Mitsui signs turbocharger agreement for TCT Series

At a recent ceremony at the Tsunamachi Mitsui Club in Tokyo, Japan, MAN Energy Solutions signed a licence agreement with Mitsui E&S Machinery for MAN’s new TCT axial-turbocharger series. As one of the largest, marine two-stroke engine builders in the world, Mitsui has been a licencee of MAN Energy Solutions low-speed engines and turbochargers for

SGS launches FastRig wing sail technology for shipping

Smart Green Shipping (SGS) has launched a £5m research and development project for its FastRig wing sail technology and digital routing software.  The technology will harness the power of wind to deliver fuel and emissions savings for the shipping industry. The collaborative programme has been made possible by a £3.2m investment from the private sector,

Malaysia, Singapore teamed up to build first green OSV

Three Malaysian shipbuilding and ship repair players have teamed up with a Singapore-based ship designer to build an environmentally friendly offshore supply vessel (OSV) in Malaysia. The agreement was signed between Grade One Marine Shipyard (GOMS), Muhibbah Marine Engineering (MME) and Shin Yang Shipyard (SYS) and Singapore’s Evolution Concepts for the construction of what has

MSC to collaborate with Quadrise for trials on glycerine-based biofuel

Cyprus-based MSC Shipmanagement has signed a framework agreement with London-listed alternative-fuels company Quadrise Fuels International to trial its emulsion fuel and glycerine-based marine biofuel. As per agreement MSC Shipmanagement will carry out proof-of-concept tests and operational trials using Quadrise’s bioMSAR and MSAR fuels on one or more container vessels, with the final aim of commercialising

Most of the ships are still not EEXI compliant

Over 75% of all tankers, bulkers and containerships will not be Energy Efficiency Existing Index (EEXI) compliant set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). According to a new report from VesselsValue, the date set by IMO for EEXI compliance has only 163 days left to come into play. The study says that shipowner’s do not

MAN offers retrofits for its engines to be climate-neutral

MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales brand MAN PrimeServ is offering its customers the opportunity to retrofit older MAN 48/60 marine and power-plant engines. The company offers them to convert in to MAN 51/60 types to prepare older engines already in service for future, climate-neutral operation. Converted engines will effectively be equivalent technically to newly built MAN

Battery-powered ships are economical and efficient

The findings by three scientists from Berkeley in California suggest that the electrification of container vessels is more economical on voyages of up to 5,000 km and three to five times more efficient than e-fuels such as green hydrogen and ammonia. Over 40% of global containership traffic could be electrified cost-effectively with current technology, the

EC gives nod to Danish green fuel project for shipping

The Ørsted-led Green Fuels for Denmark consortium has received the European Commission’s Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) designation, allowing it to receive state aid. A large-scale Danish project for green hydrogen production for shipping has received the green light for government subsidies. In addition to offshore wind powerhouse Ørsted, the group behind the

Expleo develops e-methanol fuel cell solution for shipping

Expleo has developed an innovative closed-loop, e-methanol fuel cell solution for global shipping that delivers a 92% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe).  With this the global engineering and technology service provider offers an OPEX savings of £1.4m a year per vessel. Expleo modelled its ‘system-of-systems’ solution on the multi-tasking Bibby Wavemaster 1, a vessel

Ocean Yield gives nod to buy another methanol ship

Ocean Yield has agreed to buy another 5,500 teu container vessel, which will be built at HJ Shipbuilding and Construction in South Korea. The Norwegian owner expects to receive the vessel by May 2023. The vessel designed to be converted to dual-fuel operation with methanol as fuel. The vessel has been fixed to Israeli carrier