WinGD’s new X52-S2.0 engine has successfully completed type approval and factory acceptance tests, expanding the Swiss engine company’s X-S engine series.

The approved engine is a compact, medium-bore, two-stroke unit suitable for shallow-draft…

Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a high-powered escort tug, Pellegron, to Italy’s Rimorchiatori Laziali, part of the Cafimar group. The vessel will be deployed on escort, ship manoeuvring, and towage operations in Middle Eastern waters. 

Based on the…

Two more multi-fuel E-Flexer RoPax contracts have been signed by Stena RoRo with Chinese yard CMI Jinling (Weihai). The two ships, numbers 14 and 15 in the E-Flexer series, will be delivered for long-term charter to Greece’s Attica Group in 2027.…

The United States’ first all-electric tug has been christened in the Port of San Diego. The Crowley-owned zero-emission eWolf, with a bollard pull of 64 tonnes, has an electric propulsion system from Swiss-headquartered ABB with a 6.2-MWh energy…

Methanol fuel cell developer, Blue World Technologies, has completed the testing of a 200-kW methanol fuel cell designed for shipping applications. The high temperature proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell was tested at a new facility adjacent to…

Höegh Autoliners, Accelleron, and Hanwha Engine have completed a project to undertake engine part-load optimisation (EPLO) on board the 2006-built pure car truck carrier, Höegh Detroit. The success of the project will lead to similar EPLO…