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REGULATION

REGULATION

The IMO facilitated a series of virtual informal discussion sessions last week where the lifecycle GHG emissions and carbon intensity of potential future fuels for shipping were discussed.

19th April 2021

IMO members discuss carbon intensity of cleaner fuels for shipping

19th April 2021

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Marine engineering and propulsion specialist Royston has completed engine overhaul work onboard Stena Drillings Stena DrillMax, one of the world’s most advanced drill ships.

19th April 2021

ROYSTON CONCLUDES SERVICE WORK ON STENA DRILLING ENGINE

19th April 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lloyd’s Register’s Decarbonisation Hub, A.P. Moller-Maersk, MAN Energy Solutions, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, NYK Line, Total and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping are joining forces on a new project…

19th April 2021

Assessing the risk of ammonia as marine fuel

19th April 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Silverstream Technologies’ air lubrication system has delivered significant fuel and emissions savings during testing on a Shell-chartered 170,000 cbm LNG carrier.

19th April 2021

Air lubrication tech trials on board LNGC

19th April 2021

LNG

LNG

Gaz Transport & Technigaz (GTT) has announced a further improvement to its NO96 Cargo Containment System (CCS). The company has announced that the NO96 Super+ has received an Approval in Principle (AiP)…

16th April 2021

GTT receives AiP for NO96 upgrade, cutting boil-off rate below 0.09%

16th April 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Damen Shipyards Group has announced a partnership with Purus Marine, an environmentally focused maritime vessel and infrastructure company established by EnTrust Global, for the financing of green shipping projects.

16th April 2021

Damen and Purus in eco finance team-up

16th April 2021

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, Wärtsilä achieved a record-breaking number of scrubber deliveries in 2020, highlighting the continued interest in exhaust gas abatement systems as long-term solutions for the global…

16th April 2021

Record scrubber deliveries for Wärtsilä

16th April 2021

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

GE Power Conversion claims an increase in fuel efficiency of up to 7% for its SeaJetTM VRK series of electrical podded propulsors through newly updated induction motor technology and system simplifications which…

16th April 2021

GE SIMPLIFIES KEY COMPONENTS TO BOOST POD EFFICIENCY AND AVAILABILITY

16th April 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Belgian medium-speed manufacturer ABC Engines is poised to land a major export contract to refit inland waterway vessels with dual-fuel machinery, writes David Tinsley.

16th April 2021

DUAL-FUEL PLAN FOR UKRAINE RIVER FLEET

16th April 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Australian company TT-Line has inked contracts for two 48,000gt ro-pax ferries at Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), scarcely eight months after withdrawing from a previous agreement.

15th April 2021

TT-LINE REVERTS TO RMC FOR ROPAX CONTRACT

15th April 2021