Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc., Seattle, has completed sea trials for M/V Defender V, a new design all-aluminum foil assisted catamaran of the shpbuilder’s own design that it recently launched. The vessel can
Shell Trading and Shipping Company (STASCO) has signed an EMC (engine management concept) contract with MAN PrimeServ covering Nakilat’s wholly-owned fleet of LNG ships. STASCO manages the ships for Qatari-owned Nakilat, which
Two Scandlines car ferry newbuilds from P+S Werften’s Volkswerft Stralsund shipyard in Germany will each be equipped with five MaK 9 M 32 C engines with Cat Common Rail. Each M 32
Two flap-type rudders installed on the 30,000 cu.m trailing suction hopper dredge Congo River are the largest in-house designed BARKE rudders thus far delivered by Van der Velden Marine Systems. Built for
Eniram Ltd. has announced an agreement with ABB to integrate Eniram pod optimization technology into the ABB Azipod poddedpropulsion system for newbuild vessels as well as retrofit projects. The dynamic pod optimization,
Anglo-Dutch company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance vessel concept. It aims to improve the uptime of deepwater wind turbines and reduce maintenance costs and carbon emissions
“We have to remember the basics before getting a real handle on emissions control for large marine and stationary plants,” says one well-known marine industry commentator. “In today’s world of automation and
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that two New England shipyards, one in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island, are to pay penalties to settle claims that they violated federal environmental laws.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) reports that it has established a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) and has started its use in the MOL tanker fleet. The SEEMP provides the most
Japan’s Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has delivered the 2,000 car capacity M.V. City of St. Petersburg to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. The PCC (pure car carrier) has a semi-spherical shaped “bubble bow” said
