Swiss marine power company WinGD has signed a frame agreement with Panasia of South Korea to upgrade X-DF dual-fuel LNG engines in service with the latest emissions abatement and fuel efficiency technology from WinGD. The agreement is intended to support ship...
The Swedish PowerCell Group has secured a contract to supply fuel cell systems for two hydrogen-powered bulk carriers for Norway-based GMI Rederi. The contract, valued at just over SEK 40m, includes 14 Marine System 225 units, providing more than 3MW of power, as well...
Everllence is marking the 10th anniversary of its B&W ME-GI dual-fuel engine entering commercial service, since when it has accumulated 1,010 orders with over 500 units already at sea. The company claims that the robust, reliable ME-GI is proven technology and the...
Swiss marine power company WinGD plans to launch the first ethanol-fuelled two-stroke marine engine to the market in 2026, with deliveries for newbuild and retrofit applications starting in 2027. The announcement follows a decade of investigation into ethanol fuel -...
Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded the official tender to deliver a K-Sim engine full mission and desktop simulator system to Aboa Mare Maritime Academy and Training Centre in Turku, Finland. The delivery, scheduled to be completed in Q1, 2026, will include what are...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) is working with US company Deployable Energy to advance the safe use of micro-nuclear reactor technology to power ships. LR Advisory has been guiding the development of Deployable Energy’s Unity Nuclear Battery, a compact, factory-built...
Qingdao Beihai shipyard has ordered 10 Everllence B&W 7G80ME-LGIM (Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) Mk 10.5 engines in connection with the construction of 10 VLOC (Very Large Ore Carriers), each of 325,000 dwt, for Chinese shipping companies Shandong Shipping and...
Finnish propulsion specialist Steerprop has been selected to deliver its next generation contra-rotating propeller (CRP) azimuth propulsions to Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven, which is building a research vessel designed to study, test, and operate on different maritime...
Everllence has confirmed the successful running on ethanol – at all load points – of a 90cm-bore ME-LGIM (liquid gas injection methanol) engine in Japan. Everllence says it pioneered the ME-LGIM platform over a decade ago with the first commercial engine entering...
Damen Shipyards Group has announced a strategic partnership with AAAPropulsion, which will see the propulsion company’s A-Pod solution applied to Damen’s electric tugs, expected to provide a significant boost in efficiency. Dutch company AAAPropulsion specialises in...
The Switch, a Finland-based supplier of permanent magnet shaft generators, has received its 500th shaft generator order, which the company says demonstrates its role in supporting the maritime industry’s transition to cleaner, more efficient shipping. Jussi Puranen,...
Hanwha Ocean, one of the leading shipbuilders in South Korea, has awarded ABB the contract to supply a complete electric power and propulsion system for Singapore’s first floating LNG terminal. The contract is the latest milestone in the long-standing collaboration...
Hanwha Power Systems has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for an ammonia fuel gas turbine conversion design aimed at 174,000m3 LNG carriers. The AiP is the result of a joint development project between Hanwha and ABS that...
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