2-Stroke & 4-Stroke

LNG

LNG

Marine pump specialist Svanehøj has launched a compact high-pressure pump solution for dual-fuel LNG two-stroke engines, which is expected to extend service intervals.

25th October 2023

New HP pump solution for dual-fuel two-stroke engines

25th October 2023

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

Following a five month-long trial, the use of a fuel conditioner reduced marine diesel consumption in a two-stroke marine diesel engine by more than 5% in real world conditions.

24th October 2023

Fuel conditioner trial results indicate 5% fuel saving

24th October 2023

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Wärtsilä has signed a Decarbonization Agreement with Raízen, an integrated energy company with a broad portfolio of renewables, to explore the potential use of ethanol as a marine fuel and to advance the development of the first…

19th October 2023

Wärtsilä inks deal to study feasibility of ethanol as marine fuel

19th October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a hydrogen-fuelled multi-purpose vessel using Japan Engine’s large low-speed two-stroke hydrogen-fuelled engine as a main mover. The AiP is the world’s first for a…

19th October 2023

ClassNK awards world’s first AiP for H2-fuelled 2-stroke vessel design

19th October 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Exmar LPG, a joint venture between Exmar and Seapeak, has confirmed that a pair of 46,000 cbm gas carriers on order at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea will be powered by…

17th October 2023

Exmar orders pair of 46,000cbm gas carriers with WinGD X-DF-A engines

17th October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Vard, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialised vessels, has ordered 4 × MAN 12V175D-MEM gensets in connection with the building of a new purpose-built, cable-laying vessel (CLV) for…

17th October 2023

High-speed gensets for hybrid-electric cable-layer vessel

17th October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

CMB.TECH, the Belgium-based engine developer, has announced that it has received the first order for the world’s first dual-fuel hydrogen gensets for marine applications. The engines will be built in collaboration with Netherlands-based…

12th October 2023

CMB.TECH wins first orders for marine DF hydrogen-fuelled gensets

12th October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it is joining a research project to jointly develop 4-stroke hydrogen-fuelled marine engine concepts. 

12th October 2023

MAN ES joins maritime H2-fuelled 4-stroke engine concept project

12th October 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MAN Energy Solutions has selected Spire Global, Inc., a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, to provide weather data and real-time automatic identification system (AIS) vessel-tracking data.

10th October 2023

MAN ES inks Spire Digitalisation deal, targets expanded services

10th October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Methanol is making its way into IGF Code training programs, but there’s a broader evolution underway for STCW training.

10th October 2023

Seafarer training undergoing its own new fuels transition

10th October 2023

LNG

LNG

At Gastech 2023, Shell unveiled its new modular hybrid electric LNG carrier design together with CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Wärtsilä

9th October 2023

Hybrid-Electric LNGC Design Presents Net-Zero Pathways

9th October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä has announced that it will supply the first reference for its new Wärtsilä 25DF dual-fuel engine for a series of sail-assisted luxury cruise newbuildings. The series of vessels are being built at the…

5th October 2023

First reference for Wärtsilä 25DF engine on luxury cruise series

5th October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. (MES) has announced that it will supply a methanol-fuelled Mitsui-MAN B&W 80-bore engine to a series of vessels on order at Japanese shipyard Tsuneishi. The order represents the first domestic reference for a…

3rd October 2023

MES announces first domestic G80ME-LGIM order from Japanese shipyard

3rd October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured the first ever approval in principle (AiP) for two­­‑stroke engines fuelled with ammonia. Lloyd’s Register awarded the AiP to WinGD’s X-DF-A dual-fuel range.

28th September 2023

First AiP for WinGD’s X-DF-A engine

28th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

In a first for MAN Energy Solutions, its dual-fuel MAN 21/31 DF-M gensets have been specified for two pure car and truck carriers for Chinese ship owner China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES). The methanol-fuelled vessels…

28th September 2023

First reference for MAN MeOH-fuelled gensets on PCTC series

28th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Bjarne Foldager, Senior Vice President & Head of Two-stroke Business at MAN Energy Solutions discusses surging demand for its methanol-fuelled ME-LGIM engine.

27th September 2023

PODCAST: MAN ES’ Foldager expects demand for ME-LGIM engine to soar

27th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

ÈTA Shipping and global commodity group Mercuria are collaborating on a series of shortsea bulk carriers that will be diesel electric in their initial configuration, but with containerised gensets on deck, they…

25th September 2023

Bulk carrier design aims for 40-year lifetime

25th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

An opening contract has been secured by Dutch shipbuilder Thecla Bodewes for a new generation of short-sea cargo vessel powered by a multi-genset diesel-electric plant.

25th September 2023

Market Uptake For Diesel-Electric Coaster

25th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) has announced it will supply a methanol-fuelled HiMSEN engine package to a series of vessels on order at Tsuneishi’s Zhoushan shipyard. The order represents the first…

21st September 2023

HiMSEN wins first H32DF-LM order from Japanese shipyard

21st September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

WinGD has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea-based gas and petrochemicals transportation specialist KSS Line to explore the use of X-DF-A engines for future newbuild projects. The companies will focus on 52cm- and 62cm-bore…

20th September 2023

WinGD collaborates with KSS Line for NH3-fuelled gas carriers

20th September 2023