General News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Giving first form to a programme of considerable significance for the US maritime industries as a whole, the cadet training ship Empire State recently made her debut in New York. The $315m…

13th November 2023

World-Class Training Ship Raises US Profile

13th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

OEMs, like shipowners, are facing the increasing need to ensure the operational flexibility and fuel efficiency of their power and propulsion systems as expensive new fuels gradually take hold.

13th November 2023

New Fuels Change Lifetime Equation For Equipment

13th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Progressive Indian shipbuilder Chowgule has landed a further, major order from north Europe for new-generation short-sea tonnage. Acting in concert, Boomsma Shipping of the Netherlands and Germany’s Leonhardt & Blumberg Shipmanagement have…

13th November 2023

Indian Yard Books Diesel-Electric Series

13th November 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Brazilian mining company, Vale, has announced a deal to install 35-metre Rotor Sails on board a 400,000 dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC). The agreement between Vale and wind-assisted propulsion supplier Anemoi will see five…

9th November 2023

Vale to retrofit 35m Rotor Sails on board VLOC

9th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

US manufacturing company ITT is to acquire privately held Svanehøj Group for around US$395 million (€370 million).

8th November 2023

ITT to acquire Svanehøj

8th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Glovis, the shipping and logistics specialist of the Hyundai Motor Group, is set to order an extensive series of pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs) of record-breaking capacity. 

8th November 2023

Hyundai Glovis Plans World’s Largest Car Carriers

8th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV has successfully concluded Phase 1 of its joint industry project (JIP) aimed at establishing offshore substation standards for the growing floating wind sector.

7th November 2023

Progressing new standards for offshore floating wind

7th November 2023

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Classification society RINA s.p.a has announced the appointment of Carlo Luzzatto as the future CEO and General Director of RINA S.p.A. The formal confirmation of the appointment will be made at the same time as the…

7th November 2023

RINA announces appointment of new ceo

7th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the development of a terminal facility and related facilities for hydrogen initiatives at its commercial seaports.

7th November 2023

South African ports plan their hydrogen roadmap

7th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä Cargo Handling Systems have been ordered for five newbuild very large LPG carriers to be built in South Korea at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard.

7th November 2023

Wärtsilä handling systems for new LPG carrier series

7th November 2023