A.P. Moller – Maersk has entered into a methanol partnership with Chinese bioenergy enterprise Debo. The parties have signed a Letter of Intent covering Debo’s plans to develop a bio-methanol project for Maersk in China with capacity of 200,000 tonnes per year to start commercial operation by fall 2
Norsepower has inked a contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry to deliver single rotor sails onboard two newbuild LNG-powered, wind-assisted CO₂ carriers commissioned by the Northern Lights JV. Northern Lights JV is developing the transportation and storage component of Norway’s Longship project
FPS Maas, an inland containership owned by Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping, arrived at the Holland Shipyards Group yard in Werkendam on Monday for its conversion. Namely, over the coming months, the vessel’s diesel combustion engine will be removed, and a hydrogen and fuel cell propulsi
Alfa Laval has secured a contract to provide low-flashpoint fuel supply system (LFSS) on six dual-fuel container vessels. The contract represents the company’s largest methanol order this year. The Alfa Laval FCM Methanol system will be installed on six 1170 TEU container vessels ordered by Eastaway
UK-based wind propulsion expert GT Green Technologies has teamed up with PEI TECH LLC, a marine industry company from Texas, to work on advanced wind propulsion technology. GT Green Technologies has developed a wingsail that incorporates novel air-flow technology, which provides an ‘unparalleled amo
MT Proteus Jessica, a 110,000 DWT tanker, has been delivered to Anglo-Eastern’s managed fleet, becoming the company’s first dual-fuel LNG-powered tanker. The LR2 tanker was built by China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and was delivered in June 2022. Based on the data from VesselsValue, the ship
European shortsea RoRo shipper UECC is expanding the use of carbon-neutral biofuels in its logistics chain through a new partnership with towage provider Svitzer, a wholly owned subsidiary of AP Moller-Maersk. The two companies have signed a three-year contract for Svitzer’s EcoTow product that will
Singapore-based container operator Pacific International Lines returned to WinGD with an order for 82-cm bore engines for its four 8,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel vessels. The ammonia-ready vessels will be built at privately-owned Chinese shipyard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, and are scheduled for delivery in
MAN ES is to collaborate with Stena Teknik and Proman on a project to retrofit MAN engines to make them capable of dual-fuel operation.
Drydocks World-Dubai, the largest shipyard facility in the Middle East, has signed a strategic agreement with maritime technology company Silverstream Technologies to promote the use of air lubrication technology for the vessels that enter the shipyard each year. The DP World subsidiary is the large
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines revealed today that it will build a second bulk carrier equipped with the Wind Challenger hard sail system, which harnesses the power of wind to propel the vessel. Namely, MOL Group company MOL Drybulk, which will operate the 62,900 dwt vessel, has signed a construction contract
BHP has partnered with Pan Pacific Copper (PPC) and Norsepower to look into the installation of a wind-assisted propulsion system onboard a combination carrier operating between Chile and Japan. At the moment, technical assessments are being carried out for the retrofit on-board the 53,762 DWT M/V K
Retrofitting existing very large crude carriers (VLCC) to run on LNG as fuel has enormous benefits over alternative options to future-proof the ships from becoming obsolete as new environmental regulations take the stage in 2023, a new study from SEA/LNG claims. The multi-sector industry coalition c
Japanese shipping major NYK is pushing forward with plans to convert its LNG-fueled tugboat Sakigake to operate on ammonia fuel. The tugboat, operated in Tokyo Bay by NYK Group company Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha Corporation, is scheduled to be converted by 2024. The fuel modification contract has been sig
