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....

Shell Marine has increased the availability of its Shell Shipcare range of shipping maintenance products and solutions....

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has concluded that the fire on the self-unloading bulk carrier Iron Chieftain in 2018 demonstrates that international fire safety standards and regulations for the vessel type are inadequate....

Bureau Veritas has awarded approval in principle to GILLS PTE in Singapore for its air lubrication system that helps improve efficiency by reducing the drag of an underwater hull....

Ports are setting ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, and there are many options for shipowners to take-up the increasing availability of shore power....

ExxonMobil has expanded its range of high performance marine lubricants with the addition of Mobil SHC Aware Hydraulic Series oils and Grease EP 0....

The leading British manufacturer of aluminium marine craft, The Wight Shipyard Company, has received an award for its work to increase British exports....

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....

Ghent-based engine builder Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC) announced that it was the first medium-speed engine builder to receive EU Stage 5 certification after its DZC engines received a certificate....

Hyundai Heavy Industries' Engine Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) announced that it has successfully developed a dual-fuel engine control system....

Schottel will be equipping a new trailing suction hopper dredger being built for Detlef Hegemann Aktiengesellschaft with its RudderPropellers....

Airseas, an Airbus spin-off, has harnessed the aeronautical expertise of its parent company to create a kite system expected to be serialised for roll out by “K” Line....

A new high-speed catamaran ferry, Nordlicht II, is due to enter service for German ferry company, AG EMS, in July. Powered by two MAN 16V175D-MM engines, the ferry will be capable of a service speed of 35 knots....

Schottel has launched a new electric drive solution, the LE-Drive ("Embedded L-Drive"), in response to increasing demand for electric drive concepts....