Ammonia

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

This year, MAN Energy Solutions will conduct full-scale ammonia engine tests and ready its first commercial design.

21st May 2024

MAN readies for pilot testing of its first ammonia engine

21st May 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Motorship speaks to Christian Berg, managing director, Amogy Norway, about why ammonia has a integral role as a long-distance energy carrier.

14th May 2024

EXCLUSIVE: On a mission to unlock ammonia’s potential

14th May 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä is to supply its new, future-proofed engine for a 44 metre stern trawler being built for Faroe Islands operator, Vardin.

10th May 2024

Wärtsilä future-proofs stern trawler propulsion

10th May 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Propulsion and manoeuvrability trials of an ammonia-fuelled offshore supply vessel have successfully completed at the Port of Singapore.

9th May 2024

Successful sea trials for ammonia OSV

9th May 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Ocean Technologies Group has created the world’s first e-learning module on ammonia fuel safety.

2nd May 2024

Ammonia safety training launches

2nd May 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV has presented Australian green tech company, Fortescue with class and statutory certificates for its dual-fuelled ammonia-powered offshore supply vessel.

19th April 2024

DNV certifies dual-fuel ammonia OSV

19th April 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

In one of the first projects for MAN Energy Solutions’ ammonia-powered engine, Imabari Shipbuilding is to install a B&W 7S60ME engine on board a bulk carrier.

17th April 2024

Interest in ammonia engines ‘overwhelming’, says MAN

17th April 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has inked an agreement to develop a Maritime Energy Training Facility (METF) on the operation of ships powered by alternative fuel systems.

15th April 2024

Establishing an alternative fuels training hub

15th April 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Shipowner and shipping fund manager, Pelagic Partners, has invested in two platform supply vessels (PSV) that will see it partner with private investment and asset management firm, Borealis Maritime. 

12th April 2024

Pelagic invests in offshore wind vessels

12th April 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV has approved the design of HD Hyundai Mipo’s (HMD) dual fuel ammonia LPG carriers.

11th April 2024

DNV AiP for dual fuel LPG carriers

11th April 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) and IHI Corporation (IHI) have announced the beginning of the world’s first demonstration testing of ammonia substitution at a large-scale commercial coal-fired thermal power plant. The test involves…

2nd April 2024

JERA begins world-first NH3 co-firing demonstration at Japanese thermal plant

2nd April 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection has given the go-ahead for an ammonia bunkering facility at Fjord Base in Florø, Norway.

26th March 2024

Norwegian approval for ammonia bunkering barge

26th March 2024

OPINION

OPINION

Mikael Wideskog, Director for Sustainable Fuels & Decarbonisation - Wärtsilä Marine, shares his thoughts on how shipowners and operators can hedge their bets on future fuels by building flexibility into their fuelling…

21st March 2024

Future-Proofing Vessels Through Fuel Flexibility

21st March 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Sustainable shipping fuels could reach cost parity with fossil fuels as early as 2035 with the help of decisive emissions policy such as carbon taxes and emissions limits, according to a new…

21st March 2024

Policy action key to delivering alternative and conventional fuel cost parity by 2035: Wärtsilä

21st March 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

A new Lloyd’s Register report has highlighted the need for industry-wide understanding of the operational and safety challenges surrounding the use of ammonia as a marine fuel, for its adoption as part of…

21st March 2024

Safety and supply crucial for the widespread adoption of ammonia as a marine fuel: LR

21st March 2024

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

MAN Energy Solutions has announced the production of a 3.9m diameter Cluster 5 Double Layer SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) catalytic converter for MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. The SCR unit - the largest the company has…

14th March 2024

Largest MAN ES SCR for Mitsui E&S

14th March 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

A newly developed hybrid support structure for independent tanks on board Liquefied Gas Carriers has been awarded Design Approval by Lloyd’s Register (LR), DNV, and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR). The solution,…

12th March 2024

Design Approval for CFRP Hybrid Support for Independent Tanks

12th March 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new green shipping corridor is set to be established between Singapore and Australia, following the agreement of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two nations on 5 March.

12th March 2024

Singapore and Australia advance Green Corridor plans

12th March 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has announced that it will install a catalytic removal system for nitrous oxide (N2O) reactor developed by Hitachi Zosen on the 40,000 cbm ammonia-fuelled ammonia carrier that is scheduled to be completed in November 2026.

7th March 2024

Hitachi Zosen to Supply N20 Reactor For First NH3-Fuelled Gas Carrier

7th March 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Fundación Valenciaport is working on a study on the safety of ammonia, which proposes to lay the foundations for its use as a fuel for ships.

5th March 2024

Valencia’s ammonia bunker fuel study

5th March 2024