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BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

K Line Port Service Co. has completed a successful test voyage using next-generation biodiesel fuel on a tugboat.

3rd July 2023

Successful K Line biodiesel trial

3rd July 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

The digital twin and data science environment being developed by the SeaTech Consortium for the testing of a dynamic wing and new engine control technology will ultimately pave the way for the…

3rd July 2023

Digital Twin Designed to Evaluate Multiple Energy Saving Technologies

3rd July 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Council has held its 87th session in Gdansk, Poland, discussing a range of decarbonisation related initiatives and electing Roberto Cazzulo of RINA as its new chair.

30th June 2023

IACS Council maintains focus on decarb safety

30th June 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

INTERCARGO Secretary General Kostas Gkonis has called for the upcoming MEPC 80 (Marine Environment Protect Committee) meeting to support “simple and effective” mid-term measures to help the IMO’s decarbonisation ambitions, so that they can be…

30th June 2023

Intercargo: mid-term measures should be simple

30th June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Lloyd’s Register has awarded type approval in principle to SeaARCTOS for its emissions monitoring technology.

30th June 2023

Type approval for emissions monitoring system

30th June 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

It has been a rough patch for tech’s true believers. The new inflationary environment has increased the cost of capital, encouraging investors to demand immediate returns. The results have been seen in…

30th June 2023

Ship automation speeds up to make the schedule

30th June 2023

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

The scaling up of e-fuels production has started, and with it, the technological advances that aim to reduce upstream emissions and bring costs down.

30th June 2023

Industrialisation of e-fuels is accelerating

30th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Canadian operator Algoma Central Corporation has specified methanol-ready main engine power for two product tankers ordered in South Korea. The 37,000dwt ice-class newbuilds have been fixed on long-term charter to Irving Oil,…

30th June 2023

New Breed For Canadian Product Flows

30th June 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Key European routes have been identified as potential green shipping corridors by the Global Maritime Forum.

29th June 2023

Bilbao is key green shipping corridor hub

29th June 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Rolls-Royce opened a new assembly plant for its mtu Series 2000 engines in Kluftern near Friedrichshafen, Germany on 23 June. The relocation of mtu Series 2000 engines production will free up space for the production…

29th June 2023

Rolls-Royce opens new mtu Series 2000 assembly plant

29th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

The second LNG bunker vessel newbuilding for Fratelli Cosulich s.r.l. was launched at Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) in late June. The Paolina Cosulich will expand the range of LNG bunkering solutions in the…

29th June 2023

Second Fratelli Cosulich LNG bunker vessel launched

29th June 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) from ABS for the design of a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO₂) carrier and for a 96,000 cbm floating storage and…

29th June 2023

ABS AiP granted for large LCO2 carrier design

29th June 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Yara Clean Ammonia and chemicals major BASF are conducting a joint study to develop world-scale blue ammonia production project in the US Gulf Coast region. The 1.2-1.4 million tonnes per year blue ammonia…

29th June 2023

BASF and Yara eye Gulf blue ammonia export project

29th June 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A range of measures are needed to ensure ammonia is safe to use on board ships, according to a new study.

28th June 2023

Onboard ammonia risk study

28th June 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

A pure car truck carrier (PCTC) chartered by UECC has received the bunkering of sustainable biofuel in a blend containing 30% sustainable biofuel. The delivery marked the first time a UECC time-chartered vessel has been…

28th June 2023

First sustainable biofuel bunkering for UECC PCTC

28th June 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Wärtsilä Automation, Navigation and Control Systems (ANCS) is launching an innovative retrofit solution for its marine engine governor system in collaboration with Swedish marine green tech company Qtagg. The solution is designed to extend the…

28th June 2023

Wärtsilä to offer digital retrofit solution for engine governor

28th June 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Japanese ship owner NYK Line has confirmed that it has selected WinGD’s new variable compression ration (VCR) technology for dual-fuel X62DF engines for two dual-fuel coal carriers. The vessels will be among the first…

28th June 2023

NYK confirms order for WinGD VCR technology on DF coal carriers

28th June 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has entered into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two 174,000-cubic meter dual-fuel LNG carrier newbuildings with Hanwha Ocean (formerly DSME).

28th June 2023

MOL orders LNG carrier pair for INEOS charter

28th June 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Stena Line plans to convert a number of its vessels to dual-fuel operation, capable of operation on methanol as fuel. While the specific details of the order have not yet been announced,…

27th June 2023

Stena Line plans series of methanol conversions

27th June 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Equinor is seeking to develop an ammonia fuel bunkering study with Norwegian ammonia bunkering technology developer, Azane Fuel Solutions. The study is intended to address several of the main obstacles to introducing…

27th June 2023

Equinor undertakes NH3 bunkering study with Norwegian tech developer

27th June 2023