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THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Research company VTT has received a €1.2 million (US$1.21mn) grant from Business Finland for the UltraPropulsor Co-Innovation project.

19th August 2022

VTT to research better hull designs

19th August 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Norsepower has secured a contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry for the delivery of single Rotor Sails for two new LNG-powered, wind-assisted CO2 carriers. The 130 metre carriers have a cargo size of…

18th August 2022

Wind-assisted carbon carriers

18th August 2022

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

There are immediate benefits to using biofuels, such as reduced SOx, NOx and GHG, but there are challenges too, say Nikolaj Kristensen, R&D Manager, and Bjørn Christian Dueholm, Industrial Ph.D. student, both…

18th August 2022

Two-stroke diesel engines face lubricant challenges with biofuels

18th August 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The shipping industry is eliminating the barriers to the adoption of biofuels, despite the counter forces at play.

18th August 2022

The battle for biofuels heats up

18th August 2022

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

How an engine will be lubricated is just as important as any other design detail when developing new dual-fuel engines, Dr Bartosz Rozmyslowicz, WinGD’s Senior Expert, Fuels and Lubricants, tells The Motorship

18th August 2022

Lube oil is an engine component, says WinGD

18th August 2022

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Future Proof Shipping’s inland container ship, the FPS Maas, has arrived at the Holland Shipyards Group ready for a retrofit that will see the vessel’s diesel engines replaced by a hydrogen and…

18th August 2022

Inland container ship ready for hydrogen retrofit

18th August 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded ABS a contract to research barriers to the adoption of advanced nuclear propulsion on commercial vessels.

18th August 2022

ABS to evaluate nuclear power on commercial ships

18th August 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The world’s first hydrogen-powered tug is to be equipped with Schottel propulsion systems.

17th August 2022

Schottel propels H2 tug

17th August 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Swedish Furetank and Canadian Algoma Central Corporation will each own a 50% share in joint venture (JV) company FureBear to build four dual-fuel product tankers.

17th August 2022

New JV orders four dual-fuel tankers

17th August 2022

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

TORM A/S has purchased an ownership stake of 75% in ME Production (MEP), a Danish industrial company specializing in the development and production of advanced and green marine equipment.

17th August 2022

TORM acquires Danish green equipment manufacturer

17th August 2022