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The Sulzer RT-flex engines with the new common-rail technology for fuel injection and valve operation are proving to be popular with shipowners resulting in a steady intake of confirmed orders. The most…

The MAN B&W Diesel Group has won orders for engines from the successful 48/60B and 58/64 medium-speed series for eleven new container vessels at three Chinese shipyards. The recently ordered diesel engines…

The European Commission has allowed Spain to subsidise its shipbuilding industry " to offset the effects of unfair competition" from South Korea. Spain can pay subsidies of up to 6 % of…

French prosecutors investigating the collapse of a gangway on the Queen Mary 2 found that it was a last-minute replacement. Fifteen people died in the accident when the liner was in dry…

NYK confirmed some positive research and development results in the purification system it has been trying to establish for ballast water (patent applied for). Since last summer, a "Cavitation method" (a phenomenon…