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ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Motorship’s Propulsion and Future Fuels conference returned to Hamburg in November at a moment when regulation, investment risk and fuel-choice anxiety continue to weigh heavily on the sector.

15th December 2025

A look back at Propulsion and Future Fuels

15th December 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Kongsberg Maritime has expanded its UUC PM azimuth thruster range, boosting vessel propulsion and vessel power for the ever demanding offshore energy sector.

15th December 2025

Kongsberg targets offshore propulsion demand

15th December 2025

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Rolls-Royce Power Systems will supply eight mtu emergency power generators for two fully electric fast ferries being built for Spanish operator Baleària, supporting what is described as the first “green corridor” between…

15th December 2025

Rolls-Royce Power Systems supports first Europe–Africa green corridor

15th December 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marketing in Maritime, the specialist networking and development community for marketing and communications professionals in the marine and energy sectors, has appointed Kae-Ley Brann to a new role of Business Manager.

12th December 2025

New Business Manager Appointed at Marketing in Maritime to Steer Next Chapter

12th December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A coalition led by Belgium’s Federal Public Service (FPS) Mobility and Transport, working with Lloyd’s Register (LR) and EXMAR, has completed interim guidelines that open the door for gas carriers to use…

11th December 2025

Guidelines clear the way for ammonia

11th December 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

bound4blue has closed a US$44 million funding round that will shift the company from technology validation into full industrialisation, positioning it to scale production of its suction sails for a market hungry…

10th December 2025

bound4blue funding signals wind propulsion boost

10th December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Everllence says it has successfully run its 21/31 dual-fuel engine on ethanol at all load points, marking a new step in the company’s push toward fuel-flexible marine power.

10th December 2025

Everllence demonstrates ethanol engine viability

10th December 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Schottel has secured a major role in vessel propulsion for the Onslow Iron project, supplying advanced systems for a fleet of barges and tugs.

9th December 2025

Schottel sets new propulsion benchmark in Australia

9th December 2025

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Anglo-Eastern Ship Management has struck a deal with Orca AI that will see the ship manager support installation of the company’s situational-awareness platform across its vast, multi-client fleet.

8th December 2025

AI deal reshapes ship management

8th December 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and its French counterpart, Shom, have begun what experts describe as the most wide-ranging real-world test yet of the emerging S-100 data standards.

8th December 2025

Global S-100 sea trials begin

8th December 2025

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Incat Tasmania and Danish ferry operator Molslinjen have signed a contract for a third fully battery-electric high-speed ferry in what is described as the world’s largest maritime electrification project.

5th December 2025

Incat to supply third battery-electric ferry for Molslinjen

5th December 2025

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

DNV has granted a Type Approval Design Certificate to CMES-Tech for its new tilting rotor sail, giving China its first domestically developed system cleared under DNV’s wind-assisted propulsion rules.

5th December 2025

China unfurls certified rotor sail

5th December 2025

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

World Fuel Services has coordinated one of the first commercial biofuel bunkerings for a cruise vessel in Greece, supplying Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ Norwegian Viva with a waste-based marine fuel blend in…

4th December 2025

Cruise sector advances biofuel use with bunkering of Norwegian Viva in Piraeus

4th December 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Alfa Laval has unveiled a new compact ballast water treatment system designed to reduce complexity for shipyards and simplify operation and compliance for vessel operators.

4th December 2025

Compact ballast water system unveiled

4th December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Accelleron has released the second report in its ’Accelerating to Net Zero’ series, highlighting the Asia Pacific region as a critical proving ground for the global e-fuel systems needed to decarbonise shipping.

4th December 2025

Asia Pacific driving e-fuels

4th December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

WinGD has presented its first high-pressure LNG dual-fuel engine, the X-DF-HP, designed for the demanding operating patterns of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs).

3rd December 2025

WinGD unveils high-pressure LNG dual-fuel engine for ULCV

3rd December 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Notwithstanding the predominant shift of temperature-controlled cargoes to the containerised mode and the major deep-sea container lines, the remaining breakbulk reefer fleet has been boosted by a vessel of record-breaking capacity.

3rd December 2025

Cold chain carrier at record scale

3rd December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

New research cites methanol as one of the most practical alternative fuels for deep-sea shipping due to scalability and existing industrial infrastructure.

2nd December 2025

Shipping pushes methanol toward readiness

2nd December 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

North European expertise in the design and operation of vessels dedicated to the heavy-load trades, married with increasingly adept Chinese production of specialised tonnage, has yielded the first of a new generation…

2nd December 2025

Heavy-lift shipping embraces green future

2nd December 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Berg Propulsion has secured a second major retrofit programme for Reederei Rambow within a year, with three Sietas-built feeder container ships completing energy-efficiency upgrades at Bremerhaven’s Bredo Dry Docks.

2nd December 2025

Rambow returns to Berg Propulsion for second container ship retrofit project

2nd December 2025