Alternative Fuels & Lubricants – Page 67
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NewsJapanese consortium to develop ammonia-fuelled vessels
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.
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NewsClassNK grants AiP on LPG fuelled Capesize design
ClassNK granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Imabari Shipbuilding for its concept design of an LPG-fuelled 180,000dwt Capesize bulk carrier. The AiP is the first for an LPG-fuelled Capesize bulk carrier.
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NewsMethanol availability added to DNV GL portal
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).
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NewsCIMC and Hartmann sign LPG carriers order
CIMC Pacific Offshore Engineering and the German Hartmann Group have signed an order contract for 3 + 2 5000m3 dual-fuel full-pressure LPG carriers.
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NewsLARGEST SHIPS YET FOR ETHANE TRADE
Individual shipment scale in ethane transportation is set to reach a new level as a consequence of an order for two vessels of 99,000m3-capacity placed with a Chinese yard, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsHAZID workshop examines ammonia as fuel
A consortium of ship owners and operators and original equipment manufacturers are collaborating in a project into the use of ammonia (NH3) as a marine fuel. As a first step, Bureau Veritas led a hazard identification workshop (HAZID) to understand the risks involved with using ammonia as a marine fuel ...
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NewsA techno-economic view on the zero carbon fuel landscape
Lloyd''s Register and UCL''s University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS) have published a report looking at the economic viability, technology readiness and stakeholder engagement of different zero carbon fuels. While the fuels will be technologically possible in the next few years, confidence in the availability of such fuels and the supply ...
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NewsMINSHIP bulk carrier biofuel trial
Bavarian ship management company MINSHIP and its subsidiary MINMARINE have announced that a bulk carrier in their fleet of managed vessels has successfully bunkered biofuel at the Port of Rotterdam.
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NewsStena Germanica reaches methanol operation milestone
The first methanol-fuelled ferry in the world, Stena Germanica, has reached an important milestone, completing five years of successful operation on methanol. The ship was the first in the world to run on methanol as a marine fuel, and the project led to significant advances in operational experience for Wärtsilä, ...
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NewsFuel cell technology for large ships
ABB has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hydrogène de France to jointly manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels.
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NewsPowerCell inks hydrogen fuel cell deal
Sweden-based fuel cell supplier PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a contract with an undisclosed leading European shipyard regarding the development and delivery of a 3MW marine fuel cell system.
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NewsDANES TO TEST FUEL CELLS AT SEA
A Danish-owned ro-ro freight vessel currently engaged in the North Sea trade will provide a platform for testing fuel cell technology, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsBiofuel test for Stena bulk tanker
Stena Bulk is about to commence a test running an MR tanker on 100% biofuel.
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NewsWärtsilä ammonia combustion research progresses
Wärtsilä has successfully proven the concept of using ammonia as a fuel, and is moving to test the combustion of ammonia in spark-ignited gas and dual-fuel test engines. The company intends to begin field tests with ship owners as soon as 2022.
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NewsFuel cells in deep-sea shipping: challenging path ahead
As global shipping enters its first-ever multi-fuel era, classification societies, OEMs and research institutes are focusing on a range of transformational power technologies.
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NewsThe Marine Fuels for the Motorships of the Future
A technical pathway is supporting a new maturity in the debate over available GHG reduction options, writes Panos Koutsourakis, Global Technology Leader at Bureau Veritas.
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NewsAiP for LPG carrier design with Daihatsu reformer
A coastal LPG carrier design featuring Daihatsu''s innovative LPG reformer solution and its dual-fuel engine has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) by class society ClassNK. The reformer permits LPG to be converted into synthetic methane gas, enabling LNG-burning engines to use LPG as fuel.
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NewsWärtsilä LFSS in two-stroke engine first
In a world first, technology group Wärtsilä’s liquid petroleum gas (LPG) fuel supply system (LFSS) has successfully completed full scale testing with a full sized two-stroke marine engine burning LPG as fuel.
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NewsCIMAC calls for IMO action by 2023 on net zero fuels
The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) working group at the International Council on Combustion Engines (CIMAC) has released a policy position around the need for zero carbon energy sources in shipping. The working group explicitly calls on the IMO to “adopt binding measures until 2023 to phase-in net zero and zero carbon ...
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NewsBW LPG takes up option for further ME-LGIP retrofits
Shipowner BW LPG has exercised an option to convert four more very large gas carriers to operate on MAN B&W ME-LGIP engines.
