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2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions’ new MAN 49/60DF four-stroke engine has been approved by six classification societies after successfully passing a five-day programme of type approval tests (TAT) at MAN ES’s Augsburg facility in…

30th March 2023

Successful TA test for MAN 49/60DF

30th March 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Christoph Rofka, Accelleron’s president Medium & Low Speed products and VP Communications at CIMAC, discusses changes that are affecting the wider maritime propulsion market, and Accelleron’s response in an exclusive interview with…

30th March 2023

Accelleron’s Christoph Rofka sees upcoming changes in the turbocharging market

30th March 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

An ABB study based on three years of operational ship data mounts the compelling case for integrating battery power onboard modern icebreakers, Samuli Hänninen, who specializes in icebreaking vessels at ABB Marine & Ports, tells The Motorship.

30th March 2023

Battery power to breakthrough in ice

30th March 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

The latest in Celebrity Cruises’ Edge Series will be powered by methanol-ready engines supplied by Wärtsilä, advancing the use of alternative fuels in the cruise industry.

29th March 2023

Methanol-ready engines for new cruise ship

29th March 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Tamara de Gruyter of Wärtsilä discusses the challenges of balancing footprint, solvent and energy requirements when marinising carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology for onboard CCS systems, and calls for regulators to…

28th March 2023

PODCAST: Shrinking mature CCS systems without increasing parasitic energy requirements

28th March 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Hydrogen-natural gas blends of up to 25% hydrogen by volume have been confirmed to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 10% without significantly impacting engine performance.

28th March 2023

Hydrogen testing on unmodified Wärtsilä 50SG engine confirms performance

28th March 2023

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Croatian operator Jadroplov has purchased two newly-built, short-sea LPG carriers powered by LPG-capable dual-fuel machinery. The 7,500m3-capacity gas tankers are two in a series of three ordered from Sasaki Zosen in Japan…

28th March 2023

LPG-Fuelled Gas Tankers For Croatia

28th March 2023

LNG

LNG

Spanish operator Balearia has signed an initial six-month charter on an innovative ro-pax ferry, which has lain idle in Poland since completion last May. Originally ordered by Brittany Ferries for cross-Channel duty…

28th March 2023

Spanish Charter For Former Honfleur

28th March 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) has published a paper Managing emissions from ammonia-fueled vessels explaining the need for multiple different treatment technologies to manage emissions. 

27th March 2023

Mix of existing and new solutions could manage ammonia emissions

27th March 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

New advanced combustion technology designed to reduce methane slip is being developed for Wärtsilä’s large bore engine platform after earlier success with smaller engines.

27th March 2023

Methane slip reduction project targets Wärtsilä large bore engine platform

27th March 2023