Alternative Fuels & Lubricants – Page 18
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NewsCompressed hydrogen solution ready to compete in Europe’s regional trade
Australia-based Provaris aims to offer its compressed hydrogen supply chain solution as an alternative to ammonia as a hydrogen carrier in upcoming European projects. The company aims to have its solutions ready for when both Europe and Australasia have matured production projects in a few years’ time.
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NewsNew developments expand hydrogen carrier cracking concepts
The development of methanol and ammonia cracking technologies is expanding to offer a more compact alternative to onboard hydrogen storage.
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NewsUlstein signs methanol CSOV deal
The new methanol/diesel/battery hybrid CSOVs feature Ulstein’s twin stern and propellor system
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NewsLR and LISCR award Design Approval for world’s first 22,000cbm multi-Gas carrier
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) have awarded Design Approval to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the development of the world’s first 22,000cbm multi-gas carrier as part of a Joint Development Project for LCO2 Carrier design and development.
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NewsNext gen AHT and PSV designs launched
A new range of next generation anchor handler (AHT) and platform supply vessel (PSV) ship designs have been launched by Kongsberg Maritime. The designs include the option to include alternative energy sources and fuels, such as methanol, ammonia, and hybrid-battery power.
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NewsAustralia to offer subsidies to accelerate green hydrogen production plans
The Australian government is seeking to accelerate plans to develop a renewable hydrogen export sector, following the announcement of plans to invest AUD2 billion (USD1.33bn) to support the development of 2-3 large-scale renewable hydrogen production projects in the country’s May 2023 budget.
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NewsX-Press Feeders extends methanol-fuelled container orders
Eastaway, a member of the X-Press Feeders Group, is ordering six 1,250 teu container vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding. The contract calls for deliveries between June 2025 and October 2026, and entails a version of the Sealion CV1250 class of boxship developed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and equipped with a two-stroke MAN B&W ME-LGIM engine capable of operating on methanol as well as conventional fuels.
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NewsDNV AiP for new NH3-release mitigation solution
Classification society DNV has awarded Approval in Principle for Wärtsilä’s new patented and proprietary technology Wärtsilä Ammonia Release Mitigation Systems (WARMS). The approval in principle covers its use on ships fuelled by ammonia with the DNV Class notation gas fuelled ammonia or on gas tankers fuelled by ammonia with the DNV Class notation GF NH3.
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NewsWinGD inks NH3-fuelled vessel MoU with Mitsubishi
WinGD and Japanese shipbuilder and technology developer Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd have signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of ammonia-fuelled vessels.
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NewsJapanese Builder Commits Wholesale To Dual-Fuel
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding of Japan has taken an industry lead by making a strategic commitment to other than conventionally-fuelled merchant vessels within the next 12 years. The group, which controls an extensive network of yards in Japan, the Philippines and China, has stated that its goal is to produce only dual-fuel powered ships by 2035, to complete a shift away from tonnage fitted with heavy fuel oil-based engines.
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NewsGrieg orders new ammonia-ready open hatch vessels
Grieg Maritime Group has ordered four ammonia-ready open hatch vessels, internally dubbed ‘PulpMax’
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NewsSener designs new sustainable tanker
Sener has designed a new sustainable tanker capable of supplying biofuels and storing captured CO2
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NewsNorwegian clean shipping company eyes NH3-fuelled Ultramax series
Oslo-based ship owner Pherousa Green Shipping AS is planning to order a series of six ammonia-fuelled Ultramax bulk carriers, based on a modified ship design from Deltamarin.
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NewsLandmark Chinese order for MAN ME-LGIM engines
MAN Energy Solutions has been awarded an order to supply the first S60 dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol.
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NewsBelgian Maker Unveils Methanol Engine
Ghent-based medium-speed engine designer and manufacturer ABC Engines has added another string to its bow through the development of a methanol dual-fuel range. Covering the output band from 955kW up to 3,536kW, the new DZD MeOH series derives from the DZ engine family, and addresses the evolving needs of the Belgian company’s target markets in shipping, power generation and rail traction.
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NewsEni inks maritime transport decarb partnership with RINA
RINA, the classification company, and the international energy company Eni have signed an agreement to jointly develop initiatives focused on the decarbonisation of maritime transport.
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NewsJ-ENG To Add NH3 and Conventional 60-Bore Variants To LSH Range
Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has announced that it plans to develop a successor to its low-speed UEC60LSE design. The development of the UEC60LSH engine will retain the LSH ultrawide rating concept, and is expected to meet very large gas carrier (VLGC) requirements, as well as Capesize bulk carriers, coal carriers and specialist car carriers.
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NewsLow-Speed Four-Stroke Family Embraces Methanol
Accelerating interest in methanol fuel among the shipping community has led to the unveiling of a new engine type in the Japanese low-speed, four stroke mould.
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NewsFirst PEM FC-powered barge launched in Rotterdam
The first inland cargo vessel to sail fully on hydrogen-fuelled fuel cells has been launched in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
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NewsExxonMobil inks B30 biofuel ARA supply deal with Hapag-Lloyd
ExxonMobil has signed an agreement to supply Hapag-Lloyd with B30 marine bio fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region.
