General News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A number of Atlantic ports on the Iberian peninsular are to play host to a variety of pilot schemes exploring the use of hydrogen and methanol for shipping and port vehicles.

11th January 2024

Iberian Atlantic ports to explore H2 and methanol

11th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

HD Hyundai Marine Solution (HD HMS) has signed an agreement with Accelleron to simplify access to Accelleron’s digital turbocharger optimisation solutions for vessels built or serviced by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering. As…

10th January 2024

HD Hyundai Marine Solution integrates turbo analytics into digital ship system

10th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Spurred by growing demand for interconnector and offshore windfarm cable systems, Milan-headquartered Prysmian Group has ordered two high capacity cable laying ships. This further stage of fleet development represents a capital expenditure…

10th January 2024

Further Boost To Prysmian Cableship Fleet

10th January 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has been awarded the contract by Royal Boskalis B.V., the Dutch dredging and marine services company, to supply 3 × MAN 49/60 engines for a 31,000 cbm Trailing Suction…

10th January 2024

First marine application for MAN 49/60 engine

10th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The latest stats from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform found that a total of 298 ships with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered in 2023 – an 8% increase year on year.…

9th January 2024

DNV data sees orders for alternative-fuelled vessels grow

9th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Nakilat has placed an order with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the construction of two 174,000 cbm LNG carriers and four 88,000cbm Very Large LPG/ Ammonia gas carriers on Tuesday, 9 January. The vessels are scheduled…

9th January 2024

Nakilat orders LNG and gas carrier series from Hyundai Samho

9th January 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics has announced the deployment of the first hydrogen-powered dual fuel Crew Transfer Vessel in Germany, servicing various wind farms in the German Baltic Sea.

9th January 2024

First hydrogen-powered CTV enters service in German offshore market

9th January 2024

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Chevron has announced the appointment of Ayten Yavuz as the new General Manager of its Global Marine Products business. With an extensive background spanning numerous years in the industry, Ayten brings a wealth…

9th January 2024

Chevron appoints new GM to spearhead its marine business growth

9th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A methanol-fuelled Ultramax bulker design from Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) was granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by ABS in late 2023. The design for the 65,000 dwt bulk carrier was jointly…

9th January 2024

ABS AiP for SDARI MeOH-fuelled Ultramax design

9th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published a new Recommendation (No. 177), to enhance the quality of machinery piping systems in shipbuilding.

8th January 2024

IACS publishes machinery piping systems quality recommendation

8th January 2024