Hundreds gathered at the Incat Tasmania shipyard in Hobart,Tasmania, today to witness the launch of Incat Hull 096 – the world’s largest battery-electric ship. Constructed for South American ferry operator Buquebus, the
Wärtsilä has introduced a new methane slip reduction solution for its Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engine. The new technology converts Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel (DF) engines to spark gas (SG) operation. This enables a
Sarnen, Switzerland-headquartered RO/RO carrier specialist Sallaum Lines, which also has offices in Dubai, recently announced that it is executing a large-scale retrofit program aimed at enhancing the sustainability and operational efficiency of
Evangelos Marinakis’ Capital Gas Ship Management has signed a five-year lifecycle agreement with Wärtsilä. It covers seven 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier vessels. Wärtsilä’ says that, using its operational support and performance
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has booked an order to supply cargo handling systems for four new 93,000 cubic meter capacity very large ammonia carrier (VLAC) vessels being built for Greek owner Naftomar. The
In a marine industry first move to reduce methane slip, Wärtsilä has partnered with Chevron Shipping Company to convert one engine on each of six Chevron Transport Corporation LNG Carriers from dual-fuel
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year lifecycle agreement contract with Royal Caribbean Group covering 37 of the group’s cruise ships. The agreement is designed to optimize the performance, reliability and availability of the
Unveiled by Canada’s Thordon Bearings at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg, the Thordon-Blue Ocean Stern Space (T-BOSS) is a new solution designed to meet the propeller shaft requirements of the sterntubeless
Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore has awarded Wärtsilä a contract to supply the equipment for the world’s first conversion of a platform supply vessel (PSV) to ammonia fueling. The two companies first announced their
Wärtsilä is to supply a hybrid-electric propulsion system for the 11,000 dwt battery-hybrid self-unloading limestone carrier recently ordered by Canada’s CSL Group. As we reported earlier, CSL Group will build and operate
