Classification society ClassNK has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) for an “Ammonia-Fueled Panamax Bulk Carrier Equipped with an IMO Type B Independent Fuel Tank”. This is the first design in which the Type B tanks are installed on the exposed…

Marine battery firm AYK Energy has completed sea trials on the first battery-methanol harbour tug which, it is claimed, is the most powerful electric escort tug built so far.

The Svitzer Balder, built at Uzmar Shipyard in Türkiye and the fifth…

New ammonia-fuelled main engines for very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries will now go ahead following the successful Factory Acceptance Test of the first Everllence B&W 6G60ME-LGIA (Liquid Gas Injection…

Tokyo-based NYK Line, Norway’s Yara Clean Ammonia, and Singapore bunker firm Golden Island have drawn up a non-binding Term Sheet in preparation for a partnership to explore the marketing and supply of low-carbon ammonia as marine fuel in Singapore. …

London-based Anemoi Marine Technologies and Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) have released details of a new wind-assisted propulsion system (WAPS) specifically for ultramax bulk carriers in the 60-65,000dwt range. Two configurations have…

Anschütz is supplying Integrated Navigation and Bridge Systems for three vessels under construction at the Abeking & Rasmussen shipyard near Bremen for the German Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV).

The Synapsis systems provide integrated…

Netherlands-based Boskalis has deployed remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from a new facility in Aberdeen. The Remote Operations Center (ROC) in Aberdeen and the development of ROVs has involved an investment of GBP 40 million.

The ROC will provide…

Netherlands-based Econowind has launched a new version of its steel suction wing system aimed at larger vessels in ocean trades. The new 5-series Ventofoil is a 30-m version of the company’s smaller 3-series suction wings which are available in 10-m…