ICT at sea: Inmarsat publishes best practices guide

As day-to-day operations at sea become ever more reliant on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), satcom services provider Inmarsat has published a practical guide to help ship managers build onboard networks that

ABB, Keppel cooperate on autonomous tug for Singapore ops

ABB and Keppel O&M’s technology arm, Keppel Marine and Deepwater Technology (KMDTech, plan to jointly develop the technology for autonomous vessels and retrofit a 32-meter harbor tugboat with digital solutions. The aim

Gard reports on lessons learned from scrubber claims

A loss prevention note from mutual insurer Gard says that nearly 3,000 vessels will have exhaust gas scrubbers installed by 2020. For the majority of owners and crews, scrubber systems are new

VIDEO: Autonomous Mayflower will carry research pods, not pilgrims

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has joined the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) project, a global consortium of partners, that is building an unmanned, fully-autonomous ship that will cross the Atlantic on the fourth centenary

Schottel delivers propulsion units for world’s first emissions-free push boat

Spay, Germany, headquartered propulsion specialist Schottel is to supply two rudderpropellers for the innovative push boat Elektra. Currently under construction at the Hermann Barthel shipyard in Derben, Germany, Elektra, will be the

Castrol: Shipping must expect a “new normal”

Lubricants supplier Castrol says the shipping industry should expect a period of “new normal” where continuous change in environmental compliance standards is driven by regulation, adding layers of technical complexity for owners

MPA pulls bunker license, cites “magnetic interferences”

Mass Flow Meters were supposed to end bunkering scams, right? Apparently not if there’s a magnet involved. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has revoked the bunker craft operator license

Wärtsilä and Norsepower in service cooperation agreement

Wärtsilä and Finnish rotor sail specialist Norsepower have signed a service cooperation agreement. This will enable Norsepower to order service work from Wärtsilä, while Wärtsilä can pursue and sell Norsepower rotor sail

Hyundai Heavy EcoBallast BWMS gets U.S. Type Approval

The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has issued a Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application

Wärtsilä wins two battery hybrid OSV upgrade contracts

Norwegian offshore service vessel operator Atlantic Offshore has contracted Wärtsilä to engineer, supply, and install complete battery hybrid packages in two of its supply vessels. The upgrade project will be carried out

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