Stena RoRo orders E-Flexer for Corsica Linea
Stena RoRo has ordered what will be the first of its E-Flexer RoPax vessels to operate in the Mediterranean region. Set for delivery from Chinese shipbuilder CMI Jinling (Weihai) in the first
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Kotug Canada orders two powerful methanol-fueled escort tugs
Kotug Canada has selected Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards to build two Robert Allan Ltd. designed dual fuel methanol-fueled escort tugs. They will service the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP), which extends the Trans
WinGD introduces new VCR engine technology
Winterthur, Switzerland, headquartered engine designer WinGD has introduced an engine technology that, it says, for the first time eliminates the need for ship operators to compromise on optimal combustion when using multiple
MAN ES launches future-proof auxiliary engine
MAN Energy Solutions has introduced its latest engine, an MAN 35/44DF CD auxiliary engine type. Developed in cooperation with Korea’s STX Engine and solely for production by MAN licensees, the new engine
Hyundai orders world’s first ME-GA engines
MAN Energy Solutions has booked the first orders for its new low pressure ME-GA two-stroke stroke engine. HHI-EMD (Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Engine Machinery Division) has ordered a dozen of them. Six new
Wärtsilä and RINA unveil novel propulsion concept
In a challenge to traditional ship design thinking, Wärtsilä and classification society RINA have come up with a propulsion machinery arrangement that, they say, offers a highly efficient, future-proof alternative to the
Ten Seaspan newbuilds to have MAN dual-fuel engines
At least 10 of the ships ordered in Seaspan Corporation’s ongoing newbuilding ordering binge will be LNG dual-fueled: the ten 15,000 TEU ships that are being built for 12-year charters to Haifa,
MAN unveils low-pressure addition to MAN B&W dual-fuel portfolio
In a ceremony live-streamed from its Copenhagen Research Center today, MAN Energy Solutions demonstrated its latest low-speed, dual-fuel engine. Designed for LNG/fuel-oil operation, the new MAN B&W ME-GA type engine, is an
Hapag-Lloyd places $1 billion order for six ultra large box ships
Hamburg-headquartered Hapag-Lloyd has signed an order for six 23,500+ TEU container vessels with South Kiorea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. Set for delivery between April and December 2023, the vessels represent a
Wärtsilä gives 31 DF a power boost
Wärtsilä is upgrading its Wärtsilä 31DF dual-fuel four-stroke engine to deliver a higher power output within the same dimensions while lowering exhaust gas emissions. The Wärtsilä 31 engine was introduced in 2015