Aderco, the fuel treatment technology supplier, is warning that the IMO low sulphur fuel cap introduced in January 2020 has not eradicated the potential threats from the five key issues that can damage the health and maintenance of diesel engines....

SwiftBulk Holding Co., a subsidiary of Tiptree, has partnered with Fueltrax to install an electronic fuel monitoring system (EFMS) and Fueltrax Vision on its Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier vessel....

Engine designer WinGD has released detailed cylinder oil guidance for its customers in a new cylinder lubrication guide, the company announced on 14 July....

A Shell study launched today is proposing a roadmap of solutions to help the industry meet the IMO's ambition to reduce carbon emissions. The study, which was jointly produced with Deloitte Netherlands and Deloitte UK, drew on interviews with senior shipping executives to identify industry priorities on decarbonising the shipping sector....

Eurotank Service Group is extending its full spectrum of fuel system maintenance and installation services to the fleet fuelling sector with the launch of Europump Maintenance for commercial customers....

Early reports on the variable quality of very low-sulphur fuel oils confirm research highlighting the need for robust cylinder lubrication when using the new fuel blends....

The 4th greenhouse gas (GHG) study updates absolute levels of GHG emissions from shipping to 2018, and also introduces a new voyage-based emissions metric....

Digital bunker fuel and lubricant platform Bulugo can now offer buyers external unsecured finance of up to US$20m under an exclusive agreement with Whitehall Finance....

The third phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe ship recycling in Bangladesh has been given the go-ahead, with Norway committing approximately US$1.5 million in support....

KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine have formally completed a merger to create a new brand and entity, KPI OceanConnect....

Nippon Paint Marine has completed the recoating of seven Danaos-managed containerships, with the last two vessels in the series leaving drydock in June....

The Volkswagen Group has committed to suspend the sale of MAN ES until end-2024 at the earliest, and end-2026 should the group consistently meet agreed profitability levels after the restructuring. MAN Energy Solutions has also all but halved the number of expected job losses in Germany to 1,650 under the terms of a restructuring plan...

Yanmar Holdings and its subsidiary Yanmar Power Technology have announced the development of a hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications based on fuel cell technology for automobiles....

The hydrogen economy is gathering momentum with plans to take a green hydrogen plant into operation as early as 2023....

Kaj Portin, General Manager, Fuel & Operational Flexibility, Wärtsilä Marine, discussed progress in developing solutions to use hydrogen vectors, such as ammonia and hydrogen...

A Japanese consortium is collaborating in a project to develop ships designed to use ammonia as fuel, using a MAN ES ammonia-fuelled engine as the prime mover....

New data on the global availability of methanol will be hosted on the DNV GL Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform, reports the Methanol Institute (MI)....

When Canadian fuel distributor North Arm Transportation decided to order a new tug, it opted for a pair of Veth Z-drives....

After closing a deal on 30 June to buy Caterpillar Propulsion AB and re-establish Berg Propulsion, the company announced plans to consolidate its manufacturing in Sweden....

Propellers are now just about as efficient as they can get, believes Jens Ring Nielsen, a senior technical engineer for MAN PrimeServ in Denmark....

German propulsion specialist Schottel is launching a range of medium-size azimuth thrusters. With the M-series, Schottel expects to meet the different challenges of shifted engine power classes, updated ice class rules and an ever-increasing number of electric or hybrid-driven vessels....

Voith’s established technology has become ‘future-proof’, writes Stevie Knight....

Optimal geometric parameters for double slope aft stern-tube bearings have been determined to further reduce the risk of bearing failure...