General News

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Technical consultancy Longitude Engineering has been retained for the design of the all-electric, offshore service operation vessel (SOV) planned by a Bibby Marine-led international consortium.

1st February 2024

UK electric offshore vessel scheme takes shape

1st February 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

DNV has granted approval in principle (AIP) to a design for an ammonia-fuelled 3,5000 container vessel, developed by a consortium including the classification society, the Singapore-based liner operator ONE and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (NSY).

30th January 2024

DNV awards AIP to NH3-fuelled container feeder design

30th January 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Green Marine, a Danish consulting service provider that specialises in methanol as marine fuel, have joined forces to offer value-adding solutions to maritime stakeholders that aim to build…

30th January 2024

LR agrees strategic partnership to lead training solutions for methanol as a marine fuel

30th January 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

A Scottish consortium has been awarded a UK Government grant to develop the use of green hydrogen to reduce carbon emissions from vessels while berthed in port.

30th January 2024

Greener shore power derived from wastewater

30th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The British government awarded USD42 million (£33 million) towards a number of maritime green technology projects on Friday 26 January. The funding was awarded as part of the fourth round of the government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration…

30th January 2024

UK announces awards fourth round of clean maritime funding

30th January 2024

LNG

LNG

The world’s first large scale renewables-based green LNG project is set to proceed following the expected appointment of Technip Energies as the EPC contractor in early 2024. The project is expected to create the…

30th January 2024

First renewable LNG bunker project set to proceed in Oman

30th January 2024

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

The fuel efficiency of Brittany Ferries’ 20 year-old flagship Pont-Aven is expected to improve by around 10% as a result of the incorporation of a duck tail projection at the stern.

30th January 2024

French Ferry Upgrade Yields Big Fuel Saving

30th January 2024

LNG

LNG

Thetius, the marine technology research consultancy, has launched a Maritime Alternative Fuels Barometer, measuring the gaps between the shipping industry’s perception of alternative marine fuels and the reality in terms of availability, supply,…

25th January 2024

Perception Study Unpicks Complexity Of Maritime Pathway To Net-Zero

25th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The incremental costs of diverting a tanker from Asia to NW Europe via the Cape of Good Hope is accounting for an extra USD932,905 per voyage while increasing transit time from 16…

25th January 2024

LSEG analysis identifies cost pressures from Red Sea diversions

25th January 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABB has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the shipping business of DTN Europe BV and DTN Philippines Inc. (hereinafter DTN Shipping), expanding the company’s offering in maritime software.…

25th January 2024

ABB to acquire weather routing business

25th January 2024

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Odfjell, the wet products transportation specialist, has selected Italy-based technology developer Oceanly as the supplier of Shaft Power Limitation (ShaPoLi) technology for its fleet. 

25th January 2024

Odfjell opts for Italian ShaPoLi supplier

25th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce Power Systems Division opened a new Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center on its mtu Aiken campus in South Carolina (USA) on 24 January. The new facility is connected to the existing manufacturing operations and…

25th January 2024

Rolls-Royce Power Systems opens US remanufacturing service centre

25th January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Replacement of the time-served ferries linking the Isles of Scilly with the English mainland is finally in sight through the confirmation of contracts with French shipbuilder Piriou. 

25th January 2024

UK Island Ferry Deal Goes To France

25th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Carnival Corporation has signed a one-year extension to its Performance based agreement with Wärtsilä, which has been in place since 2017. The agreement, which was due to expire in March 2029, will now be…

25th January 2024

Carnival inks 12-month extension of performance based agreement with Wärtsilä

25th January 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

MAN Cryo has announced that its design for an ammonia fuel-supply system to safely provide ammonia to marine-engine applications has been awarded an Approval in Principle from classification societies, DNV and Bureau…

23rd January 2024

AiPs for MAN Cryo NH3 FSS

23rd January 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

WinGD is expecting to secure the majority of dual-fuel engine orders for LNG carriers being built in the second phase of QatarEnergy’s newbuilding project. With initial engine and technical specifications confirmed for…

23rd January 2024

WinGD expects to claim ‘majority’ of QatarEnergy phase two engine orders

23rd January 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

Shanghai International Port Group and Evergreen Marine have teamed up to supply green methanol to ships in port.

23rd January 2024

Shanghai and Evergreen team up on methanol

23rd January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A purpose-designed, shipbuilding training centre is to be constructed for BAE Systems on the banks of the River Clyde to help accelerate the modernisation of Glasgow’s historic industry.

23rd January 2024

Training Academy For Clyde Shipbuilders

23rd January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Russia plans to accelerate the volume of domestic shipbuilding activities despite the impact of sanctions and the ever growing isolation of the country in the international arena.

18th January 2024

Russia plans to accelerate the domestic shipbuilding activities

18th January 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

Logistics and tonnage needs will influence design choices for both newbuildings and retrofitsWith IMO’s revised GHG strategy setting new targets for emissions reductions, many are focusing on how ship designers will respond…

18th January 2024

Fuel uncertainty complicates ship concepts

18th January 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

The successful operation of an ammonia to hydrogen cracker was successfully demonstrated on 18 November on an offshore supply vessel operated by Zumaia Offshore in the Bay of Biscay, according to a project…

16th January 2024

First successful demonstration of onboard ammonia-H2 cracking

16th January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

BMA Technology has been awarded a contract by Sedef Shipyard in Istanbul for the delivery of a electrical solution package for two A2B-online dual-fuel container feeders capable of operating on methanol as a fuel.

16th January 2024

Hybrid MeOH container feeder contract for BMA Technology

16th January 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

DNV is to class a pair of very large ethane carriers (VLECs) for gas transportation specialist Purus. The ships will be built in South Korea at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The contract is for…

16th January 2024

DNV claims Purus VLEC class contract

16th January 2024