Norwegian natural gas supplier Gasnor has signed a 5-year agreement to supply LNG to Oddrun With, Ulvan Rederi’s new hybrid vessel.
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has won an order for ten ME-GI dual-fuel engines from South Korean ship maker Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). The 8G95ME-GI10.5 engines will power ten 15,000 TEU containerships ordered recently by Seaspan Corporation. The vessels are scheduled for deli
As the maritime industry embarks upon the fourth propulsion revolution, ammonia has been identified as one of the key alternatives to fossil fuels in the shipping’s pathway toward becoming carbon neutral. There has been a notable increase in the uptake of large ammonia vessels over the past year, ac
Finnish shipping outfit Meriaura Group has started the preparation and design of a transport concept that is to achieve 100 per cent carbon neutrality.
MAN Energy Solutions and Korean counterpart STX Engine have carried a remote type approval test for a new engine. German-based engine manufacturer said the type approval test was carried out on-site in Korea in early March 2021 with STX and MAN Energy Solutions staff on site and classification socie
Russian Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex held a keel-laying ceremony on Tuesday for the first of three ice-class MR product tankers, ordered by SCF Atlantic, a subsidiary of SCF Group. The MR-type product carrier will be operating on LNG as a marine fuel as a means of cutting sulfur and NOx emissions. Th
Norwegian shipping consultancy Amon Maritime has set up a joint venture with compatriot shipowners Navigare Shipping & Logistics and AS Mosvolds Rederi named Viridis Bulk Carriers. The company will specialize in short-sea shipping, powering its ships by green and blue ammonia. “We are launching a fl
Enviva, a global energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a memorandum of understanding agreement to develop and deploy an environmentally friendly bulk carrier. The goal of the agreement is to reduce the greenhouse
The Tokyo Port is waiving port entry fees for LNG-powered and hydrogen-powered vessels as a way of encouraging greater uptake of these fuels in the maritime sector. The waiver is set to enter into force on April 1 running for the remaining five years, until March 31, 2026. According to the Tokyo met
Norwegian shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi has won a contract to develop, build and operate a zero-emission self-unloading bulker, set to be powered by hydrogen and wind. The contract award from cargo owners HeidelbergCement Norway and Felleskjøpet AGRI is being revealed after an intense tender process w
Japanese engine manufacturer Yanmar Holdings and its subsidiary Yanmar Power Technology have conducted a field demonstration test for the maritime fuel cell system on 24 March 2021 in Oita, Japan.
Grimaldi Group’s newbuild ro-ro vessel Eco Valencia has saved 5.1 % in fuel consumption and emissions with the use of Silverstream’s air lubrication system, performance testing figures show. Eco Valencia, the first of twelve 5th Generation (GG5G) class hybrid RoRo ships, was delivered to Grimaldi in
Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) named ExxonMobil and Sembcorp as new term LNG importers.
French major Total and MSC Cruises put pen to paper on a supply deal for the latter’s upcoming LNG-powered cruise ships to make calls in the port of Marseille.
