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New Caterpillar thrusters are hybrid compatible

Caterpillar Marine has announced a new generation of azimuth thrusters, the MTA v3.

UK invests £5 mil. to improve location-based information

The UK government will invest £5 million to help the UK Hydrographic Office and partner bodies on Geospatial Commission enhance the value of location-based information.

UK secures funding for hydrogen injection system on ferry

Innovate UK have awarded £430,332 to design and integrate a hydrogen diesel dual fuel injection system onboard a commercial ferry.

New Thruster Solutions Developed for Arctic Shipping

A team of European marine research institutes and companies have developed creative technologies for thruster solutions that are specifically engineered for ships operating in the Arctic.

ClassNK: New Guidelines for Vehicles Carriers

Classification society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Vehicles Carrier Structures, specifying the technical requirements specifically related to the structural strength assessments of vehicles carriers by using direct calculation.

Wärtsilä to provide equipment to UK’s largest marine simulation training centre

Wärtsilä will provide a full scope of marine simulators for a new training facility at Solent University’s Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering, located in Southampton, England.

Equinor expands North Sea Sverdrup monitoring system

Equinor has contracted Alcatel Submarine Networks to undertake a second stage of development of a permanent reservoir monitoring system on the Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian North Sea.

First Condensate Ships from Ichthys

The first shipment of condensate from the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project departed for Asia on Monday.

ClassNK warns owners not to wait for deadline to install ballast water systems

Japanese classification society ClassNK is advising owners to fit ballast water management systems (BWMS) well ahead of time as it sees a large spike in retrofit numbers in 2022.

DNV GL updates marine warranty standard to improve the industry’s management of marine operations

The new edition now includes a completely revised section for marine operations involving pipelines, risers, jumpers, umbilicals and submarine cables.

ExxonMobil Starts New Unit to Increase Ultra-Low Sulfur Fuels Production

ExxonMobil said that a new unit at its integrated Beaumont, Texas facility has started operations, increasing production of ultra-low sulfur fuels by about 45,000 barrels per day.

MMT probes Greenlink route

MMT vessel MV Franklin has started survey work on the 170km route of the 500MW Greenlink interconnector between Ireland and Wales.

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