Azane and Yara plan to initiate an approval process with DSB (Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection) to establish several bunkering locations in Norway and Scandinavia following the AiP award. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

AiP granted for NH3 terminal ship bunkering & loading station

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for design of a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier. GENERAL NEWS

AiP granted for design of large LCO2 carrier

Dorthe Jacobsen, MAN Energy Solutions’ principal research engineer within emissions, emission reduction, fuel and lubricants, in its two-stroke business ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Engine and ammonia lubricant solutions on track: MAN ES’ Jacobsen

Hapag-Lloyd plans to install more efficient propellers on 86 of its vessels, including the Sofia Express (pictured). SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Hapag-Lloyd to upgrade 150 ships

Western Baltic Engineering (WBE) has unveiled new designs for what it believes is the first electric pusher vessel for use on Europe’s inland waterways. ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Electric pusher designed for Europe inland waterways

6259b0b6-be7e-780c-ad1b-53238d8891e9 MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Next level autonomy trials

NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard, ClassNK, and IHI Corporation signed a joint research and development agreement for the commercialisation of an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

World’s first ammonia storage and regasification barge planned