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Offshore services company Bourbon has signed a memorandum of understanding to support Automated Ships’ project to build the world’s first automated offshore vessel.

Oslo-headquartered TMC Compressors (TMC) has won a contract from German MV WERFTEN to supply a complete compressed air system to two cruise ships being built for Genting Hong Kong.

A review of 150 academic studies has concluded that marine greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could be reduced by around 75% compared to a ‘business as usual’ scenario in 2050, using just existing…

A four-year project funded by the EU is seeking to research alternative lighter weight shipbuilding materials to reduce energy and maintenance costs for operators.

GE’s Marine Solutions will provide power and propulsion equipment, dynamic positioning (DP) and automation and control systems to Shanghai Salvage Bureau’s (SSB) new deep-water diving support vessel (DSV).

Bureau Veritas has consolidated its experience in the field of hybrid vessels with a new series of notations and rules addressing energy storage systems (ESS) to support ship operators in reducing emissions.

MAN Diesel & Turbo two-stroke and HiMSEN four-stroke engines are to be manufactured in Saudi Arabia under a joint venture between Hyundai Heavy Industries, Saudi Aramco and Saudi investment company Dussur.

Thirteen leading shipowners and operators, classification societies, engine builders and suppliers, big data providers and oil companies have signed up to a new Global Industry Alliance (GIA) to support transitioning shipping towards…

An open source digital platform for the design of ships – described as ‘a virtual test bench’ for ship concepts - is to be created under a multilateral project encompassing classification, research,…

Chinese manufacturer SunRui has revealed plans for further developments following the award of US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval for its ballast water management system.