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Swedens Alfa Laval is launching its third generation chemical free system for ballast water treatment, PureBallast 3.0, which the company says will help re-establish the company as a groundbreaker in ballast water…

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Liens (Mol) has introduced its new Cadet Actual Deployment for Education with Tutorial (CADET) training programme as the first container CADET training vessel calls at Tokyo.

DNV and Bergen-based open hatch bulker operator Greig Star have unveiled the results of a joint study into the energy saving potential of a battery hybrid system for operating electric cargo cranes…

MAN Diesel & Turbo says that its propulsion packages have gained an important reference in Middle Eastern offshore operations, with the delivery from Abu Dhabi-based Adyard of the ‘Topaz Dignity’ and ‘Topaz…

Teekay Tankers has entered into an agreement with STX Offshore & Shipbuilding of South Korea for the construction of four fuel-efficient 113,000dwt LR2 product tanker newbuildings, at a value of about $47…

Korean ballast water management system (BWMS) manufacturer Techcross has signed a memorandum of understanding with Keppel Shipyard, the Singapore-based ship repair, upgrade and conversion facility.

A report issued by Lloyd’s Register, Qinetiq and Strathclyde University indicates strong growth for the maritime sector in the years up to 2030 and an even bigger role for China in the…

Finland’s Wärtsilä has won a contract to design a series of four multi purpose platform support vessels (MPSVs) for Armada Offshore MPSV Limited, a subsidiary of Malaysian offshore oilfield services provider, Bumi…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed an agreement with STX Construction (Dalian) Co Ltd, a group company of Korean shipbuilder, STX Corporation, to license production and marketing of its marine deck cranes.