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MAN 21/31 Mk2 PLO GenSets for Antarctica Cruise Ship

MAN 21/31 Mk2 PLO GenSets for Antarctica Cruise Ship

Chilean tour operator, Antarctica21, chooses MAN engines once more for diesel-electric set-up for new 94 metre newbuild; follows similar ship from 2019 with same engine type

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PortXL welcomes new partner MINDbase: the ‘innovation hub’ of the Dutch Ministry of Defence

PortXL welcomes new partner MINDbase: the ‘innovation hub’ of the Dutch Ministry of Defence

The Netherlands-based maritime start-up accelerator PortXL has signed a partnership agreement with MINDbase Rotterdam, one of the ‘hubs’ of the Dutch Ministry of Defence’s innovation organisation. Since its founding in 2015, PortXL has facilitated the growth of more than 100 start-up and scale-up companies

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Fire Aboard Royal Navy Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Quickly Extinguished

Fire Aboard Royal Navy Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Quickly Extinguished

The UK Royal Navy is investigating the cause of a fire that broke out aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth when the vessel was moored at a naval base on the coast of Scotland.

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Wärtsilä Inks Lifecycle Agreement with P&O Ferries for Two Vessels

Wärtsilä Inks Lifecycle Agreement with P&O Ferries for Two Vessels

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Lifecycle Agreement with UK-based P&O Ferries for two of its vessels – the M/V Pioneer and the M/V Liberté.

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Clean and Pure

Clean and Pure

In an environmentally conscious world, water treatment technologies are doing their part.

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Japanese Energy Companies Launch Floating Offshore Wind Association

Japanese Energy Companies Launch Floating Offshore Wind Association

Twelve major Japanese energy firms including J-Power and NTT Anode Energy Corporation have teamed up to establish an association for floating offshore wind energy.

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First Bunkering and Tests of Ammonia as Marine Fuel Completed in Singapore

First Bunkering and Tests of Ammonia as Marine Fuel Completed in Singapore

In what may be a pivotal moment in the future of alternative marine fuels, the world’s first bunkering of ammonia and tests of adapted engines took place in Singapore aboard an offshore supply vessel retrofitted by Australia’s Fortescue Group.

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MONTHLY LIST OF THE VESSELS BEACHED AT THE INDIAN DEMOLITION YARDS - JANUARY - FEBRUARY - 2024

MONTHLY LIST OF THE VESSELS BEACHED AT THE INDIAN DEMOLITION YARDS - JANUARY - FEBRUARY - 2024

MONTHLY LIST OF THE VESSELS BEACHED AT THE INDIAN DEMOLITION YARDS - JANUARY - FEBRUARY - 2024 Kindly note the Alang Vessels/Beaching Position

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Damen Marine Components to supply rudder systems for the world’s largest Pure Car and Truck Carrie

Damen Marine Components to supply rudder systems for the world’s largest Pure Car and Truck Carrie

Damen Marine Components (DMC) has been contracted to supply rudder systems for four Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC), each capable of carrying up to 9,200 CEU (car equivalent units).

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Royal Caribbean Suspends Stops in Haiti as Precaution Due to Civil Unrest

Royal Caribbean Suspends Stops in Haiti as Precaution Due to Civil Unrest

Royal Caribbean International is suspending stops at its private destination in Haiti saying that it is a precautionary step in response to the recent escalation of violence in the Caribbean nation.

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WinGD and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Agree Ammonia Fuel Supply System Design

WinGD and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Agree Ammonia Fuel Supply System Design

Engine manufacturer WinGD and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding report they have reached a key milestone in the development of ammonia-fueled propulsion.

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Red Sea Diversions Having Widespread Impact on UK and EU Businesses

Red Sea Diversions Having Widespread Impact on UK and EU Businesses

New research by the British Chamber of Commerce released today uncovered the scale of the impact on UK businesses caused by the disruption to shipping in the Red Sea.

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Norway Orders World’s First Battery-Power Autonomous Ferries

Norway Orders World’s First Battery-Power Autonomous Ferries

Norway looks to be at the forefront in the development of new maritime technologies both to advance decarbonization and to increase the operating safety and efficiency of vessels.

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ILA Contract Talks Need Biden’s “Immediate Engagement” Says Apparel Group

ILA Contract Talks Need Biden’s “Immediate Engagement” Says Apparel Group

The trade group representing the U.S. apparel, footwear, and accessories industry is calling for “immediate engagement” by the Biden Administration in the contract negotiations for East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers.

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Cargill Reports Encouraging Results from 6-Month Sail Test on Bulker

Cargill Reports Encouraging Results from 6-Month Sail Test on Bulker

Cargill Ocean Transportation, the ocean shipping arm of the commodities giant, is reporting encouraging results largely in line with projections after the first six months of testing of wind-assisted propulsion aboard a Kamsarmax bulker.

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GE Aerospace Targets Production and Quality Improvements with $650m Investment

GE Aerospace Targets Production and Quality Improvements with $650m Investment

GE Aerospace plans to significantly hike its investment this year on efforts to improve quality and boost output at its facilities and those of suppliers. The Ohio-based engine maker will spend $650 million this year on the efforts, more than twice the $335 million it spent on similar projects last year, GE Aerospace says on 12 March.

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Nautical SUNRISE Project to facilitate R&D of the largest Offshore Floating Solar power plant in the world

Nautical SUNRISE Project to facilitate R&D of the largest Offshore Floating Solar power plant in the world

The Nautical SUNRISE project is set to support the world's largest Offshore Floating Solar power installation. The € 8.4 million project, supported with € 6.8 million of the Horizon Europe programme, kicked off in December 2023 to execute research and development on offshore floating solar (OFS) systems and its components.

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Concordia Damen contracted to deliver a CDS2410 River Pusher to Transporte Fluviales Frey Bentos (TFF), Uruguay

Concordia Damen contracted to deliver a CDS2410 River Pusher to Transporte Fluviales Frey Bentos (TFF), Uruguay

Uruguayan shipowner and operator TFF has contracted Dutch inland shipping construction yard Concordia Damen to build a CDS2410 Shallow Draft River Pusher (2.500 HP) to expand its fleet of pushboats. TFF will use the pusher for transporting cellulose pulp from Fray Bentos to the port of Nueva Palmira.

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UK Will Provide Record $1B in Support to Offshore Wind in Next Auction

UK Will Provide Record $1B in Support to Offshore Wind in Next Auction

The UK had been at the forefront of offshore wind energy development and with approximately 14 GW already operational continues to have the largest installed base in Europe.

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Panama Canal Adds Back Daily Transit Slots

Panama Canal Adds Back Daily Transit Slots

The Panama Canal Authority began introducing a series of restrictions in response to record low rainfall levels which reduced water levels in its reservoirs.

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