The Board of Directors of Italy-based certification and engineering company RINA S.p.A. has appointed Paolo Moretti, currently General Manager, as Group Chief Executive Officer. Moretti succeeds Carlo Luzzatto, who had served as Chief Executive Officer since December 2023. Ugo Salerno will continue as Executive Chairman, with responsibility for communications and institutional relations. The Board of Directors of RINA S.p.A. now comprises Barbara Caputo, Marco Cecconi, Nazareno Cerni, Simonetta Di Pippo, Guido Figliola, Roberto Martinoli, Paolo Moretti, Paolo Pierantoni and Ugo Salerno. Under the new organisational structure, Giosuè Vezzuto has succeeded Moretti as Chief Executive Officer of RINA Services, the Group […]

The 477 vessels that called for bunkers in Gibraltar last month was one more than in August. Last month’s total was also 46 up on the 431 that was recorded in September 2025, data published by the Government of Gibraltar shows. During the first three quarters of the year, the Mediterranean bunker hub port saw a 10.1% year-on-year increase in calls for bunkers, rising from 3,875 to 4,286. As in September 2025, there were seven commercial ship-to-ship transfers in Gibraltar last month. This total is eight fewer than in August. A total of 869 vessels called Gibraltar last month, down […]

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has awarded Type Approval to WinGD’s fuel-saving Variable Compression Ratio (VCR) technology. The VCR system enables marine dual-fuel engines to optimise compression ratios according to the fuel being used – thereby helping to improve efficiency and reduce fuel consumption. The system works by altering the piston position to adjust the combustion chamber volume and therefore the compression ratio. Dominik Schneiter, Chief Executive Officer of WinGD, said: ‘WinGD’s VCR technology represents a major breakthrough in marine engine innovation. By dynamically adjusting the compression ratio according to engine load, VCR enables our X-DF engines to deliver […]