The global shipping industry is being misled by the promise of LNG, which fuel optimisation company Fuelre4m says is being driven by commercial rather than environmental, motives, from shipyards chasing newbuild orders to energy companies offloading gas reserves. This...
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LIQUID WIND RECEIVES FUNDING FOR SWEDISH eMETHANOL PLANT
Liquid Wind has received support from Industriklivet, the Swedish Energy Agency’s programme supporting Swedish industry’s green transition, amounting to €3.6m for the pre-engineering of the company’s full-scale eMethanol plant in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The Swedish...
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AiP FROM KR FOR BOIL-OFF GAS SYSTEM TO CUT EMISSIONS AND FUEL LOSSES
KR (Korean Register) has granted an approval in principle (AIP) for an LNG boil-off gas (BOG) treatment system jointly developed by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) and Donghwa Pneutec. The AiP, awarded in cooperation with the Liberian Registry (LISCR), is based...
FLEET READINESS SURGES AHEAD OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL SUPPLY
New insights from DNV’s Maritime Forecast to 2050 show that shipping’s energy transition is entering a new phase: one defined by strategic investment, accelerating fleet readiness, and emerging regulatory developments. With the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework (NZF) approved...
Marine propulsion & machinery news
EVERLLENCE 21/31 DUAL-FUEL ENGINE SUCCESSFULLY TESTED WITH ETHANOL FUEL
Everllence has confirmed the successful running on ethanol – at all load points – of its 21/31 dual-fuel engine at its test facilities in Frederikshavn, Denmark. Everllence says it has pioneered the platform of two-stroke methanol-burning engines over a decade ago...
WinGD SIGNS DUAL-FUEL SERVICE CONTRACT WITH OPearl LNG SHIP MANAGEMENT
Swiss marine power company WinGD has signed a long-term service agreement (LTSA) with Hong Kong-based OPearl LNG Ship Management, a company formed jointly by China Merchant LNG, NYK Line and CNOOC, which manages a fleet of LNG carriers. The 15-year LTSA covers 14...
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KONGSBERG AND TORGHATTEN LOOK TO AUTONOMOUS FERRY TO CUT EMISSIONS
Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into a contract for the development of a system for self-driving ferries on the Flakk-Rørvik route. The car ferry service operation is part of the Norwegian highway network – County Road 715 - and...
FIRST LNG VOITH TRACTOR TUG LAUNCHED
What is believed to be the world’s first Voith propelled tractor tug with LNG dual fuel propulsion has been successfully launched by Uzmar Shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey. Named the Sultanhani, this is the first of two hulls being built for Turkish tug operator Botas to...
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SCANDLINES’ EMISSION-FREE FERRY COMPLETES TRIALS
Scandlines' new €80m ro-ro freight ferry, which operates completely free of direct emissions, has completed its second sea trial in the Sea of Marmara near Turkey and is now preparing for its journey to the Fehmarnbelt. In collaboration with the Cemre shipyard and...
GRIMALDI NAMES FIRST AMMONIA-READY PCTC
The Grimaldi Group has held a naming ceremony in Jiangsu, China, for the 'Grande Shanghai', the first of ten next-generation PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier) vessels commissioned from China Merchants Heavy Industries. The first five vessels in the series will be...
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BV TO CERTIFY WIND AND SOLAR POWERED POLAR EXPEDITION VESSEL
Bureau Veritas Marine and Offshore (BV) is collaborating with shipowner Selar, designer Cormoran/Ship-ST and shipyard CNOI on the certification of 'Captain Arctic', Selar’s pioneering polar expedition cruise designed to operate with close to zero carbon emissions....
DNV ISSUES SEEMP COMPANY AUDIT REMINDER
Classification society has issued a reminder that, according to the SEEMP Part III regulations, companies must ensure that affected vessels meet the energy efficiency targets set by the IMO. This is accomplished through a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP)...
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SMART DATA HELPING TO CUT CARBON EMISSIONS
Digital solutions company Marlink has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore’s Alpha Ori Technologies (AOT) to support shipowners, ship managers and charterers in collecting data and providing advanced analytics they need to improve vessel...
NAPA LAUNCHES DIGITAL TWIN CII SIMULATOR TOOL
Maritime software and data services provider Napa has urged the shipping industry to take a proactive approach to the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), making the most of digital platforms that enable charterers and owners to work collaboratively towards...
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SOLSTAD OFFSHORE SAVES FUEL BY DETAILED VOYAGE PLANNING
Norwegian operator Solstad Offshore says that one of its largest construction vessels, 'Normand Vision', managed to save significant amounts of fuel and reduce emission on a voyage home from a project in West Africa. Through cooperation with long-term client Ocean...
SECOND HYBRID WTIV ORDERED FROM CIMC RAFFLES
CIMC Raffles and Norway's Havfram have confirmed and signed a second EPC shipbuilding Contract for a Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV), to be used for transportation and installation services in European wind farms. The shipyard says that this project places...
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CANADIAN AND GERMAN PORTS COLLABORATE ON SUSTAINABILITY
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) in Germany and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate across a range of port priorities including decarbonisation, safety and cruise. The MoU will see the two port...
ONE AND SEASPAN CORP SET UP TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Seaspan Corporation (Seaspan) have established OneSea Solutions which is headquartered in Singapore and focused on technical ship management and maritime talent development. OneSea is jointly owned and operated by ONE and Seaspan,...
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