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AXI Acquires ALGAE-X

AXI International, a Florida-based manufacturer of Diesel Fuel Optimization and Maintenance Systems, announced it has been acquired by AXI International Holdings. The new executive management team includes Islam Nahdi as…

Technology

LNG Bunkering Found Feasible in Australian Ports

A DNV-led Joint Industry Project (JIP) concludes attractive payback periods on the required investment are likely. Attractive payback periods from the additional investments required for LNG fuelled shipping, along with…

Technology

Noon Fuel Reports Don't Cut It Says NAPA

NAPA asserts that traditional noon reports don’t give the quantity or quality of data needed by owners in modern shipping. NAPA, a maritime software house for ship design and operations point out that bunker fuel…

People & Company News

GAC Bunker Fuels Expands in Norway

GAC Bunker Fuels Limited has announced the opening of its newest office - in Bergen, Norway - in a move to further strengthen its marine fuel and lubricant trading operation across the Nordic region. The Bergen office…

People & Company News

Caterpillar's New Supercharged Diesel

Caterpillar Broadens Pleasure Craft Product Line with New Supercharged High Performance Diesel Engine; Cat C8.7 Features Impressive Fuel Economy, Rapid Transient Response. Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is pleased to…

Contracts

OW Bunker Buy Two Bunker Barges

OW Bunker acquire two bunker barges for Nordic operations: 'OW Copenhagen' and 'OW Aalborg'. Prior to the acquisition, OW Bunker operated both vessels on a bare-boat charter from international shipping company the…

Environmental

LNG for the Maritime Sector Closer to Reality

The European Union will support with over €1.2 million from the TEN-T Program a study aimed at identifying and addressing the potential barriers to the construction and operation of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fueled…

Technology

Repeat Order for Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä was chosen to fit Exhaust Gas Cleaning system and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology. Wärtsilä signed a contract in December 2012 to provide a hybrid exhaust gas cleaning and SCR system. The systems…