MOL’s hybrid car carrier completed
JULY 1, 2012—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the completion of the 6,400-auto hybrid car carrier Emerald Ace, designed to generate zero emissions while berthed, at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., in the
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ABB Turbocharging helps boost fuel efficiency on smaller ship
JUNE 27, 2012 — Looking for fuel savings, lower operating costs and lower emissions, more owners of smaller merchant vessels are opting for two-stroke, low speed engines over their four-stroke counterparts. To
Island Offshore takes delivery of LNG fueled PSV
JUNE 21, 2012 — Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and Ulstein families are partners, took delivery of the platform supply vessel MV Island Crusader from STX OSV’s Brevik, Norway, shipyard. The
MHI says AIDA hull bubble lubrication will cut fuel consumption by 7 percent
JUNE 6, 2012 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. says that the Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS) to be installed on the two AIDA cruise ships to be built at its Nagasaki Shipyard
Total of Wärtsilä 50DF equipped LNG ships reaches 100
MAY 31, 2012 — Wärtsilä has taken the total of LNG carriers to be supplied with Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel propulsion engines to 100 — approximately one quarter of the current global fleet..
Katharina Stanzel named INTERTANKO Managing Director
Tanker owners’ association INTERTANKO reports that its Council has approved the appointment of current Deputy Managing Director, Katharina Stanzel, as Managing Director of INTERTANKO effective July 1, 2012. Joe Angelo will then
Contract signed for first Chinese-built engine of MAN B&W G80 design
A ceremony at the CSSC-MES Diesel Co., Ltd. (CMD), Shangai, saw the signing of the contract to construct the first Chinese-built MAN B&W design Green Series 7G80ME-C9.2 engine. Due for delivery in
Farstad places new AHTS orders at STX OSV
STX OSV Holdings Limited has secured new contracts for the construction of two Multifunctional Deep Water Anchor Handling/Offshore Service vessels for Farstad Shipping. The total value of the contracts amounts to approximately
Rolls-Royce receives second Environship order
Rolls-Royce has received a second order for a vessel from its award winning Environship range. It covers the supply of all the main systems and equipment, as well as the ship design
Wärtsilä and MAN Diesel & Turbo start next phase of HERCULES program
Leading low- and medium-speed engine manufacturers, Wärtsilä and MAN Diesel & Turbo, have announced the kick off of the next phase of the extensive, long-term HERCULES research program. The overall vision of