Engine powerhouse MAN Energy Solutions has signed a contract with Turkish powership builder and owner Karpowership for the delivery of a total of 48 dual-fuel engines for Karpowership’s fleet of power plant ships. The engine order consists of MAN 18V51/60DF dual-fuel engines with a mechanical output
Qatar’s LNG heavyweight QatarEnergy has sealed a contract with Chinese shipbuilder CSSC Hudong Zhonghua shipbuilding for the construction of eight Q-Max ultra-large LNG carriers, according to broker reports. Valued at over $2.4 billion, these cutting-edge vessels, part of QatarEnergy’s “Hundred Ship
Indonesia’s Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) has welcomed into the fleet two Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC), optimized for transporting LPG and petrochemical commodities such as ammonia. The twin tankers, each spanning twice the length of a football field, were constructed at Hyundai Samho shi
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the holding entity of HD Hyundai Shipbuilding Division, has kickstarted the year on a high note with a flurry of orders. Namely, since the beginning of the year, the South Korean shipbuilding major has signed construction contracts for a total of 25 ships
In 2021, an overwhelming 82 percent of methane emissions from international shipping could be traced back to liquefied gas tankers, primarily LNG carriers, according to the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). The data is derived from an analysis conducted using the ICCT’s Systemati
Japanese firms Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Toyo Engineering Corporation, JGC Corporation and Chiyoda Corporation have signed a joint venture agreement to enhance the front-end engineering design (FEED) execution for a liquefied hydrogen supply chain in development by Japan Suiso Energy (JSE). Accordi
U.S.-based eFuels provider Infinium and Mo Industrial Park, an industrial development zone in Northern Norway, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop an advanced eFuels production facility in Mo i Rana, Norway. Infinium said the project will have the capacity to produce an initia
Finland-based marine engineering company Deltamarin has struck a deal with Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co Ltd. (WSIG) to design three roll-on/roll-off vessels for Airbus aircraft subassembly transportation. The construction of the vessels has been commission
UK technology company Bramble Energy has completed real-world testing of the world’s first hydrogen-electric boat powered by a printed circuit board fuel cell (PCBFC).
Swedish shipping company Erik Thun has ordered two methanol-ready coastal tankers and two next-generation multi-purpose dry cargo vessels at Shipsveerf Ferus Smit B.V. in the Netherlands.
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), a Singaporean shipping company, has placed an order for four 210,000 deadweight tonnage (dwt) bulk carriers featuring ammonia dual fuel propulsion technology, according to reports from Intermodal Shipbrokers. The ships are slated for construction at Qindao Beihai Ship
According to the latest stats from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform, a total of 298 ships with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered in 2023, with methanol going mainstream. The classification society revealed that by a small margin, methanol proved the most popular alternative fuel
Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has ordered eight MAN B&W ME-GA engines from German manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) for four 174,000 cubic meter LNG carriers. According to MAN ES, the order entails 4x2x5G70ME-GA Mk. 10.5 engines which will feature its proprietary exhau
Green ammonia could be used to fulfil the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top ten regional fuel ports, a new study shows.
