JANUARY 4, 2018 — Åland, Finland, headquartered Baltic ferry specialist Viking Line carried the highest number of passengers in its history last year: 6,881,149 or nearly 6 per cent more than the
DECEMBER 29, 2017 — Crowley Maritime Corp. has appointed four industry veterans to oversee the consolidated lines of business of recently formed Crowley Shipping group. Crowley is reorganizing its non-liner and logistics
DECEMBER 28, 2017 — Yonhap news agency reports shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries as saying that it is set to clinch a deal worth 210 billion won (US$195 million) to build a liquefied
DECEMBER 23, 2017—Class society ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) for a new very large ethane carrier (VLEC) concept developed by China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., a member of the
DECEMBER 18, 2017 — Shipowners weighing up their future marine fuel choices after the 2020 IMO 0.5% sulfur cap should also consider oil company expectations that up to 30% of commercial shipping
DECEMBER 14, 2017 — The first in a new series of white papers from Chevron Marine Lubricants explores the use of methanol bunkers, and how Chevron’s Taro Special cylinder lubricants and DOT.FAST
DECEMBER 13, 2017 — The first two pre-production units of MTU’s new marine gas engine have successfully completed factory acceptance testing. The 16-cylinder Series 4000 gas engines, each with an output of
DECEMBER 7, 2017 — Lloyd’s Register has given approval in principle (AiP) to a ballast-free 30,000 cu.m LNG carrier design. Called the B-FREE, the design has been developed by LNG containment system
DECEMBER 6, 2017 — MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that its low-speed ME-GI (Gas Injection) and ME-LGI (Liquid Gas Injection) dual-fuel engines have registered a cumulative total of 100,000 operating hours. The
NOVEMBER 30, 2017 — General Dynamics NASSCO has started construction on an LNG-ready Kanaloa-class ConRo containership being built for Matson Navigation Company, Inc., as part of a two-ship contract. The Kanaloa Class
