LNG

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

DNV has quantified the gains that owners of LNG carriers could expect to achieve using the new Dual Fuel, Electric+ (DFE+) solution developed by ABB and MAN Energy Solutions. Comprising MAN’s four-stroke 49/60DF…

6th February 2024

DNV study validates energy efficiency gains for DFE+ propulsion solution for LNGCs

6th February 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Deltamarin is teaming up with China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) on the design of a new RoPax vessel.

31st January 2024

Deltamarin to design new E-Flexer RoPax

31st 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

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

LNG

LNG

JOVO, a major China-based energy supplier, has signed two new Technical Services Agreements (TSA) with GTT, the liquefied gas containment systems specialist. 

25th January 2024

JOVO extends LNGC service agreements with GTT

25th 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

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Chinese industry has reached another logistical milestone through the delivery of the first pure car/truck carrier(PCTC) built at a domestic yard specifically for the export of Chinese-made vehicles.

23rd January 2024

Fleet Build-Up For Chinese Car Exports

23rd January 2024

LNG

LNG

Nakilat has placed an order with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the construction of two 174,000 cbm LNG carriers and four 88,000cbm Very Large LPG/ Ammonia gas carriers on Tuesday, 9 January. The vessels are scheduled…

9th January 2024

Nakilat orders LNG and gas carrier series from Hyundai Samho

9th January 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has confirmed that an order for MAN B&W ME-GA engines has been placed in connection with an order for a series of 4 × 174,000 cbm. LNG carriers placed by Nippon…

9th January 2024

MAN ME-GA engines specified for NYK LNGC newbuildings

9th January 2024

LNG

LNG

Seaspan Energy announced the launch of the first of a series of three 7600 cbm LNG bunkering vessels, the Seaspan Garibaldi, at CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering on 5 January 2024.

8th January 2024

Seaspan announces launch of first LNG bunker vessel for Panama

8th January 2024

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has announced that it plans to conduct a programme of main mover replacements for Moss-type LNG carriers within its fleet, substituting low pressure low speed dual-fuel engines for their…

12th December 2023

Retrofit to X-DF dual-fuel propulsion for Moss-type LNG carriers

12th December 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Representing a new stage in the adoption of LNG as a transition fuel for deep-sea shipping, the world’s first Panamax or neo-Panamax coal carriers powered by LNG dual-fuel engines have entered service…

11th December 2023

LNG-Fuelled Coal Carriers Make Debut

11th December 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Deltamarin has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling shipyard for La Méridionale’s upcoming RoPax vessel project.

7th December 2023

Deltamarin to design new multi-fuel RoPax duo

7th December 2023

LNG

LNG

DNV awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. for its ground-breaking 11,000 ceu capacity pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design. The certificate was…

6th December 2023

DNV awards AiP for 11,000 ceu PCTC design

6th December 2023

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

GTT has signed a technical assistance and licence agreement with the Chinese shipyard COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore, a subsidiary of China COSCO Shipping Corporation, one of the largest integrated shipping and logistics…

1st December 2023

GTT signs COSCO Qidong Offshore deal

1st December 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

WinGD has announced that the first commercial installations of its new variable compression ratio (VCR) technology will be carried out on two new dual-fuel LNG powered vessels being built for NYK Line.

30th November 2023

WinGD debuts VCR technology on NYK Line newbuilds

30th November 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it is developing an oxidation catalyst for four-stroke engines that will significantly reduce methane slip. Called ‘IMOKAT II’ and developed at MAN Energy Solutions’ headquarters in…

20th November 2023

MAN Targets Methane Oxicat Field Tests in Q1 2024

20th November 2023

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

Chevron Marine Products has released a White Paper that outlines how four-stroke engine operators can benefit from the versatility offered by a new lubricating oil.

14th November 2023

Fuel Flexibility Benefits of New Oil

14th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Hyundai Glovis, the shipping and logistics specialist of the Hyundai Motor Group, is set to order an extensive series of pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs) of record-breaking capacity. 

8th November 2023

Hyundai Glovis Plans World’s Largest Car Carriers

8th November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

While the overwhelming majority of vessels in operation continue to run on compliant conventional fuels, there is an emerging consensus that moving towards a decarbonised future will require assets to have greater…

3rd November 2023

Concerns about dual-fuel supply chain for engine makers overstated

3rd November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

A new ultra low emission version of Wärtsilä’s 310-bore dual-fuel engine claims to reduce methane slip by up to 41% compared with the previous Wärtsilä 31DF engine. The new version, which has been added…

1st November 2023

Wärtsilä introduces new 31DF ultra low emission variant

1st November 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) held a webinar on 30 October 2023 discussing its after-treatment research for LNG, and announced that it plans to complete the prototype of its methane…

30th October 2023

HHI-EMD targets oxicat prototype test by Q3 2024

30th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

The 23,664 teu Berlin Express leads the 12-ship Hamburg Express-class from Hanwha Ocean’s Okpo yard in South Korea, combining an advance in scale economy with the comprehensive adoption of LNG fuel for…

26th October 2023

Boxship Signals New Chapter For German Fleet

26th October 2023