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SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A multiple vessel contract sealed with a home yard for bulk carriers of 65,000dwt gives new expression to scale as a central feature of Chinese reinvestment in its coastwise shipping fleet.

25th July 2022

China Boosts Domestic Shipping Capacity

25th July 2022

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN PrimeServ is now offering its customers the opportunity to retrofit older MAN 48/60 marine and power-plant engines to state-of-the-art MAN 51/60 types as part of its new ‘lifecycle upgrade’ offering.

25th July 2022

MAN offers lifecycle upgrade for 48/60 engines

25th July 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

As part of its CO2 emissions reduction efforts, AIDA Cruises has now initiated the use of biofuels.

25th July 2022

AIDAprima bunkers biofuel

25th July 2022

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Alsym™ Energy will work with ship manager Synergy Marine and shipowner Nissen Kaiun will jointly develop marine applications for Alsym’s high-performance, rechargeable batteries.

25th July 2022

New chemistry batteries planned for 2025

25th July 2022

NEWS

NEWS

GTT has received an order from its partner the Korean shipyard DSME for the tank design of six new LNG carriers.

21st July 2022

GTT LNGC tank order

21st July 2022

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

IMES GmbH, the Germany-based specialist in cylinder pressure sensors and engine monitoring systems, will present the new generation of its successful electronic handheld devices type EPM at SMM in Hamburg.

21st July 2022

IMES to showcase next EPM generation

21st July 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Shell is moving ahead with plans to create a green hydrogen production and distribution supply chain centred around the Port of Rotterdam. 

21st July 2022

Shell doubles down on Dutch hydrogen strategies

21st July 2022

TURBOCHARGER

TURBOCHARGER

ABB has announced it will spin off Accelleron (formerly ABB Turbocharging), its market-leading turbocharging division. Accelleron will list on SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich on 3 October 2022, subject to approval from ABB’s shareholders among others.

21st July 2022

ABB confirms turbocharging business spin off

21st July 2022

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

The path towards net zero will start with drop-in transition fuels, progress with the adoption of carbon capture (CCS) technologies and eventually lead to adoption of low- and zero-carbon fuels produced using…

21st July 2022

ABS sees role for carbon capture

21st July 2022

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Researchers from University of California, Berkeley, have concluded that battery prices of US$100 kW/h make the electrification of trade routes of less than 1,500 kilometres economical.

20th July 2022

LFP batteries could improve economics of electric shipping: study

20th July 2022

REGULATION

REGULATION

From 19 July, all tugboats and towboats in the US must carry a Coast Guard-issued Certificate of Inspection (COI) to operate.

20th July 2022

Subchapter M deadline arrives

20th July 2022

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has signed a contract for three additional Seawing systems from Airseas SAS.

20th July 2022

K Line selects kite system for more bulkers

20th July 2022

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

Chevron Marine Lubricants has launched its Clarity Synthetic EA Grease 0, an anhydrous calcium thickened lubricating grease based on biodegradable synthetic esters that meet the parameters specified in the 2013 Vessel General…

20th July 2022

Chevron Marine launches anhydrous grease

20th July 2022

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A further tranche of contracts has been sealed with the German short-sea community for Damen’s standard Combi Freighter 3850 class of cargo vessels.

20th July 2022

Short-Sea Owners Endorse Standard Design

20th July 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A Swiss energy storage solutions company has developed a third-generation marine battery system for use on fully electric and hybrid vessels.

20th July 2022

Third-gen battery system

20th July 2022

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Medium term CII compliance concerns are underpinning interest in methanol conversions from container and PCTC sectors.

19th July 2022

Methanol conversion market poised to takeoff: MAN’s Rasmussen

19th July 2022

LNG

LNG

Independent fuel supplier Titan has expanded its controlled fleet with the charter of a fifth vessel in a long-term agreement with Elenger.

19th July 2022

Titan adds fifth vessel to bunkering fleet

19th July 2022

OPINION

OPINION

SEALNG urges the industry to make like-for-like comparisons when discussing alternative marine fuels.

19th July 2022

Don’t compare LNG with green ammonia: SEALNG

19th July 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new agreement between a Shell subsidiary, Shell New Energies NL BV, and ENGIE, Vopak and Antony Veder will assess the feasibility of producing green hydrogen in Portugal and shipping liquefied hydrogen to…

19th July 2022

Shell and Antony Veder eye LH2 shipments to Rotterdam

19th July 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Installation of a hydrogen generator as part of the H2Ports project has begun at a port in Spain, positioning it as the first in Europe to use hydrogen technologies to reduce emissions.

19th July 2022

H2Ports project on track in Valencia

19th July 2022

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

A battery storage system which promises to make port operations more energy-efficient will come into use later this year at Pasir Panjang Terminal in Singapore.

19th July 2022

Electrification advance at Pasir Panjang

19th July 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A deal has been struck to supply the coating for a new LNG-powered dual fuel 6,000 dwt chemical tanker.

18th July 2022

Chemical tanker coating deal

18th July 2022

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Augmenting the expansive Japanese production offering in bulk carriers, the first of a new Ultramax series has been delivered by Shin Kurushima Sanoyas Shipbuilding.

18th July 2022

Japanese Ultramax Gains An Edge

18th July 2022