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Ship&Offshore
11.03.2025
Shipbuilding

Ice-class OSV to have MAN gensets

An ice-class offshore support vessel (OSV) under construction at CRIST S.A. Shipyard in Poland for Norway’s DOF Group is to have six MAN 12V175D high-speed, variable-speed gensets. The vessel, designed by MMC Ship Design & Marine Consulting Ltd and…

Ship&Offshore
10.03.2025
Shipbuilding

WinGD engine tests confirm 30% cuts in methane slip

Marine engine company, WinGD, has revealed significant reductions in methane slip following tests of its variable compression ratio (VCR) technology on new X-DF engines to be installed on bulk carriers under construction for NYK Lines. The…

Ship&Offshore
10.03.2025
Shipbuilding

AET to develop largest plug-in hybrid

Malaysia-owned shipowner and operator, AET, has signed an agreement with Fleetzero, an Alabama-based designer and manufacturer of marine batteries, to develop the world’s longest-range plug-in hybrid-electric vessel.

AET, which is headquartered in…

Ship&Offshore
10.03.2025
Shipbuilding

Cummins gains AiP for methanol-ready engine

Ohio-based engine firm Cummins Inc has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) for its methanol-ready IMO II and IMO III engine range, QSK60. The series is available in power ratings from 1.49MW to just over 2MW.

The methanol feature can be…

Ship&Offshore
10.03.2025
Ship Operation

DNV report assesses fuel-efficiency measures

A new report from DNV investigates the energy-efficiency gains generated by more than 40 measures that ship operators can now adopt as they strive for greater sustainability.

The classification society’s report, “Energy-efficiency measures and…

Ship&Offshore
04.03.2025
Ship Operation

UK port invests in electric pilot vessel

The Port of Tyne on the UK’s north-east coast has announced the purchase of the UK’s first fully-electric foiling pilot vessel designed and built by Artemis Technologies of Belfast. The Artemis EF-12 Pilot is designed with new e-Foiler® technology…

Ship&Offshore
04.03.2025
Ship Operation

Große Seeschleuse to have EUR 100 million upgrade

Emden’s 112-year-old Great Sea Lock (Große Seeschleuse), a maritime gateway from the North Sea to the River Ems, is to have a structural upgrade and new coating systems in a EUR 100 million contract awarded by the Lower Saxony Port Authority…

Ship&Offshore
04.03.2025
Offshore

Kongsberg wins walk-to-work OSV deal

Kongsberg Maritime is to provide the design and an integrated equipment package for a new offshore service vessel (OSV) to be built for an unnamed oil and gas company at ST Engineering Marine in Singapore. The OSV is intended to work in the…

Ship&Offshore
28.02.2025
Shipbuilding

Largest methanol-fuelled engine set for delivery

WinGD continues to extend its engine range and will soon deliver the largest methanol-fuelled unit so far for installation on a 16,000-TEU container ship currently under construction. The ten-cylinder 92-bore X-DF-M engine has recently passed the…

Ship&Offshore
28.02.2025
Shipbuilding

Deltamarin to design largest vehicle carriers so far

China Merchants-owned Finnish ship design firm, Deltamarin, has landed a deal with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) for the design of larger Shaper Class pure car truck carriers in an existing order from Wallenius Wilhelmsen. On delivery in…