Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has completed successful test runs on a seven-cylinder dual-fuel ammonia/heavy fuel oil engine due to be installed on a medium-sized gas carrier next year. The engine has a 50cm bore, operates at high pressure, and…

Wärtsilä has been retained by Finland’s Wasaline as electrical integrator in a project to increase battery capacity on board the RoPax vessel, Aurora Botnia. The ferry’s batteries will be boosted by nearly five times, increasing the current 2.2-MWh…

The first wing sail from Oceanbird, a joint venture between Alfa Laval and Wallenius Lines, has been installed at Oresund Drydocks in Landskrona, Sweden at an inauguration ceremony. The permanent ‘Wing 560’ installation will be used for crew…

The first of two ferries to be deployed on the Little Minch Scottish island service has been launched at Cemre Marin Endustri in Yalova, Turkey. The Lochmor and sister vessel, Claymore, will operate on the route between the Isle of Skye and the…

US defence, rescue and patrol company Eureka Naval Craft has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore’s Strategic Marine to build up its production of modular attack surface craft for the US Navy and it allies.

The MoU focuses…

Damen Shipyards Group and Norway’s Folla Maritime have launched a joint venture shipyard, Damen Folla, to focus on the design and construction of vessels for the aquaculture sector.

The partnership combines Damen’s global network of shipyards with…