China Shipbuilding Hengyu Energy (Shanghai), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has completed the bunkering of three methanol-powered product tankers built by Guangzhou Shipyard International. The 49,900-ton tankers were fueled with a total of 240 tons of methanol, a major
Hapag-Lloyd’s colossal 23,660 TEU containership, which is taking shape in South Korea, has been fitted with a massive LNG-powered main engine, the German shipping major said. The 2,246-tonne engine was installed with the help of a floating crane deployed at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Enginee
MAN PrimeServ, an after-sales division of MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES), has signed a contract to retrofit two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers for the Chinese liquefied gas carrier operator Tianjin Southwest Maritime Ltd. As informed, the COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong) yard will ho
Croatian shipping company Jadroplov has signed a contract with Swiss company Irus Holding to buy a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) transport ship for just over $25 million.
Danish ferry company Molslinjen has signed a contract with Turkish Cemre Shipyard for two zero-emission ferries which will be entirely powered by batteries.
The green transition of the shipping industry is picking up pace with shipowners starting to invest in vessels that are technologically prepared to burn alternative fuels such as ammonia and hydrogen. Uptake of alternative fuels has continued to progress, with 4.8% (2021: 3.7%, 2017: 2.3%) of the fl
While the European Parliament gears up to vote on the FuelEU Maritime on Wednesday as the ‘Fit for 55’ package of legislative proposals enters its final stage, EU policymakers are being called to raise climate ambitions in the proposals. Signatories of the Getting to Zero Coalition said that in this
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has received a ‘major order’ to deliver dual-fuel methanol engines for six 17,000 TEU containerships being built for Danish integrated logistics company A.P. Moller – Maersk. According to MAN ES, South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industri
To further advance ocean sustainable development and put to sea truly zero-emissions ships, the shipping industry has to get rid of the oil-lubricated shaft line and replace it with one lubricated by seawater, according to Thordon Bearings’ Craig Carter. Speaking in Barcelona on the first day of the
South Korean shipowner KSS Line has held a naming ceremony for its methanol-powered MR tanker built at compatriot Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD).
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.
