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Ammmonia
Methanol
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BioFuel & Clean Diesel
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Using an abundant, if toxic, resource to power the maritime fleet. A mature future fuel already in use - but will it become dominant? LNG is currently the most popular lower carbon fuel, but with bio and e-LNG it could move beyond its current transition fuel status supported by extensive existing infrastructure. Numerous NGOs protested against the IMO earlier this year putting biofuels in its Global Fuel Standard, but the “fuel versus food” debate seems to have been solved by deriving fuels from waste. Technically the cleanest possible fuel source available to the maritime world and one that has the longest history, dating back to the 1950s. Why is it not in common, non-military use? Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More
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NewsHIGH PAYLOADS WITH RUSSIAN SEA/RIVER CLASS
One of Russia’s most productive inland shipyards has completed a further tranche of sea/river cargo vessels capacity-optimised for the country’s extensive waterway network, writes David Tinsley.
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MOL places order for ISHIN-III bulker
Mitsui OSK Lines has contracted a new Capesize bulker from Universal Shipbuilding Corp, that will adopt element technologies of the company’s next-generation vessel programme ISHIN-III to achieve high fuel efficiency.
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Four Japanese PSVs for Swire Pacific
Swire Pacific Offshore Operations of Singapore has announced a new order for four platform supply vessels. The vessels, of 5,000dwt capacity, will be built by Universal Shipbuilding Corporation in Japan.
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NewsDesign released for low-carbon bulker
Universal Shipbuilding Corporation of Japan has launched a design for its next-generation large bulk carrier vessels, the ‘G-series’, and for which a 25% reduction of GHG is claimed, against its previous ships.
