General News

Cammell Laird has won a multi-million pound contract to build two new vessels for Western Ferries’ Gourock to Dunoon route.

Hydrex divers and technicians have carried out underwater repairs on a 290m container vessel in Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory.

A second Staten Island ferry has been given the Ecospeed treatment in Virginia, US – the underwater hull of Sen. John J. Marchi has been coated to optimise fuel efficiency and increase…

ABB has won an order from Rickmers Group in Germany to supply energy and fleet management systems for five multi-purpose vessels.

Diesel engine service company Royston has been appointed as UK service centre for Napier turbochargers, ensuring that Napier customers in the UK receive only official spare parts from the Napier factory.

Wärtsilä says that it has successfully tested an RT-flex50 engine with the turbocharger installed on the driving end side, increasing the possibility of fitting the engine to other ship types, particularly smaller…

A new range of small high-speed diesel engines has been launched by the Wimborne, UK-based Perkins Marine Power Centre. The six-cylinder in-line turbocharged units are based on the 6.6 litre Perkins 1106…

German shipyard Nobiskrug is beefing up its already potent repair and conversion activities in all sectors and has appointed a new manager to head up the expansion, writes Tom Todd.

Investment company Blue Ship Invest has contracted with Ulstein Werft of Norway for four more PX121 X-bow platform supply ships, following the success of its first PX121. The new ships are all…