Marine lubricant company Castrol has launched its all-new Castrol MHP range, intended for use in the next generation of four-stroke medium speed engines operating on low-sulphur distillate fuels, LNG and bio-diesel. The new range, comprising Castrol MHP 1-30 and MHP...
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SMT ENHANCES AMMONIA TRAINING COURSES
Stream Marine Technical (SMT) has underlined its commitment to furthering the safe use of ammonia as a marine fuel by taking part in a series of Hazid/Hazop workshops to test how ammonia bunkering could be carried out safely in port. The two simulation workshops, one...
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FUEL SAVING ASSESSMENT PROVES WORTH OF eSAILs FOR LDA
Spanish wind assisted propulsion system developer bound4blue has underlined the business case for adopting its eSail technology, following release of third party-assessed operational fuel savings on the Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) owned 'Ville de Bordeaux' ro-ro...
NEW MODULES EXPAND OCTOPUS ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM PORTFOLIO
EST-Floattech, a Dutch energy storage systems provider for maritime applications, is expanding its Octopus Series with the introduction of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery modules. With this addition the company hopes to address market demand for battery systems...
Marine propulsion & machinery news
GOLTENS AND QTAGG REPLACEMENT ACTUATORS IMPROVE CONTROL ACCURACY
According to maritime services company Goltens, in recent years the lack of replacement actuators for larger diesel engines and, in some cases, turbines has been a growing problem for shipowners. Qtagg has launched a range of new actuator units to replace the...
BERG STRENGTHENS TIES WITH CHINESE INDUSTRY
Swedish company Berg Propulsion has signed an extended collaboration agreement with China’s Jiangsu Dajin Industry. The agreement follows Berg being named the shipyard’s ‘supplier of the year’ for 2024. Building on longstanding relationships between senior management...
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DUAL FUEL VESSELS FOR HONG KONG LNG TERMINAL
Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) reports that a pair of dual fuel (diesel and LNG) standby vessels, to the RAL RAstar 4200-DF design, have recently entered service with Hongkong Salvage and Towage (HKST). Built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards, LNG Sentinel I and...
MOL OBTAINS FIRST AiP FOR WIND PROPULSION ON LNG CARRIER
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has been awarded an approval in principle (AiP) by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for the design of a membrane LNG Carrier which includes the installation of the Wind Challenger wind-assistance propulsion system. The design was jointly developed...
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CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON FIRST TWO SOLVANG OCCS-READY VLGCs
The first steel has been cut at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) in Ulsan for the two first hulls in Solvang's Panamax VLGC newbuilding series planned for delivery in 2026 and 2027. In all, seven of the 88,000m3 vessels have been ordered from HD HHI. The...
LATEST CROWLEY LNG-FUELLED BOXSHIP ENTERS SERVICE
Crowley’s new LNG-powered containership 'Quetzal' has successfully begun its inaugural commercial voyage, opening the company’s next era of ocean shipping with a new class of vessels for the US, Central America and the Dominican Republic. With capacity for up to 1,400...
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IACS REVISITS AMMONIA FUEL SAFETY REQUIREMENT
In light of the evolving regulatory landscape for ammonia as a maritime fuel, and the recent finalisation of the IMO’s draft interim guidelines on ammonia, the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) is withdrawing its Unified Requirement UR H1,...
BV GRANTS AiP FOR OCEANWINGS RIGID TITLTABLE WINGSAIL
Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) company OceanWings has been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) for its Rigid Tiltable Wingsail (OW RT) technology. The OW RT system has been specifically designed for...
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PROJECT TO APPLY AI TO MARITIME DECARBONISATION GAINS FUNDING
MSE International, in collaboration with Red Scientific, has been awarded BridgeAI funding from Innovate UK, for its DriveWise project which will assess the feasibility of using AI techniques in the field of maritime decarbonisation. With maritime transportation...
ELECTRONIC LOGBOOK EASES EMISSIONS REPORTING
According to marine electronics company Radio Holland, the maritime industry is grappling with the challenges posed by the global climate crisis. New stringent regulations on emission reporting are introduced yearly, and this trend shows no signs of abating, so...
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CATERPILLAR, SOLSTAD AND PON POWER SIGN MoU FOR METHANOL FUEL ON OFFSHORE VESSELS
Caterpillar Marine has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Solstad Offshore and Cat dealer Pon Power to identify and evaluate solutions that will increase the fuel efficiency of Solstad’s offshore vessels and reduce their GHG emissions. Offshore...
OFFSHORE EMISSION-SAVING UPGRADE FEATURES FIRST BRUNVOLL DP SYSTEM
The first Brunvoll BruCon DP2 dynamic positioning system has passed third party verification onboard the offshore vessel 'Stril Mar', on which it was fitted as part of a larger power and energy management system upgrade supplied by Norwegian company SEAM. The upgrade...
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NEW APPOINTMENT TO GROW VENTOFOIL COMPANY
Dutch wind-assisted ship propulsion technology company Econowind plans to revolutionise maritime sustainability and expand the company’s impact in the global shipping industry, and has appointed a new CCO, Chiel de Leeuw, to play a key role in advancing Econowind's...
KEY APPOINTMENT AT WAPS COMPANY
Spanish company bound4blue is seeking to further consolidate its position in maritime’s evolving Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) segment with the appointment of Daniel Mann as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Mann joins the team after four years as VP Business...
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