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METHANOL

METHANOL

News that HMM, the largest shipping company in Korea, had announced an agreement with potential methanol supply partners on 14 February was followed by an agreement between Costa Cruises and Proman to…

16th February 2023

HMM and Costa focus on methanol supply partnerships

16th February 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

A ground-breaking wind propulsion project has been awarded a share of £60 million in UK government funding.

16th February 2023

Wind sail project secures government funding

16th February 2023

FUEL CELLS

FUEL CELLS

A hydrogen fuel cell powered research vessel commissioned by the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography will be built to ABS Class.

15th February 2023

US hydrogen-fuelled research vessel to be ABS Class

15th February 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

A project to develop a hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine (ICE) for light utility vehicles (HyMOT) has been awarded funding by France’s ADEME as part of its Future Investments Programme (PIA). The project includes…

15th February 2023

GTT digital subsidiary participating in French H2-fuelled ICE project

15th February 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A project to modernise the control system of a tug operated by Alfons Håkans in the Baltic Sea is expected to extend the operational life of the vessel by at least 15…

15th February 2023

Control System Retrofit Key To Extending Tug Operational Life

15th February 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

A theoretical study conducted by wind-assisted ship propulsion specialist Blue Wasp Marine has offered encouraging results, indicating that a relatively small change to the design of a Flettner rotor can significantly increase its aerodynamic…

15th February 2023

Design modification offers increased Flettner fuel efficiencies

15th February 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Mitsui E&S Machinery has been awarded the contract to supply a dual-fuel engine capable of operating on methanol for a 65,700 dwt bulk carrier slated for construction at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. 

14th February 2023

Tsuneishi inks methanol-fuelled bulker contract

14th February 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A joint study between classification society ClassNK and Marubeni Corporation has identified the fleet-wide fuel efficiencies offered by using NAPA’s voyage optimisation software.

14th February 2023

ClassNK joint study reveals voyage optimisation benefits

14th February 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Marine scientific and technical consultants and surveyors, Brookes Bell LLP, has announced that acquisition of the UK-based tribology consultancy Neale Consulting Engineers.

14th February 2023

Brookes Bell expands tribology offering

14th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Fincantieri and a consortium of Italian suppliers are extending their industrial cooperation with the Onex Elefsis Shipyards in Greece in the context of an Italian-led bid for a naval programme of Greek…

14th February 2023

Fincantieri inks cooperation deal with Greek yard

14th February 2023