EcoNavis Solutions, the maritime technology company behind the Eco Boss Cap propeller hub, has secured a major investment package and joined an accelerator programme as it scales operations to meet growing industry demand for its hydrodynamic efficiency solutions. The...
BMT and PA Consulting have conducted a collaborative study exploring the feasibility of retrofitting medium-sized ro-pax ferries with hydrogen propulsion and storage technology. BMT says that as the global maritime sector faces mounting pressure to reduce greenhouse...
Caterpillar Marine has announced its intention to create marine class-certified batteries and shoreside charging solutions for the maritime industry. This development, which builds on the company's existing electrification innovations successfully utilised in the...
Swiss marine power company WinGD will realise the first commercial instalments of its new variable compression ratio (VCR) technology on two new dual-fuel LNG powered vessels being built for Japan's NYK Line. A 95,000 dwt bulk carrier being built at Oshima...
Swedish company Berg Propulsion has been selected to provide control and propulsion technology for what will be one of the largest hybrid tugs ever delivered, after owner Buksér og Berging (BuBe) agreed specifications with Türkiye’s Uzmar Shipyard for its latest...
Pittsburgh, US headquartered Wabtec Corporation, better known for railway engineering, and Latin American partner, Marinsa International, have signed a contract to supply propulsion for 10 new hybrid tractor tugboats for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP). Under the...
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that a dual-fuel version of its MAN 175D high-speed engine, capable of operating on methanol, will be available by the end of 2026. The new variant, designated MAN 175DF-M, will be available both as newbuild and retrofit variants....
Wärtsilä will supply its EnergoFlow and EnergoProFin solutions for 10 Bird Class oil and chemical tankers owned by Singapore head-quartered global tanker operator Hafnia. The combination of the two Wärtsilä systems is designed to provide an optimised waterflow over...
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), the Shanghai-listed shipping company, part of China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI), has ordered an MAN B&W 7G80ME-LGIM (Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) main engine in connection with the construction of a VLCC. This is...
Cochin Shipyard (CSL), the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India, has ordered four MAN 12V175D-MEV variable-speed GenSets in connection with the building of two short-sea feeder container ships for global logistics company Samskip Group, headquartered...
Swiss marine power company WinGD will supply X-DF-M methanol-fuelled engines for a series of six container vessels to be built at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding in China. The 9,000 TEU vessels will each be powered by an X82DF-M engine built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’...
Caterpillar Marine has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Penguin International and Cat dealer Tractors Singapore (TSL). Based in Singapore, Penguin International is a recognised regional aluminium shipbuilder as well as an owner/operator of aluminium...
Wärtsilä is introducing what it believes to be the marine sector’s first commercially available 4-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia fuel. The new solution enables a significant advance in sustainable shipping operations – during a time in which ship owners are...
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