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MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Classification society Bureau Veritas and maritime software company OrbitMI are joining forces to help digitalise and decarbonise the shipping sector.

20th September 2023

BV invests in tech firm to future-proof shipping

20th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

WinGD has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea-based gas and petrochemicals transportation specialist KSS Line to explore the use of X-DF-A engines for future newbuild projects. The companies will focus on 52cm- and 62cm-bore…

20th September 2023

WinGD collaborates with KSS Line for NH3-fuelled gas carriers

20th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Japanese shipowner Kambara Kisen has entered into a shipbuilding contract for the construction of a 65,700-dwt methanol dual-fuel dry bulk carrier newbuilding with Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

20th September 2023

Kambara Kisen orders MeOH-fuelled bulker for MOL charter

20th September 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

London-based freight insurance provider TT Club is calling for greater emphasis on the critical dangers of toxic gas emissions arising from lithium-ion battery fires.

20th September 2023

Wider Dangers Of Battery Fires

20th September 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Newport Shipping has signed an Letter of Intent (LOI) with Zhejiang Energy Marine Environmental to enable it to sell ZEME scrubbers.

19th September 2023

Newport teams up with ZEME on emissions reduction technology

19th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

WinGD plans to extend the choice of methanol dual-fuel engines available to shipowners, completing the range of bore sizes ranging from 520mm up 920mm by the end of 2027, the engine designer announced…

19th September 2023

WinGD to add more bore sizes to X-DF-M platform

19th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Two of the largest names in the container liner sector, A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S (Maersk) and CMA CGM, have announced plans to join forces on several areas relating to decarbonisation. The collaboration,…

19th September 2023

Maersk and CMA CGM to work together on alt fuels

19th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Prolific gas tanker builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries has delivered a new iteration of its proven, very large LPG carrier design with increased cargo capacity and engineered for powering on LPG or potentially…

19th September 2023

New Edge To Kawasaki LPGC Prowess

19th September 2023

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions Norway has selected Høglund to supply a high-end cargo control system for a series of Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC). The modern gas carrier newbuildings will be constructed at Jiangnan Shipyard in China.

19th September 2023

Jiangnan VLEC FGSS undercontract awarded

19th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japanese general trading company Mitsui & Co., Ltd (Mitsui) has acquired a minority stake in Finnish energy efficiency solution provider WE Tech Solutions (WE Tech).   

19th September 2023

Mitsui takes minority stake in WETech

19th September 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

GTT subsidiary, Ascenz Marorka, has been granted type approval certification from Bureau Veritas for its emissions warning system.

18th September 2023

Propellor power monitoring system gains BV approval

18th September 2023

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Avenir LNG has awarded the management of three of its LNG bunker vessels to Wilhelmsen Ship Management.

18th September 2023

Wilhelmsen to manage Avenir LNG trio

18th September 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) was awarded an approval in principle (AiP) from DNV for a ‘hydrogen system’ related to a liquefied hydrogen-fuelled gas carrier design concept at Gastech 2023…

18th September 2023

BOG solution for LH2 carrier design receives AiP

18th September 2023

LNG

LNG

Bureau Veritas (BV) and shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean have announced a Joint Development Project (JDP) to examine the structural assessment of independent LNG fuel tanks for ultra large container ships.

18th September 2023

Structural Assessment JDP for ULCS independent LNG fuel tanks

18th September 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Norwegian green shipping specialist Pherousa Green Shipping AS (PGS) has placed a conditional order with Norwegian technology developer TECO 2030 for 6 x 12MW fuel cells for a series of 63,000dwt ammonia-fuelled Ultramax…

18th September 2023

Pherousa inks conditional supply contract for 6 x 12MW fuel cells

18th September 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) received an approval in principle (AIP) from ABS for an ammonia reductant supply system for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) in ammonia-fuelled…

18th September 2023

AiP for NH3-fuelled SCR design using ammonia as reductant

18th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions is understood to have expressed concern to IACS, the International Association of Classification Societies, about the lack of a set of unified requirements relating to ammonia-fuelled engines and their…

15th September 2023

MAN ES stresses need for common NH3 standards

15th September 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

OCI Global, a producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products, has announced plans to develop its first green ammonia production capacity in the US and to expand green methanol value chains at its plants…

15th September 2023

OCI Global to expand green NH3 and MeOH production

15th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) held a formal naming ceremong for its first vessel that will operate on green methanol. The newbuild methanol-fuelled 2,100teu container feeder, Laura Maersk, was named in a ceremony hosted in the Port of…

15th September 2023

Naming ceremony for MeOH-fuelled Laura Maersk in Copenhagen

15th September 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Container line operator Maersk announced that it was investing in a green methanol production start-up on 14 September.

15th September 2023

Maersk invests in green methanol production company

15th September 2023