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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Korean Register (KR) has announced the successful delivery of the SV Juren Ae, a pioneering low-carbon sailing cargo ship, to the Marshall Islands Shipping Corporation (MISC). This marks a significant milestone in…

6th August 2024

KR announces arrival of low-carbon sailing cargo ship

6th August 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ClassNK has issued its first ever approval in principle (AiP) for a membrane-type LNG carrier installed with a hard sail wind propulsion system.

2nd August 2024

ClassNK’s first AiP for wind-assisted LNG carrier

2nd August 2024

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Industry coalition SEA-LNG has issued a statement on the significant progress being made to eradicate methane slip on the same day the Say No to LNG lobby group seeks to halt the…

1st August 2024

SEA-LNG defiant in face of lobby group pressure

1st August 2024

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Sweden’s Echandia, a provider of advanced maritime battery systems, has announced the establishment of a new production facility in Washington State, USA.

1st August 2024

Echandia sets sail on US expansion with Washington facility

1st August 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ClassNK has upgraded its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) management tool, including a new feature related to the upcoming FuelEU Maritime legislation.

31st July 2024

ClassNK upgrades GHG emissions tool

31st July 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

German cruise operator Phoenix Reisen has readied one of its ships for shore power.

31st July 2024

Cruise first for ABB onboard DC grid

31st July 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Approvals for ammonia-fuelled vessels increased in the run-up to Posidonia and featured both combustion engine and fuel cell power systems.

31st July 2024

Combustion engines and fuel cells vie for vessel designer’s attention

31st July 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

MAN Energy Solutions has announced the development of a methanol retrofit package designed to convert existing four-stroke engines to operate on green methanol. The company has been rigorously testing this solution at…

30th July 2024

MAN Energy Solutions unveils methanol retrofit package for four-stroke engines

30th July 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Chantiers de l’Atlantique has chosen TMC Compressors (TMC) to supply the marine compressed air system for the two cruise ships the shipbuilder is constructing for Orient Express Silenseas.

29th July 2024

Chantiers selects TMC to equip world’s largest sailing ships

29th July 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

TFG Marine has inked a long-term charter deal with Consort Bunkers for four newbuild methanol-ready bunker tankers.

29th July 2024

TFG and Consort Bunkers ink methanol tanker deal

29th July 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

China’s state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has stated it has won an order to build a 18,600-cbm LNG bunkering vessel for TotalEnergies. It also has an option in place for an additional vessel.

26th July 2024

TotalEnergies returns to China’s Hudong-Zhonghua for LNG bunkering vessel

26th July 2024

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chevron Marine Lubricants has announced that its Taro Ultra Advanced 40 formulation has been granted LNG Validation status by WinGD, a leading Swiss marine power company. This latest approval builds on the…

26th July 2024

Chevron Marine Lubricants formulation gains LNG validation from WinGD

26th July 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

 Wärtsilä will supply a hybrid-electric propulsion system for an 11,000 dwt Limestone Carrier contracted by Montreal-based CSL Group (CSL) with CCCC Shanghai Equipment Engineering and Jingjiang Nanyang Shipbuilding.

25th July 2024

​Wartsilä to supply CSL with hybrid engine that will be full electric soon

25th July 2024

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Corvus Energy has received Type Approval from RINA for its large-scale marine energy storage system, the Blue Whale ESS.

25th July 2024

Corvus Energy Blue Whale awarded RINA approval

25th July 2024

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

One outcome from the fuel uncertainties resulting from the Middle East crisis of 1973/4 (what’s new?) that had subsided by the time the July 1974 edition of The Motor Ship was published, was that…

23rd July 2024

Fuel cost savings brought to the fore

23rd July 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A resilient force in UK shipowning, Liverpool-based Bibby Marine has demonstrated its long-term mindset and propensity for innovation by ordering what is claimed to be the world’s first truly zero-emission, electrically-powered commissioning…

23rd July 2024

Ambitions and realities in UK shipbuilding

23rd July 2024

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Exhaust gas scrubbers had been around for a few years, on land more than at sea, before IMO imposed its universal 0.5% sulphur cap on heavy fuel oils (HFO) from 1 January…

23rd July 2024

Exhaust gas scrubbers move into carbon capture

23rd July 2024

JOBS

JOBS

Former chief executive of Maersk Supply Service (MSS) Steen Karstensen has taken the position as CEO for the offshore and subsea business of Abu Dhabi-based ports and logistics giant AD Ports Group.

22nd July 2024

Former Maersk Supply Service CEO takes the helm at AD Ports as takeover looms

22nd July 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Fuel cells aren’t likely to out-compete combustion engines any time soon, but their future is still bright.

22nd July 2024

Fuel cell advances help boost long-term competitiveness

22nd July 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A recently formalised Greek commitment to Stena RoRo’s E-Flexer concept has given extra dimension to one of the industry’s most extensive ro-pax newbuild series projects to date and has demonstrated the ever-widening…

22nd July 2024

Building on a versatile Ro-Pax platform

22nd July 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Darren Guillory, technical solutions specialist, SSI discusses how the NSRP has helped to create competitive advantage for US shipbuilders

19th July 2024

Regional focus: The US National Shipbuilding Research Program: an effective public/private collaboration

19th July 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Technologies for simulation, visualisation and modelling are advancing rapidly, writes Patrick Ryan, senior vice president, global technology & digital products and chief technology officer, ABS.

18th July 2024

Visualising the front line of shipping’s technology transformation

18th July 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Technology developed by marine software firm Arkitech has delivered substantial energy savings to the heating, ventilation and aircon (HVAC) on board an MSC Cruise ship.

17th July 2024

Arkitech delivers HVAC savings for cruise

17th July 2024