Wärtsilä Gas Solutions will supply cargo handling systems for four new 93,000 cbm capacity VLACs being built by Hanwha Ocean for Naftomar.
Following the design and testing of its first two-stroke ammonia engine, Germany-based engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has launched the ‘AmmoniaMot 2’ research project that aims to develop a four-stroke, medium-speed, dual-fuel test engine powered by ammonia. Backed by the German F
French shipping giant CMA CGM has partnered with circular waste management solutions provider SUEZ to work on the production of biomethane and the low-carbon transition of maritime transport. To this end, on October 18, the companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlining three main ar
While the implementation of ammonia as a marine fuel is expected to be technologically feasible as early as 2025-2026, its toxic nature requires the maritime industry to develop new approaches to safety. However, the majority of maritime community members are willing to sail on or work with ammonia-
China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered the first of a series of eight 16,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships to Switzerland’s shipping colossal Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). As informed, the Liberian-flagged boxshi
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), in collaboration with ship designer Robert Allan, has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for an escort tug with methanol dual-fuel (DF) hybrid propulsion system. The AiP certific
Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) has become “the first nuclear transport operator in the world” to install and trial revolutionary new sail technology on its specialist ships in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint.
A number of Finnish research organizations and companies have launched a project to develop fuel-flexible solutions for maritime transport and off-road machinery, enabling the optimal use of zero- and low-carbon fuels and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 100%. The Flexible Clean Prop
ABS has completed a safety evaluation of ammonia dispersion on board an ammonia-fueled gas turbine LNG carrier design from Hanwha Ocean.
Classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has teamed up with Singapore-based maritime engineering and design company SeaTech Solutions to work on the design and classification of next-generation green tugs and harbor crafts. To bolster their partnership, IRS and SeaTech signed a memor
Hong Kong-based containership lessor Seaspan Corporation has ordered six environmentally friendly boxships at Chinese Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) and Hanwha Ocean have signed a five-year strategic partnership to advance maritime decarbonization in the areas of alternative low-/zero carbon fuels, energy efficiency technologies, and onboard carbon capture.
Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners has welcomed the second multi-fuel Aurora-class pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), Höegh Borealis, to its fleet. Höegh Autoliners took delivery of the latest newbuild from China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) on October 16, 2024, following the naming cere
Backed by recently secured funding, the Green Corridor initiative is commencing a study to assess the feasibility of establishing a zero-emission shipping route between ports of Holyhead and Dublin. If established, it will be the first green route to operate between the UK and Ireland. The Green Cor
