JULY 1, 2014—The tuna freezer vessel Ljubica was recently launched at Zamakona Yards shipyard in Bilbao, Spain, for the Ecuadoran shipowner Pesquera Miriam S.A. The 90-meter-long fishing vessel was designed and developed
MAY 27, 2014 — Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) reports that licensee Kobe Diesel has received the first order for the new MHI-MME UEC50LSH-Eco low-speed marine
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 3, 2014 — Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG reports that a total of 50,000 common rail injection pumps have now come off the conveyor belt at its L’Orange GmbH subsidiary in Glatten,
FEBRUARY 19, 2014 — The MTU Series 4000 engine was recently awarded Naval Vessel Rules (NVR) certification by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The new ABS NVR certification, a requirement for
DECEMBER 16, 2013 — Norway’s Knutsen OAS Shipping has placed an order for two sets of two MAN Diesel & Turbo 7G70ME-GI two stroke engines in connection with the building of two
OCTOBER 24, 2013 — Trans Marine Propulsion Systems, Inc. (TMPS), Seattle, reports that Anglo Belgian Corporation Diesel (ABC Diesel) has received Tier III approval for its “DZC” engine line from the United
OCTOBER 9, 2013 — GE Marine is using this week’s International Workboat Show to unveil an “ecomagination-qualified” 12-cylinder V250 marine diesel engine that reduces emissions by 50 percent to meet EPA Tier
JULY 31, 2013 — Tognum is to expand the Research and Development Center at the MTU Aiken Plant in Aiken County, SC. The company’s investment of $22.5 million will result in ten
JULY 16, 2013 — Six 174,000 cu.m LNG carriers being built in Chinese shipyards will each be powered by five MAN 51/60DF dual-fuel engines is a significant development for both Chinese shipyards
