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Marine Propulsion

World First: Printed Hollow Prop Blade

French defense contractor Naval Group and French elite engineering school Centrale Nantes have printed the first demonstrator of hollow propeller blades by metal additive manufacturing as part of the European H2020…

Shipbuilding

US Pelagic Trawler Picks TMC compressors

Shipbuilder Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors has awarded TMC Compressors of the Seas (TMC) a contract to deliver a complete marine compressed air system for the 100 m long Rolls-Royce designed pelagic trawler the yard is…

Container Ships

ICE Bags Scrubber Retrofit Contract

Europe's largest independent ship design company International Contract Engineering (ICE) announced that it has won new contracts for scrubber retrofit design services for a series of container vessels for a leading…

Shipbuilding

MSC Secures Scrubber Loan For 86 Vessels

Container shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has secured a USD 439 million financing to fit 86 exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) or scrubbers to its fleet. BNP Paribas (BNPP) was the co-ordinating bank…

Shipbuilding

Denmark Supports Development Electric Ferries

Electric ferries are in a rapid development, and the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) is actively engaged in ensuring that safety is part of the innovative efforts taking place in the Blue Denmark. The DMA is working in a…

Technology

Wärtsilä Bags New Orders for Aquarius UV BWMS

Finnish technology giant in the marine and energy markets Wärtsilä Oyj announced that it has recently been awarded a number of contracts to supply its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) to global shipping…