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Andy McKeran, Chief Commercial Officer, Lloyd’s Register, presenting the AiP certificate to Alberto Fernandez Aullon, Elcano Engineering & Safety Board Director, in a ceremony at Gastech REPAIR & CONVERSION

LR awards AiP for steam-to-hybrid LNG carrier conversion design

The Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark. BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Alfa Laval tests HT-PEM fuel cell system

The new Wärtsilä 25 medium-speed 4-stroke engine, this latest addition to Wärtsilä’s engine portfolio. 2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä launches new modular 4-stroke engine

Rolls-Royce also announced that it plans to begin releasing mtu Series 2000 and Series 4000 for ships for EN15940 fuels from the beginning of 2023. 2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Rolls-Royce introduces new mtu propulsion solutions

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Navigational equipment verification service

The MAN 49/60DF engine introduced at SMM 2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN launches new medium speed dual-fuel engine platform

A new working group aims to identify and pilot new technologies to monitor and reduce methane slip from vessels fuelled by LNG. LNG

Partners aim to measure and reduce methane emissions

LR has inked a deal with the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence. MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

LR teams up with The Alan Turing Institute

Wärtsilä Voyage unveiled its new demonstrator and innovation vessel, AHTI, at SMM in Hamburg. MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Wärtsilä unveils floating R&D facility

Shane McArdle has been appointed as Kongsberg Digital’s new CEO. APPOINTMENTS

Kongsberg Digital appoints new CEO

KR has granted an AiP for the design of a new ammonia-ready VLGC that it jointly developed with Samsung Heavy Industries. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

KR approves ammonia-ready VLGC design

Christoph Rasewsky, ABS' new Global Container Sector Lead. APPOINTMENTS

ABS appoints Global Container Sector Lead

Korean Register (KR), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), its subsidiary Avikus, and the Liberian Registry (LISCR) signed an MoU in late August to collaborate on bringing the Hyundai Intelligent Navigation Assistant System (HiNAS 2.0) to market. MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

KR, HHI, Avikus and LISCR collaborate on autonomous navigation

The chairmen of China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and COSCO Shipping Bulk identified methanol fuel as their primary area of research in the future during discussions in August. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Two Chinese companies positive about methanol

AMSA has advised that there will be an increased focus on planned maintenance during routine PSC inspections of propulsion and auxiliary equipment, including associated systems. GENERAL NEWS

Australia targets planned maintenance

Eirik Ovrum, DNV Maritime Principal Consultant and Maritime Forecast to 2050 lead author outlining some of the report's implications on 5 September ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV calls for collaboration on future fuels

Andy McKeran, Chief Commercial Officer, Lloyd’s Register, presenting the Design Approval certificate to Mr. Won-ho Joo, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of HHI, in a ceremony at Gastech. GENERAL NEWS

More LCO2 carrier designs aim for higher storage capacity

The Port of Immingham is to be the site of a new green hydrogen production facility. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

First large scale green hydrogen project for UK

Once completed, the Louisiana Green Fuels Plant is expected to produce approximately 33 million gallons of renewable fuels ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

US funding for biofuels project

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