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SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

German short-sea specialist Vega Reederei has placed an order for a series of ten diesel-electric multi-purpose cargo vessels.. The vessels will be built by Sinomach Group to a design developed by Conoship International of…

3rd August 2023

German Short-Sea Investment

3rd August 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An initiative to help stimulate orders for UK-built vessels has been launched by the UK Government. The Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme (SCGS) is designed to help owners or operators access finance for…

3rd August 2023

Step Change For UK Shipbuilding?

3rd August 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards and Turkey’s Feyz Group have inked a deal for the delivery of three new Damen Combi Freighters 3850 for delivery in early 2025.

3rd August 2023

Damen in Turkish combi freighter deal

3rd August 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 added hydrogen fuel-cell systems to its product portfolio, making fuel cell systems commercially available from 1 August.

2nd August 2023

Yanmar launches PEM FC solution

2nd August 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Researchers from Texas-based Southwest Research Institute studied the effects of introducing hydrogen on a diesel engine that had not been optimised for its use and found no short-term noticeable change in engine…

2nd August 2023

1MW Scale SWRI Tests Reveal Positive H2 Results

2nd August 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Testament to the reach and resolve of the Japanese shipping industry, the essential trading tool of the world’s third largest economy, the NYK Group has taken delivery of the initial vessels in…

2nd August 2023

New Chapter In Vehicle Carrier Evolution

2nd August 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Rumours of seaborne coal’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain, but shipowners should eye proposed restrictions on new projects in Asia.

2nd August 2023

Does seaborne thermal coal’s future depend upon CCUS or NH3 co-firing?

2nd August 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wärtsilä has awarded Damen Marine Components (DMC) a contract to provide steering equipment to two landing platform docks (LPD) of the Chilean Navy.

2nd August 2023

DMC wins LPD steering equipment deal

2nd August 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

X Press Feeders has agreed an offtake agreement with OCI Global’s subsidiary OCI Hyfuels to supply green methanol from the Port of Rotterdam from 2024.

1st August 2023

Port of Rotterdam green methanol offtake agreement

1st August 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

The world’s first methanol bunker quantity survey (BQS) operation was completed in Singapore on 27 July 2023. 

1st August 2023

First methanol fuel bunker quantity survey

1st August 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä has been awarded an order to supply the methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for six newbuild container vessels on order for the French shipping company CMA CGM.

1st August 2023

Wärtsilä to supply MeOH-fuelled auxiliaries for CMA CGM newbuildings

1st August 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Hengli Engine (Dalian) Co., Ltd., (Hengli Engine), agreed a marine two-stroke manufacturing licence agreement with MAN Energy Solutions on 7 July, and plans to enter the marine engine building market. 

1st August 2023

MAN ES adds Hengli Engine to list of 2-stroke licensees

1st August 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Giving first form to an extensive new series of Chinese-built, versatile singledeckers for intra-European trade, the 5,200dwt Sommen (ex-JSP Lojt) has cut her teeth on the near-sea traffic lifting cargoes between the northwest Continent and…

1st August 2023

Chinese Serial Production Of Dutch Design

1st August 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A newly-established European venture plans to order a series of con-ro type vessels developed to bring efficiencies in refrigerated cargo transportation. Under the aegis of D4R2 Shipping, the flotilla is targeted at…

1st August 2023

Ro-Ro Mode For Banana Trade

1st August 2023

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

GTT is to design the cryogenic fuel tanks for ten LNG-fuelled ultra large container vessels.

28th July 2023

GTT in LNG ULCV deal

28th July 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Maritime AI company, Bearing AI, has been awarded with Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions by ClassNK for its emissions management tool.

27th July 2023

ClassNK endorses CII compliance tool

27th July 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä is delivering significant savings to the shipping industry according to new data obtained from two medium range product tankers.

27th July 2023

Wärtsilä key to Vitol efficiency gains

27th July 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A cooperation agreement aims to provide training for existing and future crew operating on bunker tankers so that they’re ready for methanol bunkering on a larger scale.

25th July 2023

Cooperating to deliver methanol bunkering training

25th July 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Thermal runaway, a main cause of fire in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, has been the target of research by LG Chem. 

24th July 2023

New battery chemistries on the horizon after land-based development

24th July 2023

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Green Shipping Programme Director at DNV, Narve Mjøs, highlights the massive recent growth in the adoption of onboard energy storage – the industry is now approaching 1,000 references. 

24th July 2023

Prospects for battery power are positive

24th July 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Dr Nicole Wermuth, research leader in combustion and fuels at LEC GmbH, presented results of an ammonia diesel dual-fuel combustion concept test at CIMAC 2023 highlighting the wide operating range achieved.

24th July 2023

Wide operating range demonstrated for ammonia combustion concepts

24th July 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Regulations need to be in place before prospectors start mining the seabed, writes Patrik Wheater.

24th July 2023

The new Klondike

24th July 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Researchers from MAN Energy Solutions explained the numerical simulation work behind the design of the new PBST TCP turbochargers at CIMAC 2023. From first concepts to detailed design, testing and validation the…

24th July 2023

Appliance of data science to new PBST radial turbo

24th July 2023