Ports of Auckland Buys World-First Electric Tug
Ports of Auckland in New Zealand has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards to buy the world’s first full-size, fully electric port tug.
The new 24.7-meter tug, a Damen RSD-E Tug
Total to Develop FSRU Facility in Benin
Total, the Republic of Benin and the Société Béninoise d’Energie Electrique (SBEE) have signed an agreement for the development of an LNG import floating terminal.
The deal includes the supply of
Costa Cuts Steel for Next LNG-Fueled Cruise Ship
On Tuesday, Costa Cruises held the steel-cutting ceremony for the future Costa Toscana at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland.
Costa Toscana is the second of two new sister ships ordered
World’s Largest Plug-In Hybrid Vessel Delivered
The world’s largest plug-in hybrid vessel, Color Hybrid, has been delivered from Ulstein Verft to Color Line.
Color Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid, where the five-megawatt batteries can be charged with
World debut of Volvo Penta’s new D4 & D6 packages at Sydney International Boat Show
Volvo Penta is unveiling its next-generation D4 & D6 propulsion packages to the public for the first time at this year’s Sydney International Boat Show (SIBS), taking place between 1st
Smeerolie-alarm schakelde motoren Viking Sky uit
De noodsituatie aan boord van het cruiseschip Viking Sky, in het weekend van 23 en 24 maart, was het gevolg van een niveaualarm in de smeeroliebunkers, waardoor alle vier motoren
Port of Oakland and SSA Invest in Hybrid RTGs
The Port of Oakland announced Wednesday that terminal operator SSA Terminals is converting 13 diesel-powered rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) at the port’s largest terminal to run on hybrid power. The
Port of Antwerp Starts Sustainable Methanol Project
The Port of Antwerp has initiated a project to produce sustainable methanol as part of its ambition to be a carbon-neutral port.
Methanol is used on a daily basis by the
New Stage V emissions compliant diesels from Cummins
Cummins is introducing Stage V compliant variants of its B6.7 and QSK60 diesels. These will meet the new European regulations on exhaust emissions.
Of note for the B6.7 unit is that
Volvo Penta has lower TCO focus for Stage V engine range
Volvo Penta’s new Stage V engine range for off-road applications is developed with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and end users in mind, delivering optimum productivity, uptime and total cost of
