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The technology group Wärtsilä will supply main and auxiliary engines, fuel storage tanks, gas handling equipment and electrical systems for a new RoRo being built for Australian operator SeaRoad Shipping. The orders with Wärtsilä were placed in Q1 2022. The 210 metre-long vessel is under construction at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) shipyard in Germany. The …

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Following the ongoing conflict in Ukrainian, the staff at Proactive Publications are raising money for the Disasters Emergency Committee through a 50 mile sponsored coastal walk. The money will go towards Ukrainian refugees who have been forced to flee their homes.

The southern hemisphere’s first fully electric, carbon fibre commuter ferry has successfully completed its inaugural round trip with a Thordon seawater lubricated propeller shaft arrangement supplied by New Zealand’s Henley Engineering. Ika Rere, Mãori for flying fish, joined the East by West fleet in December operating the company’s Wellington to Eastbourne route. Commenting on the …

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Britain’s leading aluminium shipbuilder, The Wight Shipyard Co. has secured the new build of two passenger catamarans for operation on the ever-growing Thames commuting and sightseeing line for Uber Boat by Thames Clippers. Building on the shipyard’s proven technology and sustainability credentials and employing some of the highest-skilled personnel in modern shipbuilding based at the …

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New Industries, LLC (New) and Delmar Systems, Inc. (Delmar) have signed an agreement to work in partnership to provide enhanced design and fabrication services for turnkey suction piles, providing an option to all companies that require subsea foundations and moorings. With over a century of combined experience, US-owned and operated New and Delmar will offer …

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Equinor and partner Polenergia have selected Siemens Gamesa as the preferred supplier of wind turbine generators for the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III projects, two of the largest and most advanced offshore wind farms being developed in Poland, with a total installed capacity of 1440 MW. The signing of the preferred supplier agreement …

Turbine supplier selected for Baltyk II and III projects in Poland Read More »

Kongsberg Digital is proud to announce a new partnership with Lab021. The shipping data analysis company will be offering its Vessellink service on Vessel Insight in the Kognifai Marketplace. Lab021 has been evaluated in the Korean market as the best expert group in the field of maritime digital. Kongsberg Digital’s Vessel Insight provides a vessel-to-cloud …

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Star Bulk and Kairiki are pleased to announce the results of a four-year initiative joint effort to reduce plastic waste from their printer operations.

Marine engineering and propulsion specialist Royston has invested in a new Marine Electrical Department as it expands ship maintenance operations and boosts customer services. Headed by electrical service manager Ben Jones, the move will see a wide range of dedicated electrical, electronic, digital repair and overhaul services available to global marine fleet owners and operators. …

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BMT, a leading international multi-disciplinary engineering, management, and technology consultancy, has been awarded a design contract for three new Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) to be operated at east coast wind farms in the US. Designed by the company’s team of specialists, the 88ft (27m) CTV design features BMT’s latest innovations to maximise safety, performance, seakeeping, …

BMT wins another Crew Transfer Vessel design contract for US East Coast Windfarms Read More »