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ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Fugro has received approval from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to operate the first uncrewed surface vessel (USV) with an electrical remotely operated vehicle (eROV) in UK waters.

20th February 2023

UK approval for Fugro’s USV with eROV

20th February 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Hanwha Group has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 33% stake in HSD Engine, the Korean engine builder, and intends to acquire the engine builder in the…

17th February 2023

Hanwha Group to acquire HSD Engine

17th February 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Carisbrooke Shipping, the UK shipowner, is participating in a demonstration project to develop an innovative zero-emission hydrogen-fuelled auxiliary engine. The project has been awarded £2.3 million as part of the UK government’s…

17th February 2023

UK project to trial UK H2-fuelled engine on general cargo vessel

17th February 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

VPS, the global marine fuel testing advisory company, has acquired a UK based real-time emissions measurement company, Emsys Maritime. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

17th February 2023

VPS acquires UK emissions testing specialist

17th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Japan’s coastwise trading fleet has been augmented by a dedicated ro-ro steel carrier, the 115m JFE Hakuryu. Commissioned by Senba Kaiun of Tokushima, the 5,040dwt newbuild will serve one of the country’s…

17th February 2023

Japan’s Steel Industry Backs Coastal Mode

17th February 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Plans to integrate Wärtsilä’s Voyage business into Wärtsilä Marine Power are under way with the loss of 150 jobs.

16th February 2023

Job losses after Wärtsilä restructure

16th February 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a repeat order from shipowner and operator Grimaldi Group to supply power, automation and propulsion solutions for two new 7800-line metre (LM) Ro-Ro vessels, which will be built at China…

16th February 2023

KM package for Grimaldi newbuildings

16th February 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

A pilot project to trial a new engine diagnostics solution within WinGD’s engine monitoring and remote support platform is being undertaken on a vessel managed by Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM). WinGD notes that the solution…

16th February 2023

BSM trials new WinGD predictive maintenance solution on LNGC

16th February 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has announced the successful installation of Value Maritime’s (VM) Filtree system onboard its managed vessel M/T Pacific Cobalt in Rotterdam.

16th February 2023

First reference for integrated CCS on Eastern Pacific tanker

16th February 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

HMM has placed an order with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for 7 x 9,000 teu container vessel newbuildings, and an order with HJ Shipbuilding and Construction (HJSC) for 2 x 9,000 teu…

16th February 2023

HMM places order 9 methanol-fuelled 9,000 teu newbuildings

16th February 2023