SMT OFFERS HIGHER LEVEL METHANOL TRAINING TO MEET INDUSTRY NEED
With methanol seen as a potential leading contender as a cleaner and more sustainable alternative marine fuel in the drive to hit IMO net zero targets by 2050, some flag states are requiring additional teaching over and above the basic and advanced IGF courses...
BULKER FLEET REPORTS EFFICIENCY GAINS WITH CHEVRON CYLINDER OIL
Turkish shipowner Susesea has successfully upgraded the cylinder lubrication strategy across its fleet of six bulk carriers by adopting Chevron’s Taro Ultra Advanced 40 (TUA 40). Working closely with Chevron Marine Lubricants and its regional distributor, Petrol...
GAS CARRIER OPERATOR SIGNS UP FOR FURTHER WÄRTSILÄ LIFECYCLE AGREEMENT
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year lifecycle agreement with Athens-based LNG management company, Alpha Gas, covering two LNG carriers which each have four Wärtsilä 34DF engines. The agreement is aimed at giving Alpha Gas increased operational insight, availability, and...
CSA ASKS OSPAR MEMBER STATES TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING BEFORE INVOKING SCRUBBER BAN
The recent decision by North East Atlantic environmental organisation OSPAR to restrict the use of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (‘scrubbers’) in the North Atlantic ports and inland waters of the contracting parties (member states) of OSPAR, projected to...
DNV DATA SUGGESTS SHIPS ON ORDER ARE PREPARED FOR FUTURE FUELS
According to data from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform, ordering of alternative-fuelled vessels is continuing to grow in 2025, despite a slowdown in the overall newbuild market, with new orders for alternative-fuelled vessels reaching 19.8m gt in the...
EMISSIONS-CUTTING COOLING SYSTEM ADDED TO GOLTENS PORTFOLIO
UAE-based retrofit and environmental technology company Goltens Worldwide has entered into a non-exclusive sales agency agreement and preferred global installation partner with Frese, a Denmark-based manufacturer of energy saving flow control and management...
SUSTAINABLE DAMEN TUG ORDERED FOR NZ PORT
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Port Marlborough New Zealand (PMNZ) for the delivery of an ASD Tug 2312. PMNZ will operate the tug in Picton Harbour, where it will provide towage services for the more than 3,000 500GT+ vessels to call annually. The...
‘K’ LINE BEGINS USE OF BIO-METHANE FUEL
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (‘K’ Line) has announced its first use of bio-LNG fuel supplied by Shell Western LNG (Shell) to the car carrier ‘Oceanus Highway’. The vessel recently received 500t of bio-LNG from Shell at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge....