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LNG

LNG

Eastern Pacific Shipping, TotalEnergies and CMA CGM have completed the first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering operation in the Port of Marseille Fos, Southern France.

25th January 2022

First ship-to-containership LNG bunkering conducted at Port of Marseille Fos

25th January 2022

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

A new Offshore Wind Installation Vessel being built for Dutch contracting company Van Oord at Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard in China will be powered by five Wärtsilä 32 engines capable of operating…

25th January 2022

Wärtsilä receives first order for newbuild methanol-fuelled engines

25th January 2022

REGULATION

REGULATION

European shipowners (ECSA) have welcomed the proposal of the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the EU ETS, Peter Liese, for a binding clause in contractual agreements between shipowners and commercial operators to ensure…

25th January 2022

Polluter-pays or Polluter-gets-paid?

25th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Nakilat has taken delivery of a newbuild LNG carrier which will be commercially and technically managed in-house by Nakilat Shipping Qatar Limited (NSQL).

24th January 2022

Fourth newbuild carrier for LNG joint venture

24th January 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Two hybrid-powered, fast passenger ferries have been ordered in the UK for service on the River Thames. Operator Uber Boat by Thames Clippers has entrusted its latest stage of fleet investment to…

24th January 2022

Thames Operator Books Hybrid Ferry With UK Yard

24th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a substantial contract with Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey to deliver twenty US205FP and US255FP thruster units for installation on new azimuth stern drive tugboats.

24th January 2022

Kongsberg thrusters for new tugs

24th January 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of an 80,400dwt ammonia-fuelled Panamax bulk carrier developed by Japan’s Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC).

24th January 2022

Ammonia-fuelled Panamax bulk carrier design receives AiP from ClassNK

24th January 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, the Suiso Frontier, has arrived in Victoria, Australia, to receive cargo destined for Japan.

24th January 2022

World’s first liquified hydrogen carrier arrives in Australia

24th January 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Höegh Autoliners has entered into a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry for four fixed and eight optional multi-fuel and zero carbon ready Aurora class pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs).

24th January 2022

Höegh signs contract for a series of its zero carbon PCTCs

24th January 2022

REGULATION

REGULATION

The 8th session of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 8) was held from 17 to 21 January, and DNV has reported on the outcomes including agreement on draft…

24th January 2022

IMO agrees draft amendments to survey requirements

24th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Damen Shipyards Group has opened a new Service Hub in the Americas.

21st January 2022

New Damen Service Hub

21st January 2022

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A new joint venture company StenaProman is offering a turnkey solution for retrofitting existing engines for dual-fuel methanol operation

20th January 2022

Stena and Proman offer methanol supply and retrofit solution

20th January 2022

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The ceo of DNV Maritime, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, reiterates his call for greater collaboration, and notes that the multi-faceted nature of the energy transition will require bridge building with stakeholders outside the industry.

20th January 2022

DNV’s Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen sees a need for coalitions to meet grand challenges

20th January 2022

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Samsung Heavy Industries has selected Wärtsilä to provide the main propulsion solutions for a series of seven new dual-fuel Arctic Shuttle Tanker vessels. 

20th January 2022

Wärtsilä power package for series of dual-fuel Arctic Shuttle Tankers

20th January 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Hybrid power is a strongpoint of a new class of self-discharging, short-sea bulk carrier commissioned by Norwegian specialist Aasen Shipping. Handed over during December in the north Netherlands by Royal Bodewes, the…

20th January 2022

New Chapter Opens In Short-Sea Trade

20th January 2022

LNG

LNG

The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has released the third revision of its “LNG as a marine fuel - Safety and Operational Guidelines – Bunkering” publication.

20th January 2022

SGMF updates its guidelines for LNG bunkering

20th January 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

WasteFuel, a California-based developer of low-carbon biofuels, has launched WasteFuel Marine, a renewable fuel solution for the shipping sector. WasteFuel Marine’s initial product will be bio-methanol for container ships.

20th January 2022

Biofuels manufacturer enters the marine market with bio-methanol

20th January 2022

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

NYK and the Knutsen Group of Norway have established a joint venture company for the commercial development of a liquefied CO2 marine transportation and storage business worldwide.

20th January 2022

NYK and Knutsen establish liquefied CO2 transportation and storage business

20th January 2022

TURBOCHARGER

TURBOCHARGER

ABB Turbocharging is bringing the benefits of propulsion digitalization to the shipping industry with the introduction of Turbo Insights, a new analysis feature that provides indications for performance optimisation, fuel savings and CO2…

19th January 2022

ABB adds digital analytics feature to turbochargers

19th January 2022

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

NAPA and Bureau Veritas (BV) have announced a partnership to enable more effective and widespread use of 3D models in the class approval process.

19th January 2022

NAPA and Bureau Veritas enhance hull design approvals by using 3D models

19th January 2022