Alternative Fuels & Lubricants

Lower investment and space requirements than LNG make methanol attractive, but the cost of bio-methanol is a barrier, according to a new Dutch study into the environmentally friendly fuel.

MAN Diesel & Turbo and Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) are to develop a dual-fuel, two-stroke engine capable of burning liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Biofuels from GoodFuels Marine will be available to the European inland shipping fleet through Reinplus Fiwado Bunker’s Dutch waterway network and at the Port of Rotterdam.

Technology group Wärtsilä is introducing a system that enables tanker owners to maximise their oil cargo revenues and cut fuel bills through effective handling of volatile organic compounds (VOC).

A certified passenger vessel using dual fuel combustion engines that burn diesel and hydrogen is believed to be the world’s first.