Thordon Bearings is to supply water-lubricated and grease-free bearings for installation on a series of 12 twin screw push boats under construction for Maritime Partners LLC. The boats are scheduled to be
With IMO’s EEXI and CII requirements putting the pressure on shipowners to reduce carbon emissions, Finnish-based software specialist NAPA and ClassNK are working with Japanese trading house Marubeni on a major fleet-wide
Notching up several “firsts,” Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) reports that it has successfully completed its first autonomous vessel project. Capable of autonomous vessel navigation as well as collision
By operating on a blend of synthetic natural gas (SNG) and LNG, the 1,036-TEU containership, ElbBLUE has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 27% compared to using LNG alone. Compared with
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has been awarded a contract by Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) to provide essential parts through its Hunt Valve subsidiary for the
Spay, Germany, headquartered marine propulsion leader Schottel has taken a majority stake in Turkish marine electrical system integration specialist Elkon from the family investment house Vera Capital. The minority stake will remain
In the next step of a cooperation with Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics announced in September last year, Rolls-Royce is expanding its range of MTU NautIQ ship automation systems with three new products:
Three new LNG-fueled, hybrid-electric RoPax ferries on order at Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding (see earlier story) will feature ABB power, automation and propulsion solutions. The vessels will be delivered to Polish ferry operator
French cruise company Ponant has signed up its LNG-fueled hybrid-electric exploration cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot for ABB’s MarineCare services. Le Commandant Charcot recently became the first cruise ship of its type
Mobile satcom giant Inmarsat has made its Fleet Xpress maritime broadband service available to shipyards. Installed during new building, says Inmarsat, Fleet Xpress for Shipyards eliminates time-consuming and costly installation works in