Month: March 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Houlder, the design and engineering consultancy, has developed a new tool for analysing ship performance and evaluating efficiency options, including energy efficiency technologies.

7th March 2024

Houlder launches ship performance and efficiency analysis tool

7th March 2024

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Kistler has announced the introduction of a new series of robust high-sensitivity sensors for modal analysis. The new 8740A and 8788AIEPE accelerometer series are designed to offer more accurate vibration measurements, thanks to lightweighting and a reduction…

7th March 2024

Kistler launches new accelerometers

7th March 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has announced that it will install a catalytic removal system for nitrous oxide (N2O) reactor developed by Hitachi Zosen on the 40,000 cbm ammonia-fuelled ammonia carrier that is scheduled to be completed in November 2026.

7th March 2024

Hitachi Zosen to Supply N20 Reactor For First NH3-Fuelled Gas Carrier

7th March 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Mitsui E&S Co., Ltd. has announced the successful first running of a large bore 2-stroke test engine on hydrogen at its Tamano Plant in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The company reports that the successful combustion…

7th March 2024

Groundbreaking First H2-fuelled 2-stroke Engine Test Completed

7th March 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Classification society, Indian Register of Shipping, is teaming up with Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers to foster innovation and sustainability in the maritime industry.

6th March 2024

Autonomous eco-vessel collaboration launches

6th March 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

At an online ceremony on 27 February 2024, MAN Energy Solutions and China Classification Society (CCS) signed a sub-agreement in line with the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) the two parties previously agreed in…

5th March 2024

Signing Ceremony Expands Dual-Fuel MeOH Agreement with CCS

5th March 2024

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Closely following the award of a four-ship contract in Europe, Canadian operator BC Ferries has launched a project involving up to seven larger vessels. The nomination of hybrid electric power is common…

5th March 2024

CANADIAN FERRY OPERATOR BUILDS ON HYBRID POWER

5th March 2024

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Danfoss IXA, an exhaust emission monitoring solutions specialist, has announced the introduction of a state-of-the-art SO₂/CO₂ analyzer designed specifically for scrubber applications.

5th March 2024

New continuous SO₂/CO₂ analyser for regulatory exhaust monitoring applications

5th March 2024

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

Commodities specialist Trafigura announced on 4 March that it was acquiring the European assets of one of Europe’s largest suppliers of biofuels, Greenergy. The acquisition, which remains subject to regulatory approval, will add physical…

5th March 2024

Trafigura acquires NW European biofuel supplier

5th March 2024

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Embarked on a technologically-pragmatic decarbonisation strategy, UK short-sea specialist P&O Ferries has reduced its carbon footprint by almost 50,000t in 2023.

5th March 2024

CARBON CUT ON UK SHORT-SEA LINKS

5th March 2024