Adani Total Gas and INOXCVA collaborate on LNG ecosystem

Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) and INOX India Ltd (INOXCVA), have entered into a mutual support agreement under which ATGL and INOXCVA get “preferred partner” status for the delivery of LNG and LCNG equipment and services for identifying and exploring possible collaboration opportunities for strengthening the LNG ecosystem in the country. ATGL will have certain

Researchers find issues with ammonia as marine fuel

Switching to ammonia as a marine fuel could create new problems, according to a new study undertaken by researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. The researchers carried out life cycle analyses for batteries and for three electro-fuels (hydrogen, methanol and ammonia). Eutrophication and acidification are some of the environmental problems that can be

ERMA FIRST joins charter for EU mission ‘restore our ocean and waters by 2030’

 ERMA FIRST, a leading sustainable maritime solutions provider, has become a signatory of the EU Mission Charter targeting the protection and restoration of regional waters by 2030. The Mission – one of five EU Missions within the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme – aims to “protect and restore the health of our ocean and

ClassNK awards AiP for ammonia fuel tank

ClassNK has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a prismatic ammonia fuel tank (IMO Type B independent tank) for container Ships developed by Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC). Ammonia is expected to be used as a marine fuel for shipping decarbonization since it does not emit CO2 when

Wärtsilä lifecycle agreement will ensure operational efficiency

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Optimised Maintenance Agreement with the Irish Naval Service.

DNV study validates energy efficiency gains for LNG carriers

DNV has quantified the gains that owners of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers could expect to achieve using the new Dual Fuel, Electric+ (DFE+) solution developed by ABB and MAN Energy Solutions.

Submissions fly in for next month’s MEPC

Submissions are flying in to the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) ahead of the eighty-first session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) next month where the focus will be on developing legally-binding measures to ensure last year’s milestone agreement to phase out greenhouse gases from shipping by 2050 is made possible.

AIP sought for world-first fuel cell-propelled high-speed vessel

Fuel cell developer TECO 2030 and Norwegian yard Umoe Mandal have delivered the documentation package to the Norwegian Maritime Authority for an approval in principle application of the first fuel cell high-speed vessel design The vessel is designed to be fitted with a multimegawatt fuel-cell system for full propulsion. The design is derived from one

Australia to impose fuel efficiency standard in 2025

Australia’s federal government plans to introduce a long-awaited fuel efficiency standard for passenger and light commercial vehicles on 1 January 2025, after announcing a one-month consultation period before drafting new laws. Canberra has announced its preferred model for the standard, which it committed to in last year’s budget after releasing its electric vehicle (EV) strategy

Ulsan port completes first ship-to-ship methanol bunkering

The world’s first ship-to-ship methanol bunkering for a very large containership, the Maersk Ane, has been carried out in Ulsan port. Maersk’s first 16,200 teu methanol-fuelled newbuilding successfully completed a ship-to-ship bunkering on green methanol in the South Korean port after leaving HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan where it was constructed. Ahead of