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2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Hengli Engine (Dalian) Co., Ltd., (Hengli Engine), agreed a marine two-stroke manufacturing licence agreement with MAN Energy Solutions on 7 July, and plans to enter the marine engine building market. 

1st August 2023

MAN ES adds Hengli Engine to list of 2-stroke licensees

1st August 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Giving first form to an extensive new series of Chinese-built, versatile singledeckers for intra-European trade, the 5,200dwt Sommen (ex-JSP Lojt) has cut her teeth on the near-sea traffic lifting cargoes between the northwest Continent and…

1st August 2023

Chinese Serial Production Of Dutch Design

1st August 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A newly-established European venture plans to order a series of con-ro type vessels developed to bring efficiencies in refrigerated cargo transportation. Under the aegis of D4R2 Shipping, the flotilla is targeted at…

1st August 2023

Ro-Ro Mode For Banana Trade

1st August 2023

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

GTT is to design the cryogenic fuel tanks for ten LNG-fuelled ultra large container vessels.

28th July 2023

GTT in LNG ULCV deal

28th July 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Maritime AI company, Bearing AI, has been awarded with Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions by ClassNK for its emissions management tool.

27th July 2023

ClassNK endorses CII compliance tool

27th July 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä is delivering significant savings to the shipping industry according to new data obtained from two medium range product tankers.

27th July 2023

Wärtsilä key to Vitol efficiency gains

27th July 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A cooperation agreement aims to provide training for existing and future crew operating on bunker tankers so that they’re ready for methanol bunkering on a larger scale.

25th July 2023

Cooperating to deliver methanol bunkering training

25th July 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Thermal runaway, a main cause of fire in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, has been the target of research by LG Chem. 

24th July 2023

New battery chemistries on the horizon after land-based development

24th July 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Green Shipping Programme Director at DNV, Narve Mjøs, highlights the massive recent growth in the adoption of onboard energy storage – the industry is now approaching 1,000 references. 

24th July 2023

Prospects for battery power are positive

24th July 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Dr Nicole Wermuth, research leader in combustion and fuels at LEC GmbH, presented results of an ammonia diesel dual-fuel combustion concept test at CIMAC 2023 highlighting the wide operating range achieved.

24th July 2023

Wide operating range demonstrated for ammonia combustion concepts

24th July 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Regulations need to be in place before prospectors start mining the seabed, writes Patrik Wheater.

24th July 2023

The new Klondike

24th July 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Researchers from MAN Energy Solutions explained the numerical simulation work behind the design of the new PBST TCP turbochargers at CIMAC 2023. From first concepts to detailed design, testing and validation the…

24th July 2023

Appliance of data science to new PBST radial turbo

24th July 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wärtsilä Water and Waste’s Aquarius UV ballast water management system (BWMS) is being launched with a new filtration solution.

24th July 2023

New filtration solution for Wärtsilä BWMS

24th July 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Provaris Energy has begun a tank prototype testing programme for final class approval from ABS and DNV for the H2Neo compressed hydrogen carrier.

24th July 2023

Provaris begins testing H2 carrier tank prototype

24th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Shell International Trading and Shipping Company is joining forces with design and engineering consultancy, Houlder, to help decarbonise the maritime industry.

21st July 2023

Shell and Houlder team up on decarbonisation

21st July 2023

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding is to supply 12 LNG fuel gas supply systems (FGSS) for Imabari Shipbuilding.

20th July 2023

Mitsubishi in Imabari LNG FGSS deal

20th July 2023

TURBOCHARGER

TURBOCHARGER

At CIMAC 2023, Raphael Ryser, R&D principal engineer at Accelleron, discussed what changes customers can expect to be made to turbochargers for large engines operating on new fuels.

20th July 2023

New fuel adaptions to turbochargers will include layout and material changes

20th July 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Different onboard CO2 capture technology types result in different levels of purity, and this will have a significant impact on containment systems, says Rupert Hare, CEO of design and engineering consultancy, Houlder.

20th July 2023

CO2 purity will impact onboard containment system design

20th July 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Methanol has already proven to have the potential to become one of the key solutions for the marine industry to reach net carbon neutrality, and Wärtsilä has multiple newbuild and retrofit solutions…

20th July 2023

Wärtsilä targets high injection pressure for methanol

20th July 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä has put a considerable R&D effort in developing the next generation of its dual-fuel lean burn gas engine, with about 300 hours testing completed.

20th July 2023

Wärtsilä advances testing of new combustion concept

20th July 2023