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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), has received an order for four MAN B&W 8S60ME-GI engines to equip four newbuild 10,800 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) for South Korean shipping owner, HMM…

23rd April 2024

MAN propulsion for ‘world’s largest’ car carriers

23rd April 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

Spanish energy company Cepsa has signed a methanol storage agreement with Evos, a liquid energy and chemical company with hubs in strategic locations at ports across Europe.

23rd April 2024

Joined up thinking on methanol storage

23rd April 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

The ports of Bilbao and Amsterdam are working together on the development of a new hydrogen corridor.

23rd April 2024

A new European hydrogen corridor

23rd April 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Methanol Institute (MI) and SEA-LNG have warned that the European Commission’s decision to exclude the automatic certification of some alternative fuels will hamper efforts to decarbonise shipping.

22nd April 2024

EC biomethane decision ‘hampers decarbonisation’

22nd April 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Ulsan Port Authority has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pacific Environment to promote the use of alternative fuels and decarbonise shipping ports in Singapore.

22nd April 2024

Teaming up on alternative fuels

22nd April 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The solutions available for methanol engines and retrofit packages are growing, but there are still financial concerns about their viability.

19th April 2024

Engine makers ready engines for the 4-stroke methanol market

19th April 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV has presented Australian green tech company, Fortescue with class and statutory certificates for its dual-fuelled ammonia-powered offshore supply vessel.

19th April 2024

DNV certifies dual-fuel ammonia OSV

19th April 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Engine makers have ongoing work underway to reduce methane slip, including tackling emissions from blowdown.

19th April 2024

Blowdown a new target for methane slip reductions

19th April 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Recourse to battery technology in the marine market saw further growth last year both in number of applications and average installed power, and the upward trajectory has continued into 2024.

18th April 2024

Rising battery capacity at sea

18th April 2024

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

An industry collective has invested up to S$10 million to promote the use of biofuels in Singapore.

18th April 2024

Biofuel push in Singapore

18th April 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Four new Damen ASD stock tugs are to be equipped with Schottel RudderPropellers type SRP 270.

18th April 2024

Schottel propulsion for Damen tugs

18th April 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An innovative wind-powered cargo ship has set sail across the Atlantic with a state-of-the-art ballast water treatment system by BIO-UV Group.

17th April 2024

Wind-powered cargo ship sets sail with BIO-UV BWTS

17th April 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

In one of the first projects for MAN Energy Solutions’ ammonia-powered engine, Imabari Shipbuilding is to install a B&W 7S60ME engine on board a bulk carrier.

17th April 2024

Interest in ammonia engines ‘overwhelming’, says MAN

17th April 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Meyer Turku has taken a pioneering step forward on its way towards more sustainable operations by switching to carbon neutral electricity and heating.

17th April 2024

The shipyard with carbon neutral electricity and heating

17th April 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Vigorous Dutch reinvestment and development of short-sea fleet capacity has found further expression in a domestic contract for two notably low-consumption dry cargo vessels of 3,700dwt.

17th April 2024

Dutch operator bolsters short sea fleet

17th April 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ClassNK has issued a type approval certificate for the Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) management software SVESSEL CBM developed by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).

16th April 2024

ClassNK approval for CBM management expertise

16th April 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

From one of the few remaining bastions of commercial vessel production in the UK, the 102m ropax ferry Glen Rosa was launched into the Clyde this week. 

16th April 2024

Clyde launch amid problem beset contract

16th April 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Giving added dimension to China’s maritime industrial ascendancy, the first domestically-built and-owned, large-scale cruise vessel made her service debut this year.

16th April 2024

Challenge to Europes cruise ship builders

16th April 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Norwegian naval architect, YSA Design has unveiled a new type of sail-powered catamaran cruise ship.

15th April 2024

Cruising goes green with sail-power catamaran

15th April 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MAN Energy Solutions’ dual-fuel MAN 51/60DF engine has passed the milestone of ten million operational hours.

15th April 2024

MAN passes dual-fuel engine milestones

15th April 2024