Shuttle tanker concepts pay off for Kongsberg Maritime

Kongsberg Maritime reports that thus far this year it has won contracts for 12 of its highly advanced shuttle tanker concepts, with a value totaling over NOK 400 million (about $44 million).

Business acquisition: Svanehøj now a full-scope service provider

Pump manufacturer Svanehøj has acquired the Marine Equipment Service Department of Brøndby, Denmark, headquartered Force Technology. This means that Svanehøj becomes a full-scope cargo system service provider with competencies in servicing and

VIDEO: HullVane launches new product for fast-planing vessels

Wageningen, Netherlands, based HullVane BV is adding a new solution to its line-up — the Foil Assist. It comes after several years in which HullVane has been researching and testing the effect

Second of two battery-powered RO/ROs to be retrofitted with Thordon bearings

The bow doors of Tycho Brahe — one of the two battery-powered RO/RO ferries operated on the 20-minute Helsingør, Denmark-Helsingborg, Sweden route by ForSeas Ferries —are to be retrofitted with grease-free ThorPlas-Blue

USCG is to crack down on small passenger vessel fire safety

Knutsen BWMS gains USCG Type Approval

The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has issued the 38th U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Knutsen Ballast Water AS after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s

Tank solution offers effective way to transport captured carbon

With Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) likely to play an increasing role in combating climate change, there could be a growing market for marine transportation of captured carbon in the form of

GAO report raises questions about Navy’s $100 million hydraulic electric drive project

A new report from the GAO (U.S. Government Accounting Office) looks at why, after spending over $100 million to develop, test, and produce hydraulic electric drive (HED) systems for its Flight IIA

Jotun set for global launch of solvent-free single coat primer

After three years of success in the Northeast Asian and West European markets, Sandefjord, Norway, headquartered coatings specialist Jotun is ready to launch its proven Jotacote Universal S120 primer to the worldwide

Marine biofuel testing set to begin at Alfa Laval Test & Training Center

The Alfa Laval training center in Aalborg, Denmark, has been readied to start testing biofuels. While the center plays a key role in Alfa Laval’s own R&D efforts, it is also a

Aker Arctic to design next generation Swedish and Finnish Baltic escort icebreakers

Finland’s Aker Arctic Technology Inc. has signed a contract with the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) to develop new icebreakers for demanding Baltic Sea escort operations.

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