South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has held a naming ceremony for two dual-fuel very large crude oil carriers (VLCCs) equipped with liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel tanks made of high manganese steel.
Portugal-based energy and tech company Wavelength Technology Center has secured a contract for a methanol marine fuel supply system.
Classification society ABS has been selected to class six new large ocean-going, methanol-fuelled container vessels ordered by Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk.
Danfoss Power Solutions’ Editron division has been chosen to provide drivetrain systems for three hybrid passenger ferries that will operate on the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany.
Copenhagen-based Green Marine Engineering has signed a sales agreement with global renewable energy company e1 Marine for its methanol-to-hydrogen reformer technology. As a result, starting from 1 October, 2022, Green Marine Engineering has become e1 Marine’s sales representative in northern Europe.
South Korean shipbuilder Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), a unit of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group, is launching a demonstration project to apply fuel cells, which are seen as a next-generation energy source, to large vessels. On 11 October, KSOE signed a consortium agreement
Owners of vessels burning methane-based fuels such as LNG are not likely to pursue investments in methane emission reduction technologies without strong incentives or regulatory requirements, a study from Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) says. The study provides an ov
Veer Corporation, registered in the Bahamas, has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its project aimed at building the world’s first fleet of 100% clean, ocean-going container vessels. “Receiving this AIP from a recognized organization such as ABS sets
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has ordered an additional six large ocean-going vessels that can sail on green methanol. The six vessels will be built by South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and have a nominal capacity of approx. 17,000 TEU. They come with dual-fuel eng
Australian manufacturer of high-speed catamaran ferries Incat Tasmania has teamed up with propulsion expert ABB on exploring the construction of an electric ferry with hybrid-electric propulsion which could transition to battery power as shore charging becomes available. The two companies have signe
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has partnered up Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. to develop a new Fleet Decarbonisation Programme aimed at boosting the efficiency of the company’s LNG carrier fleet. The agreement was signed in June 2022 and will be applied to a fleet of six 174,000 cbm LNG c
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), Stena Bulk, and Alfa Laval have launched a joint project to investigate the on-board capture, storage and off-loading of carbon dioxide (CO2). During a two-year-long project, divided into three stages, a se
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is practically counting the days until the delivery of its Wind Challenger project. Under the project, a hard sail system, known as the Wind Challenger, was installed on board a bulk carrier at compatriot Oshima Shipbuilding. The system is curr
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has signed a memorandum of understanding with American cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) for the retrofit of the four-stroke MAN 48/60 engine to dual-fuel operation.
