Alternative Fuels & Lubricants – Page 17
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NewsAlfa Laval to supply FSS for X-DF-A engine development
Alfa Laval and Swiss engine designer WinGD have established a partnership in which Alfa Laval will deliver two fuel supply systems (FSS) for testing WinGD’s ammonia-fuelled engine, the X-DF-A, in early 2024.
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NewsUS and EU team up on transatlantic corridor
Ports and organisations in Belgium and the US have teamed up to boost transatlantic cooperation on decarbonisation efforts
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NewsPIL and DP World team up on biofuel trials
Pacific International Lines and DP World have joined forces to develop green solutions to decarbonise global supply chains.
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NewsCOSCO Shipping and bp forge closer ties
COSCO Shipping and bp have agreed to collaborate on a wide range of topics
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NewsCaterpillar inks deal to research MeOH-fuelled marine engines
Caterpillar Inc. has signed cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to investigate using methanol as an alternative fuel source for four-stroke marine engines with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
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NewsAlfa Laval to supply LFSS for first boxship MeOH-conversion project
A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has specified Alfa Laval’s fuel supply system FCM Methanol for the first methanol retrofit project on a container vessel.
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NewsCOSCO inks 4+9 ME-LGIM conversion deal
COSCO Line has awarded COSCO Heavy Industry Shanghai Co. Ltd. a contract to retrofit the main engines aboard 4 container vessels equipped with MAN B&W 11S90ME-C10.5 prime movers. These will be retrofitted to dual-fuel MAN B&W 11S90ME-LGIM10.5 types capable of operation on fuel-oil/methanol.
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NewsAiPs for SDARI alt fuel 7,000 ceu and 10,000 ceu designs
ClassNK has issued Approvals in Principle (AiPs) for three vehicle carrier designs developed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI).
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NewsAiP for CSBC MeOH-fuelled 2,500 teu feeder design
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC for its 2,500 teu feeder design with methanol propulsion, as part of a joint development project.
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NewsME-LGIM engines for Tsuneishi Kamsarmax series
Mitsui E&S Machinery has been awarded the contract to supply three dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol for a series of 81,200 dwt bulk carriers slated for construction at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
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NewsWärtsilä adds four new variants to broaden methanol engine portfolio
Wärtsilä has announced plans to introduce another four methanol engines to its portfolio, with the first deliveries of the new engines expected from 2025. The launch will cement the engine manufacturer’s position as the engine supplier with the broadest methanol engine portfolio currently on the market.
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NewsWinGD signs four-way partnership to deliver CMB.TECH ammonia engines
Swiss marine power company WinGD has concluded a four-party agreement underwriting Belgian bulk carrier operator CMB.TECH’s order of X72DF-A ammonia-fuelled engines. CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding (QBS) and engine builder CSSC Engine Co (CSE) were the other signatories in the joint undertaking to power a series of 210,000 DWT bulk carriers to be delivered from Qingdao through 2025 and 2026.
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NewsSumitomo to explore green NH3 bunkering options with Höegh Autoliners
Sumitomo Corporation has signed an agreement to explore the possibility of establishing supplies of clean ammonia as a bunker fuel from 2027 onwards with Höegh Autoliners. The agreement specifies the ports of Singapore and Jacksonville, USA as the initial ammonia bunker hubs.
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NewsNaftomar Shipping places order for 93k dual-fuel very large ammonia carrier series
Naftomar Shipping has placed an order for four very large ammonia carriers with Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean. The dual-fuel 93,000 cbm vessels have been specified with MAN Energy Solutions dual-fuel engines that will be capable of being retrofitted to operate on ammonia as a fuel.
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NewsBMT hydrogen propulsion retrofit white paper
BMT has published the results of a collaborative study exploring the feasibility of retrofitting medium-sized Ro-Pax ferries with a range of hydrogen propulsion and storage technologies. The study was conducted jointly with PA Consulting.
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NewsTotalEnergies recognised for Singapore supply chain
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has won the Marine Fuels 360 Supply Chain & Logistics Excellence of the Year Award for its commercial marine biofuels supply chain in Singapore
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen MeOH-fuelled roros will be NH3 ready
Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s newly ordered Shaper Class roros demonstrate the company’s commitment to combat climate change.
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NewsFour new Purus gas carriers to operate with Wärtsilä cargo handling systems
Wärtsilä’s cargo handling systems have been selected for four ammonia gas carrier vessels being built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for Purus.
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NewsBoeckmans to order future-proofed general cargo vessels
Belgium-headquartered ship owner and operator Boeckmans has announced that it is ordering a series of four 5,000 dwt general cargo vessels from Dung Quat shipyard in Vietnam. The diesel-electric vessels are expected to be capable of operating on hydrogen fuel or other alternative fuels in the future, according to an announcement by Boeckmans with project partner, CMB.Tech, the clean fuel subsidiary of CMB.
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NewsFresh opportunities emerge for VOC recovery
New EU regulations could add to the incentives for managing the methane present in the volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions that occur during oil loading operations.
