General News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

BMA Technology has been awarded a contract by Sedef Shipyard in Istanbul for the delivery of a electrical solution package for two A2B-online dual-fuel container feeders capable of operating on methanol as a fuel.

16th January 2024

Hybrid MeOH container feeder contract for BMA Technology

16th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV is to class a pair of very large ethane carriers (VLECs) for gas transportation specialist Purus. The ships will be built in South Korea at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The contract is for…

16th January 2024

DNV claims Purus VLEC class contract

16th January 2024

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

A UK consortium has awarded GE Vernova the contract to supply an advanced hybrid propulsion solution for three Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships on order for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD).

16th January 2024

GE Vernova to provide hybrid-electric propulsion package for auxiliaries

16th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

In a rare case of a European shipbuilding success on the Japanese market, the VARD Group has won an order from Toyo Construction for a cable lay and construction vessel.

16th January 2024

Norwegian Yard Lands Japanese Contract

16th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A consortium to encourage the development of a common standard for data exchange relating to 3D design data has added SSI, the specialist provider of shipbuilding software as a member.

15th January 2024

Consortium to drive digital standards for 3D vessel design approval expands

15th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Prominent short-sea specialist Erik Thun has extended its fleet development programme by placing a further tranche of orders with Ferus Smit in the Netherlands.

15th January 2024

Thun Bolsters Short-Sea Fleet Investment

15th January 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Euronav NV and CMB NV, its controlling shareholder, entered into a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the shares in CMB.TECH in December 2023, and CMB.TECH CTO Roy Campe…

15th January 2024

CMB.TECH puts technology at heart of Euronav reorientation

15th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has signed a four-year Service, Spares and Technical Support agreement with Carnival Corporation. The contract covers a platform for providing the support needed to maintain and operate the onboard waste-handling equipment…

11th January 2024

Wärtsilä signs four-year agreement to to support Carnival’s waste handling

11th January 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Karpowership, the world’s largest operator of power barges, has signed a contract with MAN Energy Solutions for the delivery of 48 dual-fuel engines for Karpowership’s fleet of power plant ships (Powerships). The…

11th January 2024

Karpowership inks contract for 48 DF engines with MAN ES

11th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The IMCA has released guidance on biofouling not just to save fuel and cut emissions but also to minimise the transfer of invasive marine species to foreign waters.

11th January 2024

IMCA calls on ship operators to clean hulls

11th January 2024