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Wärtsilä says that it has signed a long-term technical management agreement with Harvey Gulf International Marine covering condition based maintenance and dynamic maintenance planning for eight offshore support vessels, including Harvey Gulf’s…

Norway’s Ulstein Group has announced the introduction of the X-Stern, intended to increase operability through positive effects on station keeping, wave response, comfort and safety in harsh conditions.

Alcoa, technology company Phinergy and the Swiss HEIG-VD University have joined forces to demonstrate a zero-emissions electric demo boat powered by an aluminum-air battery on Lake Neuchâtel.

Van Oord’s 137m long trailing suction hopper dredger, ‘Lelystad’ has undergone an extensive programme of works at Gibdock’s yard in Gibraltar.

Ulstein Design & Solutions has entered into an extensive contract with Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd, China, to design and supply equipment for four PX121 type platform supply vessels.

The Joint Administrators of the Ferguson Shipbuilders Group have announced that Clyde Blowers Capital has been chosen as preferred bidder for the group’s business and assets.

A Dutch company, Hull Vane, has developed a foil which can be fitted below a ship’s stern, and which is said to significantly reduce fuel consumption.

Wärtsilä is launching a hybrid control system, designed to combine different power sources with energy storage devices resulting in fuel savings and lower emissions.