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AMMONIA

AMMONIA

At CIMAC 2023, Raphael Ryser, R&D principal engineer at Accelleron, discussed what changes customers can expect to be made to turbochargers for large engines operating on new fuels.

20th July 2023

New fuel adaptions to turbochargers will include layout and material changes

20th July 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Different onboard CO2 capture technology types result in different levels of purity, and this will have a significant impact on containment systems, says Rupert Hare, CEO of design and engineering consultancy, Houlder.

20th July 2023

CO2 purity will impact onboard containment system design

20th July 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Methanol has already proven to have the potential to become one of the key solutions for the marine industry to reach net carbon neutrality, and Wärtsilä has multiple newbuild and retrofit solutions…

20th July 2023

Wärtsilä targets high injection pressure for methanol

20th July 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä has put a considerable R&D effort in developing the next generation of its dual-fuel lean burn gas engine, with about 300 hours testing completed.

20th July 2023

Wärtsilä advances testing of new combustion concept

20th July 2023

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco has been elected the new secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

19th July 2023

IMO elects first Latin American as new secretary-general

19th July 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Estonian-based shipping company Amisco has placed the first commercial order for Damen’s new air lubrication system, DACS. DACS, which was developed by a collaboration between Damen and the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), will be…

19th July 2023

First Damen air lubrication retrofit contract agreed

19th 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