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ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has taken a decisive step in supporting the maritime industry’s decarbonisation efforts with the introduction of biofuel insights to its Global Fuel Finder tool.

24th April 2025

LR adds biofuels to fuel finder tool

24th April 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MAN Energy Solutions is looking forward to CIMAC and views it as a key forum for technical interchange, all the more so since being granted consultative status with the International Maritime Organization…

24th April 2025

Pioneering the path to Net-Zero: MAN Energy Solutions to highlight multi-fuel strategy at CIMAC

24th April 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new study has revealed the widespread and costly impact of barnacle biofouling on the global shipping fleet which poses a major hurdle to the industry’s decarbonisation efforts.

23rd April 2025

Barnacle biofouling threatens net-zero

23rd April 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

As CIMAC Congress 2025 approaches next month, we spoke to Christoph Rofka (pictured), president of medium and low speed products at Accelleron and vice president of communications at CIMAC about some of…

23rd April 2025

CIMAC preview: Accelleron at forefront of combustion innovation for decarbonisation

23rd April 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

BW LPG and Oceanly have joined forces to elevate operational standards in LPG shipping through smarter vessel reporting and digitisation tools.

22nd April 2025

Elevating digital standards in LPG shipping

22nd April 2025

LNG

LNG

Beloved by many seafarers and shipowners past and present as an intrinsically reliable, smooth-running, and powerful means of propulsion, the steam turbine is finally falling out of grace with the shipping industry.…

22nd April 2025

LNG carrier sector losing steam

22nd April 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new international partnership aims to advance liquefied hydrogen carrier technology and cryogenic engineering as a lucrative and viable zero-emission maritime transport option.

17th April 2025

Liquefied hydrogen carrier technology partnership

17th April 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä is to upgrade RT-flex main engines on two bulk carrier vessels in a retrofit project expected to deliver potential CO2 emissions savings of over 1,500 tonnes annually.

16th April 2025

Wärtsilä wins bulk carrier engine retrofit double

16th April 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

As the maritime industry pushes toward decarbonisation, ammonia is emerging as a promising alternative fuel. With its potential to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions—particularly when produced from renewable sources—ammonia offers a path toward…

16th April 2025

LR Decarb Hub’s guidance on crew safety with ammonia

16th April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Over half of vessels in Scotland’s coastal waters are untracked, raising serious concerns for vessel safety, marine traffic and environmental monitoring.

16th April 2025

Scottish researchers uncover untracked vessel threat

16th April 2025