 105 PSV to be built by Zheijiang (see report
Imtech N.V. reports that it has acquired Canada’s Groupe Techsol Marine. It says that this means that Imtech has now a high-tech marine production site available in Canada and also strengthens Imtech’s
MARINE LOG recently interviewed Castrol’s Environmental Specialist Susannah Linington to gain some insights into how marine lubricants are playing their part in the drive for greener shipping. Ms. Linington has a BSc
