With the energy transition well underway not only in the energy production area, but in almost all other industries, the shipping sector also needs to be looking at what fuels will be used to power the ships in the near future. Naval Architect Harry Linskens from DEKC Maritime has discussed efficien
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has won a bid to purchase, build, and operate four 98,000 cubic meter VLECs for China-based Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL). The vessels will be carrying ethane from the US Gulf Coast to Shenzhen-listed STL’s plant in Lianyungang, China. Under the novation contr
Australian energy major, Santos, has completed the final field trial for the Moomba carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
BW LPG has kicked off a week-long sea and gas trials for its pioneering very large gas carrier (VLGC).
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the cargo handling and fuel supply system for two new 98,000 cbm Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC).
Singaporean-based tonnage provider Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has hired GoodFuels to supply biofuel bunkers for one of its MR tankers. The company bunkered its 2010-built 47,377 deadweight tonne MR tanker M/T Pacific Beryl. with the residual-fuel equivalent Bio-Fuel Oil on October 9 in Dutch wat
Spanish LNG services provider HAM Group has designed and manufactured a new mobile LNG station for C4T Europe in Calais.
Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is exploring the viability of hydrogen and fuels derived from it as a possible fuel source for the future for container shipping. Speaking on decarbonization at Maritime Transport Efficiency Conference in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, MSC Group’s Bu
French liquefied natural gas containment systems specialist GTT has been contracted to design tanks for LNG cargo ready VLEC quartet.
Volvo Trucks has noted a rise in interest in suing liquefied natural gas as fuel in heavy-duty transport in Europe.
Dutch contractor Heerema wants to become the first carbon-neutral marine contractor in the offshore industry in line with the national and international emission-reduction targets. The plans are being revealed as the inetrnational maritime community pushes forward to meet the 50% GHG reduction targe
DNV GL pointed to a relatively limited uptake of hydrogen as a ship fuel in the fourth edition of its Maritime Forecast to 2050 presented on Tuesday. The surprising assessment is a result of both the estimated price of the fuel and the investment costs for the engine and fuel systems. The forecast a
“We need to find the next solution after fossil fuels, luxury is over. We had a very high energy density in a very compact and rather cheap fuel, but we are running out of it. The marine sector is responsible for a huge amount of emissions CO2 and pollutants so it’s really necessary that we [&hellip
The Korean Register has issued the world’s first Cyber Security (CS Ready) class notation for Hyundai Heavy Industries’ very large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.
