Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has selected SCHOTTEL to supply a range of propulsion systems for its service operations vessel (SOV) Wind of Hope. The propulsion system of Wind of Hope is powered by four diesel generators, which drive the electric motors of the SCHOTTEL propulsion package. Two SCHOTT
BW LPG, the world’s largest liquid petroleum gas shipping company, has adapted the LPG retrofit schedule for its Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) to the prevailing market conditions leaving the ships to trade a bit longer in the strong near term market. “The four first retrofits are still planned to
Japan’s classification society ClassNK has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Imabari Shipbuilding Co. for the concept design of a 180,000 DWT LPG dual-fuelled bulk carrier developed in cooperation with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. This was the first LPG dual-fuelled bulk carrier in the world
Different zero-carbon fuel options are more competitive in different decades and there is not one option which is the most competitive from today through to 2050, a new paper finds.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has awarded two new bunker supplier licences to Minerva Bunkering and TFG Marine, following its call for applications for new licences in December 2019. “These two new players will increase the supply of marine fuel that is compliant with the Intern
German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has cut its CO2 emissions per TEU kilometre by 50 percent when compared to the reference year of 2008, the company said. The goal was achieved through economies of scale as the company introduced bigger and more efficient ships with improved water resistan
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has reported a 12 percent order intake fall during the first quarter of 2020 as a result of the global measures aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The order intake was worth EUR 1.2 billion when compared to EUR 1.4 billion in the same period l
Germany’s engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply two-stroke engines for Finnlines’ new hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels.
Bavarian ship management company MINSHIP and its subsidiary MINMARINE have embarked upon a biofuel trial as part of their efforts to cut the carbon footprint of their fleet. The trial run is being carried out by their managed bulk carrier M/V Trudy which bunkered biofuel at the Port of Rotterdam on
SCHOTTEL will deliver a full propulsion package for Jan De Nul’s new super-sized offshore installation vessel Les Alizés.
There are three potential fuel pathways toward developing zero-emission vessels and decarbonizing the future of shipping, according to ABS. The US-based classification society just released the 2020 Setting the Course to Low-Carbon Shipping — Pathways to Sustainable Shipping outlook, which maps out
Wärtsilä, Stena Line, and Methanex marked five years of the successful operation of the methanol-fuelled ferry Stena Germanica.
Technology firm ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hydrogène de France to jointly manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels. The MOU envisages close collaboration on the assembly and production of the fuel cell power plant for marine ap
VTT, partners will assess how suitable fuel oils made from biomass and waste plastics are for ship diesel engines.
