Dutch marine fuels supplier Titan has delivered LNG to the newbuild Thun Vettern, an LNG dual-fuel vessel owned by Swedish shipping company Erik Thun, in its first simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) bunkering in Ghent, Belgium. The operation saw Titan’s Flexfueler 001 deliver 180 MT of LNG to Thun Vet
Finnish fuel supply systems specialist Auramarine has been contracted to provide its methanol fuel supply system (FSS) for the “world’s first methanol-powered tugs”.
Houston-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has received DNV’s Statement of Compliance for the remotely supported operational concept for the Armada 78 fleet of offshore survey vessels. With this approval, Ocean Infinity said it had become the industry’s first organization to reach the requ
Finland-based marine engineering company Deltamarin has signed a contract with Chinese state-owned enterprise China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) to design and engineer the 14th and 15th vessels in Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo’s E-Flexer series, both of which will feature multi-fuel cap
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has held a naming and launching ceremony for Sunflower Pirka, a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled ferry under construction at Naikai Zosen Corporation.
ADNOC and ExxonMobil have signed an agreement under which ADNOC will acquire a 35% equity stake in ExxonMobil’s low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Baytown, Texas, U.S.
Classification society DNV has issued three approval in principle (AiP) certificates to Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua for its vessel designs, including ultra large ethane carrier (ULEC), liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier, and LNG bunker vessel, and general approval for ship application (GASA) certi
Norwegian technology company Kongsberg Maritime has scored a contract to provide propulsion upgrades for Höegh Autoliners’ ten pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs).
Inpex, Nippon Steel and Kanto Natural Gas Development have concluded a consignment contract with JOGMEC regarding the Metropolitan area CCS project.
JPNH₂YDRO, a joint venture (JV) formed by Belgian shipowner CMB.TECH and Japanese companies Tsuneishi and Kambara Kisen, has launched a new research & development (R&D) center in Japan to advance hydrogen development. The official ceremony to inaugurate the new Hydrogen Engine R&D Center was held on
Swedish hydrogen fuel cell provider PowerCell has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for a new methanol-to-power solution that combines a methanol reformer with a fuel cell system. Specifically, the new solution has a fully integrated methanol reformer from RIX Indu
Classification society DNV has awarded Chinese shipbuilder Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company (HPWS) three approval in principle (AiP) certificates for innovative designs of three new ship types.
The widespread adoption of biofuels as a drop-in replacement for fossil fuels and a cost-effective way of meeting tightening regulations in the shipping industry hinges on overcoming challenges such as feedstock availability and demand competition from other transport sectors, Lloyd’s Register (LR)
Global non-profit association CIMAC and the Maritime Battery Forum (MBF) have published the first of three white papers on the environmental impact of batteries in deep-sea shipping.
