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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Thetius, the marine technology research consultancy, has launched a Maritime Alternative Fuels Barometer, measuring the gaps between the shipping industry’s perception of alternative marine fuels and the reality in terms of availability, supply,…

25th January 2024

Perception Study Unpicks Complexity Of Maritime Pathway To Net-Zero

25th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The incremental costs of diverting a tanker from Asia to NW Europe via the Cape of Good Hope is accounting for an extra USD932,905 per voyage while increasing transit time from 16…

25th January 2024

LSEG analysis identifies cost pressures from Red Sea diversions

25th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the shipping business of DTN Europe BV and DTN Philippines Inc. (hereinafter DTN Shipping), expanding the company’s offering in maritime software.…

25th January 2024

ABB to acquire weather routing business

25th January 2024

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Odfjell, the wet products transportation specialist, has selected Italy-based technology developer Oceanly as the supplier of Shaft Power Limitation (ShaPoLi) technology for its fleet. 

25th January 2024

Odfjell opts for Italian ShaPoLi supplier

25th January 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Rolls-Royce Power Systems Division opened a new Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center on its mtu Aiken campus in South Carolina (USA) on 24 January. The new facility is connected to the existing manufacturing operations and…

25th January 2024

Rolls-Royce Power Systems opens US remanufacturing service centre

25th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Replacement of the time-served ferries linking the Isles of Scilly with the English mainland is finally in sight through the confirmation of contracts with French shipbuilder Piriou. 

25th January 2024

UK Island Ferry Deal Goes To France

25th January 2024

LNG

LNG

JOVO, a major China-based energy supplier, has signed two new Technical Services Agreements (TSA) with GTT, the liquefied gas containment systems specialist. 

25th January 2024

JOVO extends LNGC service agreements with GTT

25th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Carnival Corporation has signed a one-year extension to its Performance based agreement with Wärtsilä, which has been in place since 2017. The agreement, which was due to expire in March 2029, will now be…

25th January 2024

Carnival inks 12-month extension of performance based agreement with Wärtsilä

25th January 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has announced that it will provide a low-speed two-stroke dual-fuel engine capable of operating on ammonia for an ammonia-fuelled medium-sized gas carrier, which will be constructed at Nihon Shipyard.…

25th January 2024

Japanese Consortium Targets 2026 For First NH3-Fuelled Gas Carrier

25th January 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Specialised ship manager Chemfleet has confirmed that an in-service Berg Propulsion upgrade to control systems onboard the tanker YM Miranda has yielded fuel savings of around 10%.

23rd January 2024

Chemfleet adds three ships to Berg energy efficiency upgrade after verifying 10% fuel savings

23rd January 2024