Month: December 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Damen Naval has awarded the contract for the propulsion engines and GenSets for four newbuilding Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Frigates to MAN Energy Solutions. The order consists of 8 × MAN 20V28/33D STC marine engines and…

11th December 2023

Damen selects MAN ES for Main Engines and GenSets for Naval Frigates

11th December 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Erik Thun Group has selected Berg Propulsion’s Dynamic Drive technology to optimise efficiency on board all ten of its latest newbuildings. The Swedish owner confirmed its decision after pilot installations exceeded energy efficiency…

11th December 2023

Erik Thun opts for digital Dynamic Drive propulsion solution for newbuildings

11th December 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Representing a new stage in the adoption of LNG as a transition fuel for deep-sea shipping, the world’s first Panamax or neo-Panamax coal carriers powered by LNG dual-fuel engines have entered service…

11th December 2023

LNG-Fuelled Coal Carriers Make Debut

11th December 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

Pacific International Lines and DP World have joined forces to develop green solutions to decarbonise global supply chains.

11th December 2023

PIL and DP World team up on biofuel trials

11th December 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Shipping sector leaders have committed to enable the use of marine fuels produced from renewable hydrogen to help the shipping industry meet industry decarbonisation goals.

11th December 2023

Shipping leaders commit to green H2-based fuels

11th December 2023

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

COSCO Shipping and bp have agreed to collaborate on a wide range of topics.

7th December 2023

COSCO Shipping and bp forge closer ties

7th December 2023

LNG

LNG

Deltamarin has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling shipyard for La Méridionale’s upcoming RoPax vessel project.

7th December 2023

Deltamarin to design new multi-fuel RoPax duo

7th December 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

RINA has awarded Full Type Approval to the EcoPro Fuel Catalyst System, a standalone retrofit design that uses hydrogen to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency on marine engines.

7th December 2023

TA for Ecomotus’ EcoPro Fuel Catalyst System

7th December 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Caterpillar Inc. has signed cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to investigate using methanol as an alternative fuel source for four-stroke marine engines with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

7th December 2023

Caterpillar inks deal to research MeOH-fuelled marine engines

7th December 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has specified Alfa Laval’s fuel supply system FCM Methanol for the first methanol retrofit project on a container vessel. 

7th December 2023

Alfa Laval to supply LFSS for first boxship MeOH-conversion project

7th December 2023