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The Spirit of Tasmania IV will serve the Bass Strait crossing between Geelong, Victoria, and Devonport, Tasmania after it is delivered in late 2023. VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Construction underway on Australian LNG-powered ferry

LR has awarded an AiP to Egil Ulvan Rederi for a 5,500 dwt self-discharging bulk carrier design, featuring a hydrogen-burning engine as well as a fuel cell system for low load conditions. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

AiP granted for zero-emission bulk carrier

GTT, Alwena Shipping and CHI Zhoushan received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas (BV) at a ceremony in Paris on 1 March 2022. REPAIR & CONVERSION

AiP for dual-fuel conversion and extension of containerships

TotalEnergies launched a pilot project to convert CO2 into methanol near its Leuna refinery in France, as part of broader investments in low carbon fuels including the production of biodiesel at La Mède biorefinery in Provence, France (pictured). ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels joins Methanol Institute

Roy Storeng will head up Echandia’s business development in Norway INDUSTRY NEWS

Battery developer expands

The port of Orkney installed the UK’s first intermediate voltage shore power connection in 2020. ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

UK launches consultation on shore power

ABS has published a whitepaper proposing a goal-based framework for future rules to enable autonomous vessel operations MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS autonomous vessel whitepaper

The Global Mercy's design was based on a long-distance RoPax, replacing the car deck with operating rooms and hospital wards. VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Stena RoRo builds world’s largest civilian hospital ship

Damen Shipyards will pilot the provision of bow-to-stern services in Australia and New Zealand after signing a global value agreement with Caterpillar 2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Damen and Caterpillar sign global agreement

The president of the Port Authority of Valencia, Aurelio Martínez, and the director of the National Hydrogen Centre, Emilio Nieto sign the deal for a mobile hydrogen supply station. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Port of Valencia in hydrogen-fuelled stacker trial

ACME produces green hydrogen from solar power at its facility in Rajasthan, in northwest India. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

India reveals green hydrogen production goals

DB Schenker is switching its LCL offering to biofuel ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DB Schenker claims biofuel first for LCL containers

Accelleron and Sauber Technologies will work together on five joint projects in areas including computational fluid dynamics, additive manufacturing and advanced material technology. TURBOCHARGER

Accelleron inks technical collaboration deal with Sauber

The Yuan Rui Yang is the first dual-fuel VLCC to be built in China. LNG

DSIC delivers dual-fuel LNG powered VLCC

The new battery-hybrid vessel's design is expected to immediately lower CO2 emissions by over 40%, compared with existing tonnage. ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Hagland exercises self-discharging bulker option

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USCG approval for BWTS

The ‘Conmotator’ project aims to develop interfaces between existing Motor and Drive elements to allow the commercial exploitation of an integrated electrical machine where the power electronics and motor are contained within a single physical unit at the OTHER EQUIPMENT

UK Funding To Drive Electric Revolution

The Korea Register (KR) will collaborate with STX Energy Solutions and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering on the standardisation and commercialisation of SOFC technology for maritime applications. BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

KR signs SOFC MoU

Eneti has ordered two wind turbine installation vessels from DSME. The first of the ammonia-ready vessels will be delivered in Q3 2024. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

HHI-EMD supplying ammonia-ready engines for WTIVs

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High North Traders Built In China

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The battery-hybrid fast ferries will be powered by MAN Energy Solutions 4-stroke engines with an integrated SCR to ensure Tier III compliance. ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Cross-channel merger between OCEA and Wight to extend reach

TotalEnergies has agreed a long-term charter agreement with AET for the Eagle Valence, its first dual-fuel VLCC. LNG

First dual-fuel VLCC enters TotalEnergies’ fleet