Seaspan Shipyards has awarded ABB a contract to deliver an integrated propulsion system for the first of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new-generation polar class icebreakers. The vessel is expected to be one
Chemship’s 2015-built 16,111 dwt Chemical Challenger has become the world’s first chemical tanker to be retrofitted with wind-assisted propulsion. This week, four 16-meter-high aluminum Econowind Ventofoils wing sails were installed on board
This past year has been a good one for auxiliary wind propulsion as a growing number of charterers look to the technology as a means of cutting carbon across their supply chains.
Back in December, Marine Log’s Alex Marcheschi sat down with Marine Jet Power’s (MJP) global director of sales, Robert Magnusson, at the International Workboat Show, to discuss current trends the company is
Two of the more recent deliveries from BRIX Marine that we’ve covered here were whale watching boats. The latest delivery from the Port Angeles, Wash., based boatbuilder is a little different: a
The 31,000 cubic meter capacity “mega hopper” trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) ordered at Royal IHC by Royal Boskalis last year will be powered by three MAN 49/60 engines. This is the
Houston, Pa., headquartered Campbell Transportation Company Inc. has recently repowered its towboat M/V Louise S with a Mitsubishi triple screw propulsion system. The successful repower was achieved through a strategic collaboration with
By Matthew Bentley, Product Manager, Marine Engine Oil, Lubrizol The 1968 book, “The Observer’s Book of Ships,” by Frank E. Dodman, is part of a series of small, pocket-sized reference volumes and
Andorra headquartered AYK Marine batteries has seen success in the marine battery industry due in part to innovation in design, safety and driving down production costs. AYK, established by marine battery pioneer
Back in September, an independent study conducted by maritime research house Thetius revealed that methanol to hydrogen generator technology, developed by Bend, Ore., based renewable energy technology pioneer e1 Marine, can significantly reduce EPA-regulated emissions
