August 2024
Explore the latest developments in Asia, Canada, and Europe in our annual World Outlook issue, which highlights key trends in shipbuilding and other sectors.
China
MAN licensee books orders for engines meeting new Chinese emissions regulations
MAN Energy Solutions reports that its Chinese licensee, CMP, has won a series of orders in the Chinese inland and coastal market for small-bore, four-stroke engines that meet new and impending emissions
Hartmann orders ME-LGIP engines for newbuild LPG tanker trio
MAN Energy Solutions is to supply MAN B&W ME-LGIP (Liquid Gas Injection Propane) dual-fuel engines for three 5,000-cubic-meter LPG tankers currently under construction at the CIMC-SOE shipyard in Shanghai for Hartmann Gas
China’s first Robert Allan designed DF tug enters service
Vancouver, B.C., based naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. reports that the first ever dual-fueled RAstar 3800-DF tug was recently delivered to China’s Ningbo Zhoushan Port Company Ltd. Named Yong Gang Xiao
Chinese shipbuilding giants complete merger
It’s official. Earlier today, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation and China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited, were officially merged into one corporation — China Shipbuilding Group — earlier today. China Shipbuilding Goup is now
Wärtsilä solutions picked for China’s first LNG bunkering ship
China’s first seagoing LNG bunkering vessel will operate with a comprehensive and integrated package of Wärtsilä solutions.. Designed by the China Ship Design & Research Center, the 8,500 cu.m capacity ship is
German shipowner adding Globecomm VSAT to new ships
JULY 10, 2018— As part of its fleet renewal plans, German shipowner and manager Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG has contracted with maritime communications provider Globecomm, Happauge, NY, for global Ku-band
Electric-powered boats help clean-up Chinese waterway
APRIL 18, 2018 —The ancient city of Suzhou, located in Jiangsu Province near Shanghai, China, is home to more than 10 million people. Often called the “Venice of the East,” the 2,500
CMS in global service deal for low-speed WinGD engines
JANUARY 23, 2018—At a ceremony attended by major shipowners, shipbuilders, and engine builders in Shanghai, China, CSSC Marine Service (CMS) formally launched its global service product lifecycle support and aftersales service for
Get ready for China’s ECA requirements
DECEMBER 26, 2017—In its latest Member Alert, The American Club is reminding ship operators that ships operating in China’s three Emission Control Areas (ECAs) will be required to burn low sulfur fuel