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ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Any notion of meeting global emissions targets by running ships on alternative marine fuels could be heavily affected by the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), if European policy makers fail to…

24th March 2023

Is power pricing sinking shipowners’ sustainability initiatives?

24th March 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The tanker industry is monitoring the development of regulations produced by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) that will affect the segment from 2025.

23rd March 2023

Tanker Industry Following CARB Regulations

23rd March 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The upcoming Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels conference is opening with a high-level panel to discuss the impact of regulatory changes including FuelEU Maritime regulations. The session will include Ricardo Batista, Policy Officer, EU Commission…

23rd March 2023

EU representative to provide insight into FuelEU Maritime regulations

23rd March 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The EU Council and the EU Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the FuelEU Maritime decarbonisation initiative in the early hours of 23 March 2023.The agreement is expected to lead to a…

23rd March 2023

EU announces draft FuelEU Maritime deal

23rd March 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

K Line and the Electric Power Development Co. (J-Power) have chosen Seawing, an automated kite system using wind power, for installation on board a J-Power special coal carrier.

23rd March 2023

K Line choses Seawing for coal carrier

23rd March 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce Power Systems is to supply four mtu naval generator sets for the second of the US navy’s Constellation Class Guided-Missile Frigates.

23rd March 2023

Rolls-Royce wins second US navy mtu genset contract

23rd March 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

The conceptual design of a carbon capture system onboard an oil tanker has received approval in principle from ABS. The design was developed during the first phase of a two-year, three-phase pilot project to demonstrate…

22nd March 2023

REMARCCABLE on board CCS project design receives AiP

22nd March 2023

LNG

LNG

Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) has awarded HSD Engine a long-term service agreement to supply spares and maintenance services for the engines onboard Nakilat’s wholly owned fleet of LNG carriers.

22nd March 2023

HSD Engine awarded service contract for Nakilat LNGCs

22nd March 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Damen Shipyards Group has announced receipt of a Bureau Veritas (BV) Type Approval Certification for Cyber Resilience of its Triton IoT platform. 

22nd March 2023

Cyber Resilience Type Approval for Damen Triton IoT

22nd March 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Alfa Laval has announced that it has completed the acquisition of acquisition of Marine Performance Systems B.V., a Rotterdam-based maritime technology company that has developed the first fluidic air lubrication system on the…

22nd March 2023

Alfa Laval fully acquires Dutch air lube developer

22nd March 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä is increasing the power output from its highly efficient 31 medium-speed engine, the technology company has announced.

22nd March 2023

Wärtsilä lifts output of 31 engine

22nd March 2023

WHITE PAPERS

WHITE PAPERS

While fuel cells were once seen as the future, their development has been slow and the fall-back position has been the marine diesel engine in any of its forms. The inventor of…

22nd March 2023

Making for safer fuel switchovers

22nd March 2023

WHITE PAPERS

WHITE PAPERS

“The time is now for marine operators and engine manufacturers to accelerate their emissions reduction journey. This white paper provides everything they need to know to do that, and we can provide…

22nd March 2023

Minimising emissions from internal combustion engines

22nd March 2023

NEWS

NEWS

Damen Shipyards Group has extended its lifecycle support offering to UK clients by signing an MoU with Southampton-based I.M.E. Repair Services.

21st March 2023

Damen expands its service offering with UK repair arm

21st March 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

European container operator Samskip has awarded Cochin Shipyard a contract for 2 x container feeder vessels, with an option for a further 2 vessels. The container feeders will be equipped with a diesel-electric…

21st March 2023

Samskip places 2+2 order with Cochin for H2-fuel cell feeders

21st March 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Bureau Veritas (BV) has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Viridis Bulk Carriers for an innovative ammonia (NH3)-fuelled short-sea bulk carrier design. Viridis Bulk Carriers expects to place the first orders for NH3-fuelled ships during…

21st March 2023

NH3-fuelled short-sea bulker design receives BV AiP

21st March 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Californian ports are applying for state funding to test out the benefits of hydrogen for trucking and terminal equipment.

21st March 2023

Californian ports look to hydrogen

21st March 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

FuelSave, the Germany-based technology developer behind the FuelSave+ combustion optimisation product, is in the process of patenting a new development for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) solutions, breaking new grounds in emission reduction…

21st March 2023

Nanotech Key To EGR and CO2 Reduction Advances

21st March 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Regulators need to make appropriate choices to avoid penalising first movers like Stena Bulk, Erik Hånell, president and CEO of Stena Bulk tells The Motorship

21st March 2023

Carbon capture opens the door to negative CO2 emissions: Hånell

21st March 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new joint undertaking by Lhyfe and Centrica is set to develop the UK’s first offshore green hydrogen production facility.

20th March 2023

UK’s first offshore H2 production site

20th March 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Oman’s hydrogen promotion agency, Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom), signed agreements with project developers relating to six green hydrogen production projects located around its emerging hydrogen export hubs at the port of Duqm and…

20th March 2023

Oman advances green hydrogen projects

20th March 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A joint development project (JDP) involving the leading Korean shipyards has been established to agree a coordinated approach towards the calculation of greenhouse gas (GHG) Scope 3 emissions generated within the shipbuilding industry.

20th March 2023

Korean yards in Scope 3 emissions methodology JDP

20th March 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded an approval in principle to a Norwegian hydrogen technology developer, Rotoboost, for its pre-combustion Carbon Capture System (CCS) Rotobox.

20th March 2023

Pre-combustion onboard CCS solution receives AiP

20th March 2023