A new research vessel ordered by marine science principals in Belgium is to be built by Spanish shipbuilder Freire in Vigo and will be based on a UT 844 WP design from Rolls-Royce.more

The keel has been laid for the first Damen MAD, described as the next generation of marine aggregate dredgers, at the shipyard group’s Damen Shipyards Mangalia in Romania.more

Japan’s Eco Marine Power Co Ltd (EMP), a technology firm aiming to use renewable energy sources to save fuel and cut emissions has announced a collaboration with Japanese classification society, ClassNK, to confirm design...more

Miami-based SunStone Ships Inc has now declared option number two at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI), bringing the number of firm Infinity-class vessels, designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions, to three.more

Cargotec subsidiary MacGregor, a marine and offshore engineering and cargo handling specialist, has been given the go-ahead by the German Federal Cartel Office for its planned acquisition of the marine and offshore businesses of...more

Netherlands heavy-lift specialist Jumbo has won a contract from Technip to install a 410-tonne subsea production manifold on the Leviathan development off the coast of Israel.more

Tests undertaken recently by ExxonMobil’s Equipment Builder team and German gearbox manufacturer Reintjes have shown that the lubricant company’s Mobil SHCTM 626 synthetic gear oil can reduce energy losses and generate annual...more

Technology group Wärtsilä is to supply dual-fuel engines, waterjets and an LNG fuel gas storage and supply system for the largest-ever high-speed catamaran, currently under construction at Spain’s Armon Gijón shipyard for ferry...more