Month: March 2019

Repairs on the Viking Sky at Kristiansund are expected to begin in the coming days (credit: Erik Johan Landa, NMA) GENERAL NEWS

Low oil supply caused Viking Sky engine shutdown: NMA

IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim and Mr. Koji Tsuruoka, ambassador and permanent representative to the IMO (credit: IMO) REGULATION

Japan ratifies Hong Kong convention

AS Tallink Grupp and Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) agreed an EUR250m ropax construction contract, the second of 2019 for RMC. VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Tallink awards RMC EUR250m ropax contract

Wärtsilä solutions are deliveThe two 175,000 tonne cruise ships to be constructed at Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard will be the largest ships built in Italy.ring outstanding performance for two new tugs operated by the Turkish Directorate Gen... VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Princess Cruises inks Fincantieri cruise vessel order

VMS Group engine testing PROPULSION

New independent engine test facilities

Distinctive lines of a Visentini-built ferry: the new Hypatia de Alejandria (photo courtesy of Balearia). VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

LNG DEBUT IN MED RO-PAX SECTOR

Wärtsilä solutions are delivering outstanding performance for two new tugs operated by the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety. (Copyright Yutek) VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Wärtsilä propulsion solutions power Turkish tug boats

Thun Eos on a recent port call in Fredrikstad, southern Norway (photo credit: Thun Tankers/Port of Fredrikstad). LNG

LNG POWER FOR COASTAL TANKER SERIES

Aditya Aggarwal of ABS notes new dedicated ethane export terminals in the US and mounting import demand in China are likely to require greater dedicated VLEC capacity. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Very Large Ethane Carriers: An Opportunity for Shipping

Hybrid RTG port cranes ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Corvus Energy cuts Chinese port emissions