Month: April 2012

The first of two new double-ended ferries from the troubled German Sietas shipyard goes into service in the Baltic this month while the yard, still in receivership, reported new investor interest.

ZF has introduced a marine transmission, the 5000 series, intended to address today’s market requirements for power capacity, available ratios, low noise, shifting comfort and short engagement times.

Wärtsilä Hamworthy company Hamworthy Oil & Gas Systems says it has secured a contract to supply its LNG regasification technology for the third Höegh LNG FSRU under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries.

Kleven Maritime in Norway has delivered another LNG-powered offshore supply vessel, the 90m 6,500dwt ’Viking Prince’, powered by four dual-fuel engines, to Norwegian operator Eidesvik Offshore.

The call for papers has been announced for Mercator Media’s third Gas Fuelled Ships Conference this year, being held from 12-14 September in Bergen, Norway.