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WinGD’s most powerful engine passes upgrade Type Approval Test

WinGD’s X92-B engine, the biggest and most powerful two-stroke engine, has successfully passed its upgrade Type Approval Test (TAT) at engine builder HHI-EMD in Korea. Eight major classification societies were in attendance.  The upgrade TAT …
Aug 5, 2022 / Curious

Seanergy and NYK Line Announce Successful Completion of Biofuel Trials on a Capesize Vessel

Seanergy’s Biofuel Testing Program commenced in August 2021 and to-date Biofuel has been successfully tested on a number of its Capesize VesselsSeanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP) announced today that it has successfully completed marine …
Mar 16, 2022 / Vessels

Samsung Heavy becomes first to complete LNG pilot test facility for shipbuilding & offshore

Samsung Heavy Industries announced on May 12th that the completion ceremony for LNG pilot test facility was held at Geoje shipyard, hosted by its President & CEO Jin-Taek Jung.The ceremony was joined by ship owners including KOGAS, Celsius …
May 17, 2021 / Curious

Successful TAT for WinGD’s X82DF Engine to Power World’s First LNG-Fuelled VLCC

WinGD has completed a successful Type Approval Test (TAT) for their X82DF-1.0.  The 7-cylinder dual fuel engine will be the first to power a VLCC with LNG fuel, extending the benefits of WinGD’s X-DF technology into even more vessel segments. With …
Apr 28, 2021 / Curious

Tallink Grupp to require passengers travelling to Finland from Estonia and Sweden to present negative Covid test result

Tallink Grupp has announced that from Tuesday, 23 February 2021 until further notice, the company will require passengers travelling to Finland to present a negative COVID-19 test result certificate or a certificate from the GP evidencing that the …
Feb 19, 2021 / Curious