Cadmatic makes strategic acquisition

Turku, Finland, based Cadmatic Ltd has acquired another Finnish software company, Kymdata Ltd. The strategic acquisition expands Cadmatic’s product portfolio and includes the entire share capital as well as IPRs to all

Diesel electric ferry to be upgraded to battery hybrid

Godvik, Norway, headquartered Norwegian Electric Systems has signed a contract with Estonian shipbuilder Baltic Workboats to upgrade the diesel electric propulsion system onboard the ferry Tõll to battery-hybrid. The ferry operator TS

ExxonMobil confirms availability of Mobilgard 540 cylinder oil for use with 0.50% sulfur fuels

ExxonMobil says that its new 40BN cylinder oil, Mobilgard 540, will be available from September 2, 2019. The lubricant has been specifically formulated for use with 0.50% sulfur fuels that comply with

ABB Turbo signs 55 vessel contract for digital solution for shipping fleets

ABB Turbocharging has secured its first contract for ABB Ability Tekomar XPERT for a fleet. It covers 55 vessels managed by Hamburg based ship manager CPO Containerschiffreederei (CCPO) CCPO offers high quality

MAN and Samsung ink strategic digitalization agreement

MAN Energy Solutions and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the digitalization of marine engines. Together they want to define a framework for a long term

Jumbo and GoodFuels to take sustainable bio-fuel oil to the offshore support market

Schiedam, Netherlands, based heavy lift shipping and offshore transportation and installation contractor Jumbo, and the commercial, sustainable marine biofuel company GoodFuels, have announced a joint initiative to test marine bio-fuel oil on

CSA 2020 members welcome findings of SINTEF study

Members of the Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020), which represents shipowners who have invested in exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) have welcomed a study published in June by Norway’s SINTEF, one

Kongsberg Digital solutions will fast-track Korean autonomous ship R&D

Asker, Norway, based Kongsberg Digital has won a contract to supply a fully-featured bridge simulator for a new, state-of-the-art autonomous ship research facility in Ulsan, South Korea. The Korean government has committed

Shell Ventures takes a stake in Corvus Energy

Corvus Energy reports that it has finalized an investment deal with Shell Ventures. The investment is a step towards Shell’s ambition to decrease the carbon footprint of the energy products it sells

Digital tank gauging helps address BWTS approvals under IMO convention amendments

New amendments to the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention are due to come into force in October this year. Compliance with the BWM convention requires that water treatment systems be fitted to

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