Month: September 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

MacGregor has been chosen to deliver RoRo equipment for two of the world’s first methanol-fuelled pure car and truck carriers (PCTC).

Importer · 29th September 2023

MacGregor kits out methanol PCTCs

Importer · 29th September 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Brunvoll Mar-El has chosen energy storage firm, Leclanché, to assist on a ferry retrofit project.

Importer · 28th September 2023

Brunvoll chooses Leclanché for ferry retrofit

Importer · 28th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The ability to transition from LNG to H2 onboard many different ship sizes and types could change the shipping industry’s expected multi-fuel future paradigm.

28th September 2023

Reforming LNG provides clear path to H2 operations

28th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Container major CMA CGM has expanded its orderbook of containerships capable of operating on methanol, after it placed an order with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company Limited (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited (CSTC) for a…

28th September 2023

CMA CGM places order for MeOH-fuelled series of 9,200 teu boxships

28th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

QatarEnergy has announced the beginning of a second round of LNG shipbuilding orders, confirming an order with Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for 17 LNG carriers. 

28th September 2023

QatarEnergy signals beginning of second round of LNG orders

28th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bureau Veritas and shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean have completed a Joint Development Project (JDP) to enable 3D model based approval for the classification of ships.

28th September 2023

JDP on 3D Model Based class approval completed

28th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured the first ever approval in principle (AiP) for two­­‑stroke engines fuelled with ammonia. Lloyd’s Register awarded the AiP to WinGD’s X-DF-A dual-fuel range.

28th September 2023

First AiP for WinGD’s X-DF-A engine

28th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

In a first for MAN Energy Solutions, its dual-fuel MAN 21/31 DF-M gensets have been specified for two pure car and truck carriers for Chinese ship owner China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES). The methanol-fuelled vessels…

28th September 2023

First reference for MAN MeOH-fuelled gensets on PCTC series

28th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A French shipbuilder has been shortlisted for the construction of two vessels to serve the traffic between the Isles of Scilly and the English mainland. The Piriou organisation, based in Brittany, has…

28th September 2023

French Yard Favoured For UK Ferries

28th September 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Onboard carbon capture has moved a step closer with the news that engineering company, Sener, has designed two new CCS-equipped vessels for Grona Shipping.

27th September 2023

Onboard carbon capture moves a step closer

27th September 2023