Special Reports

The Special Reports produced by The Motorship aim to provide an insight into developments in marine propulsion, which now more than ever are required given emissions concerns. The articles are written by experts in their fields, be they engine manufacturers, other OEMs or international classification societies focusing on future fuels.

Upcoming Reports

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LNG - Issue #1

LNG is currently the most popular lower carbon fuel, but with bio and e-LNG it could move beyond its current transition fuel status supported by extensive existing infrastructure.

Published Reports

Nuclear

Nuclear - Issue #1

Technically the cleanest possible fuel source available to the maritime world and one that has the longest history, dating back to the 1950s. Why is it not in common, non-military use?

A render of a biofuel train wagon.

BioFuel & Clean Diesel - Issue #1

In our latest in The Motorship’s series of special reports we focus our attention on biofuels, which were the target of a protest to the IMO earlier this year by various NGOs.

methanol special report

Methanol - Issue #1

In this report, we speak to the engineers who are not just building the engines that can run on methanol, such as Everllence and WinGD, but also those OEMs making turbochargers, fuel injection systems and fuel supply systems that can function on methanol.

A black and red ship on the sea with the word "Ammonia" painted on the side.

Ammonia - Issue #1

With two of the largest marine engine makers in the world going head-to-head to get their ammonia units to market first, we look at both MAN ES and WinGD’s 2-stroke engine development, their fuel supply systems and how the ecosystem needs to evolve to allow their use aided by class societies.