JULY 23, 2014 — Could the move to LNG fueling present new opportunities for gas turbine powering of commercial ships? GE Marine and Lloyd’s Register report they have just signed a Memorandum
JUNE 30, 2014 — Wärtsilä is to deliver generating sets for the two new well intervention vessels that German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) is building for Norway’s Siem Offshore. Flensburg, Germany. Siem
MAY 22, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has been contracted to install its Promas Lite propulsion system on four Finnlines ships. Promas Lite is an integrated propeller and rudder system that increases efficiency and
APRIL 22, 2014 — IMO’s MEPC (Marine Environmental Protection Committee) has adopted amendments to the MARPOL convention that will require ships built from 2016 onwards to meet “Tier III” standards for NOx
APRIL 9, 2014 — Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has introduced the L30KG gas engine: a main engine for large vessels, fueled solely by gas and with an output capacity of over 2
APRIL 3, 2014 — Mississauga, Ontario, headquartered Electrovaya Inc. (TSX:EFL) reports that a cable ferry powered by one of its battery systems has now been sailing between Mjånes and Hisarøy in Norway
FEBRUARY 12, 2014 — Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) is to integrate a package of advanced environmental protection and energy savings systems into a 7,500-unit car carrier on order at
JANUARY 15, 2014 — Oslo headquartered Yara International ASA (OSE: YAR) has acquired Germany’s H+H Umwelt-und-Industrietechnik GmbH, a leading producer of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems for secondary NOx reduction in marine
JANUARY 14, 2014 — The first Wärtsilä X72 mid-bore, low-speed engine has successfully passed factory acceptance tests, verifying that it fulfils design criteria for performance and functioning and has been accepted by
DECEMBER 12, 2013 — Wärtsilä will provide a full propulsion package for the new passenger ferry being ordered at German shipbuilder Fr. Fassmer GmbH in October by Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH. The
