Month: April 2026

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Danish Shipping, a supporter of the 47th Motorship’s Propulsion & Future Fuels conference, has just made a bit of its own history by electing its first ever woman chairperson.

21st April 2026

PFF: Danish Shipping’s chairperson milestone

21st April 2026

LNG

LNG

A new at-sea trial is set to test whether ships can move beyond cutting their own emissions to actively removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere during normal operations, marking a potential shift…

20th April 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Ships trial methane removal technology

20th April 2026

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Schottel has been chosen to supply the propulsion package for an 8,000 DWT hybrid chemical tanker built by Astilleros de Murueta for Bilbao-based owner Mureloil.

20th April 2026

Hybrid tanker features Schottel propulsion

20th April 2026

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

The not-for-profit member driven association that is promoting the use of wind propulsion technologies in the shipping industry, the International Windship Association (IWSA) is also an active Supporter of The Motorship’s Propulsion…

20th April 2026

International Windship Association highlights unique tanker tech

20th April 2026

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä has announced a significant upgrade to its ammonia-fuelled engine offering, increasing the power output of its Wärtsilä 25 ammonia engine as part of ongoing efforts to advance low-carbon shipping technologies.

17th April 2026

Wärtsilä boosts ammonia engine power

17th April 2026

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Efforts to modernise the regulatory framework for nuclear-powered shipping are accelerating, as industry and policymakers step up collaboration to address safety, governance and deployment challenges.

16th April 2026

Nuclear shipping rules gain momentum

16th April 2026

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Wind propulsion systems are capable of delivering immediate emissions reductions across the global shipping fleet, but regulatory gaps and commercial misalignment are preventing the technology from scaling at pace, according to new…

16th April 2026

Wind propulsion faces scaling barriers

16th April 2026

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

DNV has identified strong future demand for low greenhouse gas methane as the global LNG-fuelled fleet expands, but warns that regulatory uncertainty, high costs and supply constraints could limit its long-term role…

15th April 2026

Low-GHG methane faces key challenges

15th April 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

BIMCO is reinforcing the importance of seafarers and global shipping resilience as it continues its support for the Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference 2026, taking place from 8–10 December in Hamburg.

15th April 2026

BIMCO to highlight seafarers’ role at PFF conference

15th April 2026

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Danish Shipping – a Supporter of the 47th Motorship’s Propulsion & Future Fuels conference – has just made a bit of its own history with the election of its first ever Chairwoman of the Board. 

14th April 2026

Danish Shipping appoints its first ever woman as Chair of the Board

14th April 2026