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OPINION

OPINION

This morning’s announcement by Wärtsilä that it is was adding a dual-fuel engine capable of operating on ammonia to its product portfolio is a stunning technical achievement.

15th November 2023

Opinion: Dawn of the Ammonia Age

15th November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä has introduced the marine sector’s first commercially available 4-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia as a fuel. The ammonia solution is now commercially available as part of the Wärtsilä 25 engine platform, which…

15th November 2023

Wärtsilä launches first ammonia-fuelled 4-stroke engine for maritime market

15th November 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

The EU-funded CHEK project is evaluating the interaction between multiple energy saving devices when installed on a bulk carrier and a cruise ship, and modelling as part of the project is now…

15th November 2023

CHEK project releases mid-term results of interaction between energy saving devices

15th November 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Nedstack Fuel Cell Technology has announced that its containerised low-temperature PEM fuel cell system has been awarded an AiP from Bureau Veritas. The announcement represents a significant step forward in the development of the innovative…

14th November 2023

AiP for Nedstacks containerised fuel cell solution

14th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced over US$653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).

14th November 2023

US ports win record funding for improvements

14th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Fincantieri has signed an agreement to develop the port of Ancona with the Port System Authority of the Central Adriatic Sea (ADSP).

14th November 2023

$85m investment to expand yard capacity at Ancona

14th November 2023

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

Chevron Marine Products has released a White Paper that outlines how four-stroke engine operators can benefit from the versatility offered by a new lubricating oil.

14th November 2023

Fuel Flexibility Benefits of New Oil

14th November 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Australia-based natural resources company Fortescue has received the first preliminary license to produce green hydrogen in the northeastern state of Ceará in Brazil.

14th November 2023

Fortescue moves ahead with hydrogen ambitions in Brazil’s northeast

14th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Tersan Shipyard, the Turkish shipbuilder, has agreed a deal to acquire the assets of Havyard Leirvik from Eqva, the Norwegian company formerly known as Havyard.

13th November 2023

Tersan to acquire Havyard Leirvik

13th November 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Yanmar Power, a subsidiary of Yanmar, has announced that it has completed the first delivery of its new hydrogen fuel-cell system. The system was supplied to a 33-metre long passenger vessel Hanaria, which was…

13th November 2023

Yanmar confirms first commercial PEM FC delivery

13th November 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Water treatment specialist BIO-UV Group has been chosen to supply its BIO-SEA UV ballast water treatment system to a new wind-powered cargo vessel.

13th November 2023

BIO-UV Group to supply BWTS for sailing RoRo

13th November 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Elogen, a French leader in PEM (proton electron membrane) electrolysis, Université Paris-Saclay and France’s national scientific research institute, CNRS, have signed an agreement to create a joint research laboratory.

13th November 2023

French industry-academic collaboration to focus on PEM electrolysis

13th November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Type Approval to a hydrogen-powered dual-fuel engine developed by BeHydro, a joint venture between CMB.TECH and Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC). It is the first Type Approval for a dual-fuel hydrogen engine.

13th November 2023

LR Type Approval for BeHydro’s dual-fuel H2-engine

13th November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HD HHI-EMD) has clarified that it plans to target the stationary market when it launches a pure-gas four-stroke hydrogen-fuelled engine in 2025, with plans to launch the…

13th November 2023

HiMSEN To Target Stationary Market With Pure-Hydrogen Engine

13th November 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Engine emissions have been regulated by the IMO under MARPOL Annex VI since 2005 when the 1997 Protocol adding the annex came into effect.

13th November 2023

IMO’s Calculation Challenge For GHG Regulation

13th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Giving first form to a programme of considerable significance for the US maritime industries as a whole, the cadet training ship Empire State recently made her debut in New York. The $315m…

13th November 2023

World-Class Training Ship Raises US Profile

13th November 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

OEMs, like shipowners, are facing the increasing need to ensure the operational flexibility and fuel efficiency of their power and propulsion systems as expensive new fuels gradually take hold.

13th November 2023

New Fuels Change Lifetime Equation For Equipment

13th November 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Progressive Indian shipbuilder Chowgule has landed a further, major order from north Europe for new-generation short-sea tonnage. Acting in concert, Boomsma Shipping of the Netherlands and Germany’s Leonhardt & Blumberg Shipmanagement have…

13th November 2023

Indian Yard Books Diesel-Electric Series

13th November 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Neoline Armateur has reached a historic milestone with the steel-cutting of its very first sailing RoRo cargo vessel.

10th November 2023

Steel-cutting for RoRo sailing vessel

10th November 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The commissioning of a cargo vessel equipped with Wärtsilä ANCS autonomous docking capabilities has completed.

9th November 2023

SmartDock installed on Seaspan cargo vessel

9th November 2023