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BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

The world’s first self-driving commercial passenger ferry will begin operating in Sweden from June this year.

24th April 2023

World’s first self-driving passenger ferry

24th April 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Maran Dry Management Inc. (MDM), the dry bulk shipping arm of the Angelicoussis Group, recently took delivery of its first LNG-fuelled bulk carriers. The two DNV-classed Newcastlemax bulk carriers are the first dual-fuel bulkers…

24th April 2023

Maran Dry takes delivery of first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemaxes

24th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä has developed a radical de-rating solution for customers operating larger container vessels that offers substantial reductions in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

24th April 2023

Wärtsilä develops engine de-rating solution for 96-bore powered boxships

24th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Classification society ABS is participating in a study project with Berge Bulk to examine the possibility of converting the main engine of a bulk carrier to a methanol-fuelled dual-fuel engine.

24th April 2023

ABS and Berge Bulk in methanol conversion project

24th April 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

MAN Energy Solutions expects ammonia (NH3) to surpass LNG and methanol as the dominant dual-fuel engine type in newbuilding engine contracting before the end of the decade, as measured by kW of…

24th April 2023

MAN ES Forecasts Emergence Of 2-Stroke DF Multi Fuel Market

24th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has announced the successful conclusion of Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) tests for its first 95-bore ME-LGIM engine in the first half at HHI-EMD’s facility in Ulsan, South Korea.

24th April 2023

FAT Test for first 95-bore methanol engine

24th April 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The first-ever barge-to-ship methanol bunkering on the US Gulf Coast has completed successfully.

21st April 2023

First barge-to-ship methanol bunkering

21st April 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Huisman is to supply a 3,000 mt+ leg encircling crane (LEC) for Havfram Wind’s second NG-20000X wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV).

20th April 2023

Huisman kits out Havfram Wind WTIV

20th April 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Liner operator Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced that it will install two containerised wind assisted propulsion units on one of the container feeder ships it operates before the end of the…

20th April 2023

ONE opts to install wind-assist units on feeder

20th April 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Following the formal approval of the EU’s emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) by the European Parliament, shipowners are now mandated to submit verified emissions data for all voyages that start or end…

20th April 2023

Is The Shipping Industry Ready For Europe’s Cap And Trade Rule?

20th April 2023