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2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Solvang ASA, the Norway-based shipowner, has ordered a full-scale, turnkey Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) retrofit on board one of its LPG carriers with Singaporean shipyard Seatrium. The contract is understood to be…

16th February 2024

Solvang orders world’s first full scale onboard CCS retrofit

16th February 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Maritime CCS is poised to play a crucial role in curbing shipping’s CO2 emissions, Sigurd Jenssen, Director, Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment explains to The Motorship.

16th February 2024

Maritime CCS should play a crucial role in curbing shipping’s CO2 emissions

16th February 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Chilean shipbuilder, ASENAV (Astilleros y Servicios Navales S.A.), has ordered 4 × MAN 6L21/31 Mk2 PLO (Part-Load Optimised) GenSets for a 94-metre, polar expedition newbuilding for Antarctica21, the world’s leading provider of air-cruises.…

15th February 2024

MAN 21/31 Mk2 PLO GenSets for Chilean Polar Expedition ship

15th February 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Dr Holger Gehring, Senior Manager at PrimeServ Academy in Augsburg, shared details of the first 4-stroke lubricating oil miscibility test, which was recently concluded

15th February 2024

MAN ES completes first 4-stroke miscibility test

15th February 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Demand for carbon capture is set to grow and with it demand for the ships to carry it for storage or new applications, writes Tao Shen, Manager, ABS Global Sustainability Center -…

15th February 2024

Liquefied CO2 carriers will join the links in the carbon value chain

15th February 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A project aimed at reducing the weight of ship structures has been taken to the second, developmental stage through UK Government funding. Large-scale additive manufacturing (LSAM) technologies are pivotal to the MariLight…

15th February 2024

BID TO DRIVE DOWN NEWBUILD WEIGHT

15th February 2024

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Re-emergent Spanish shipyard Astilleros Ria de Vigo has landed a deal to construct a combined passenger/cargo vessel tailored to service in the South Pacific.

15th February 2024

UNIQUE NEWBUILD FOR FRENCH POLYNESIA

15th February 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

The European Commission published ambitious plans to develop a regional carbon capture market capable of transporting up to 280 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2040 on 6 February.

13th February 2024

EU doubles down on carbon capture strategy

13th February 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bureau Veritas has granted approval in principle (AiP) for a large LH2 carrier and associated membrane tank design.

13th February 2024

BV grants AiP for large LH2 carrier

13th February 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Christhard Bongers, MAN PrimeServ’s head of spare parts sales, explains to The Motorship how the benefits of its MyPlace solution extend beyond inventory management.

13th February 2024

Digitalising spare parts management “is just the beginning”

13th February 2024