Switching to ammonia as a marine fuel, with the goal of decarbonization, can instead create entirely new problems, a recent study found. Illustration: Chalmers University of Technology/Petra Persson As part of the study from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, researchers carried out life cycle analyses for batteries and for
Maritime fuel supplier Peninsula has delivered LNG to MSC Virginia containership, owned by shipping major MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, at the Gibraltar anchorage. Peninsula’s first purpose-built 12,500 cubic meter LNG bunker vessel Levante LNG completed the LNG bunker supply to the MSC Virginia. This content is available after accepting the
India-based shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) has launched a next-generation battery-powered electric ferry for the West Bengal government. IRS The launching ceremony for Dheu took place in Kolkata last month. Being constructed under the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) class, the newbuilding has an aluminium hull and
Japanese shipping company NYK has taken delivery of a domestically manufactured ammonia-powered engine to be installed on a tugboat which is set to become the world’s first commercially operated ammonia-fueled ship. Courtesy of NYK The engine, jointly developed with IHI Power Systems and ClassNK as part of the Green Innovation
Norway-based technology company Yara Marine Technologies (YMT) has been acquired by Switzerland-based Okapi Supply Trading Advisory SA (formerly Sarl) to expand its maritime solutions portfolio. Yara Marine Technologies With a shared commitment to advancing sustainable solutions for the maritime industry, this new relationship sets the stage for the green solutions
Taiwanese shipping firm Evergreen Marine Corporation has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Singapore-based independent common carrier X-Press Feeders to place its containers on X-Press Feeders’ new dual-fuel green methanol vessels. X-Press Feeders X-Press Feeders is planning to run these vessels on green methanol and operate them within Europe.
Singapore’s Seatrium, previously known as Sembcorp Marine, has secured a favored customer contract (FCC) with Greek shipping company TMS Cardiff Gas for the repairs and upgrades of LNG carriers. Illustration; Archive. Courtesy of TMS Cardiff Gas Seatrium announced the contract via social media update on February 2, saying it will
Danish green hydrogen company Everfuel has transferred its ownership in the planned 20 MW Hydrogen Hub Agder electrolyzer to the project partner Greenstat Hydrogen. The final investment decision (FID) on the project has also been reached. Courtesy of Greenstat Back in 2021, Everfuel and Greenstat formed a joint venture to establish
German operator of oil/chemical tankers German Tanker Shipping (GTS) has selected MAN ES’ propulsion solution with main and auxiliary engines plus MAN Alpha propeller for four oil and chemical tankers. MAN ES As explained, Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding and Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry in China have ordered 4 × MAN 10L32/44CR main engines in
After revealing two potential suppliers in November 2023, Poland’s natural gas transmission system operator GAZ-SYSTEM has now selected Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) as the preferred shipowner to time charter out a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for the planned LNG import terminal in the Gulf of Gdańsk,