ABS has released a white paper focusing on issues surrounding the introduction of ammonia as Marine Fuel, evaluating the challenges in the design and operation of ammonia-fuelled vessels....

The LPG carrier BW Gemini has become the first ship to have its two-stroke main engine converted to operate on fuel oil and LPG....

Singapore-based ship operator Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a long-term charter for four dual-fuel Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) with Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL), the China based chemicals producer....

The cargo handling system and fuel supply system supply contract for two 98,000 cbm Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) at Samsung Heavy Industries has been awarded to technology group Wärtsilä....

An EU grant of EUR8 million has been awarded to a project developing a PEM fuel cell powered Ro-Ro as part of a liquid hydrogen (LH2) fuel supply chain in Norway....

BIMCO is calling on states and the industry to consider establishing a global set of rules for market-based measures to support the use of low carbon fuels amid concerns that regionally fragmented rules could create an uneven playing field for the industry....

ClassNK has granted its Remote Survey (RMSV) notation for a pure car carrier operated by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and managed by MOL Ship Management (MOLSHIP)....

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) is to enter into a collaboration agreement with engine control specialist Nabtesco Corporation. The joint research contract covers research into integrating insights derived from a digital twin with the next generation of J-ENG's Eco engine control system....

Among his first key appointments since taking the helm at Lloyd’s Register (LR) in January, chief executive Nick Brown has named three new members of the company’s executive leadership team....

ABB Marine & Ports is expanding its global reach and service capabilities with local divisions in Turkey and Saudi Arabia....

Switzerland-based engine designer WinGD is continuing to develop its portfolio, as it positions for a modest recovery in the market in 2021, Volkmar Galke, Global Sales Director, WinGD, told The Motorship during a recent interview....

Winterthur-based engine designer WinGD's Project Engineer Tribology Fuels & Lubricants discussed the company's list of validated cylinder oils in an interview with The Motorship in September....

Analysis from Lloyd’s Register’s Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) indicates that the dramatic increase in combustion related incidents between November 2019 and June 2020 can not be linked to off-spec very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO)....

MAN Energy Solutions' after-sales division, PrimeServ Lab, has launched a fuel-stability analysis for IMO 2020-compliant low-sulphur fuels, covering their compatibility with other fuels. PrimeServ Lab’s standard, fuel-analysis programme now covers the p-value, as well as lubricity, biofuel content and ignition delay....

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Methanol Institute (MI) have produced a Bunkering Technical Reference on Methanol. The document is intended to help shipowners, ports and bunker suppliers understand processes and procedures for the safe use of methanol as a marine fuel....

Results of a new survey show the transition to IMO 2020 compliant fuel oil (0.5% sulphur) has not been without problems....

WE Tech has received an order to deliver an energy efficient package including its direct drive dual winding permanent magnet shaft generator solution to a new series of four LPG carrier vessels. The vessels are to be built for an unnamed buyer at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea....

Brunvoll has been chosen as the supplier of a complete propulsion and manoeuvring system for what is described as the next generation of cable-laying vessels, currently being built for Van Oord at Vard Brattvåg....

Winterthur-based engine designer and technology developer WinGD is adding four new versions to its X72DF dual-fuel engine platform....

Dino Imhof, Head of Turbocharging Solutions, ABB Turbocharging sees scope for further advances in the two-stroke turbocharger segment as dual-fuel demand rises ....

More details have emerged of three new low-speed engine variants from MAN Energy Solutions – S50ME-C10.6, S60ME-C10.6 and G80ME-C10.6, reports Paul Gunton....

The upcoming Clean Propulsion Technologies project aims to develop flexible fuel solutions based on Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI), advanced aftertreatment and hybridization technology for fast and medium-speed combustion engines....