Month: July 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has launched a project to develop retrofit solutions for medium-speed marine engines. The ‘CliNeR-ECo’ project includes partners from industry and research institutes, and will run until the end of…

19th July 2023

MAN ES participating in 4-stroke methanol retrofit research project

19th July 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Whereas average sailing speed in the containership sector increased by up to 4% during the Covid-19 pandemic on the back of strong demand and in the face of widespread port congestion, the…

19th July 2023

Boxship Lines Adopt Slower Speeds

19th July 2023

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Maritime decarbonisation company, VPS, has appointed a new head of sustainable fuels.

19th July 2023

VPS appoints new sustainable fuels boss

19th July 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new report says that technology readiness is high for methanol, but pricing, availability and carbon accounting are obstacles to its widespread adoption.

18th July 2023

Making methanol a viable fuel for the shipping industry

18th July 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

DB Schenker and Volvo Cars are teaming up on more sustainable ocean freight, shipping 12,000 standard containers with automotive spare parts on vessels using biofuel.

18th July 2023

Automotive shipping turns to biofuels

18th July 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

FincoEnergies and the Port of Amsterdam will now supply biomethanol by truck extending the port’s alternative fuel offering to customers.

18th July 2023

Amsterdam moves to extend its alt fuels offering

18th July 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

UZMAR Shipyards in Turkey has placed an order for 4 × 12V175D-MM IMO Tier II engines, each rated at 2,400 kW @ 1,800 rpm, for two TRAnsverse tug newbuilds.

18th July 2023

MAN 175Ds for Svitzer tugs

18th July 2023

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Brunvoll has been chosen as the supplier of a complete propulsion and manoeuvring system for a Service Operations Vessel (SOV) designed to operate on green fuel, currently being built for ESVAGT at Cemre Shipyard.

18th July 2023

ESVAGT chooses Brunvoll propulsion package

18th July 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

WinGD has stated that it is on track to deliver the first X-DF-A dual fuel engine capable of operating on ammonia by Q1 2025, and expects the first vessel powered by X-DF-A…

18th July 2023

First NH3-fuelled X-DF-A engine to be delivered in Q1 2025

18th July 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

HAV Design has been chosen to develop another methanol hybrid offshore wind service operation vessel (SOV) for Esvagt.

17th July 2023

11th SOV from HAV Design for Esvagt

17th July 2023