Mærsk plans to produce green fuel for its ships

Danish container shipping company Mærsk and Danish green energy producer Ørsted have signed an agreement to produce green marine fuel in the US. To do so, Ørsted will build a so-called power-to-x plant using wind power to produce hydrogen gas. It will then be converted into liquid green fuel for Mærsk. This green fuel will

MAN,HSD sign an MoU for EEXI compliance

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a cooperation agreement with HSD Engine Co., Ltd., to deliver its EEXI (Energy Efficiency eXisting ship Index) solutions to MAN B&W-branded low-speed engines manufactured by HSD. These come either as a complete package with an assessment report, or just a standalone OPL (Overridable Power Limitation) solution – depending on customer

MAN and DNV sign MoU on decarbonisation and digitalisation

MAN Energy Solutions and classification society, DNV, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Effective immediately, the MoU is due to run for a period of three years. Under the terms of the memorandum, the two companies will – by June 30th, 2022 – detail action plans within the fields of decarbonisation, the hydrogen value-chain and

MGO sales in Panama down by 9.7%

Some 377,649 metric tonnes (mt) of marine fuel were sold in Panama last month – 9.7% down on the 418,415 mt registered in February 2021. Last month’s total also represented a 16.4% drop on the 451,664 mt of marine fuel sales recorded in January. A total of 229,359 mt of very low sulphur fuel oil

R&D for green fuel fund gets new thrust from maritime groups

Maritime groups hope progress to establish a research and development (R&D) fund meant to find the green fuel of the future can accelerate now that they have addressed concerns about the fund raised by some nations. The organizations — including the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, Intertanko, and the World Shipping Council (WSC) —

SCZone meets with A P Moller-Maersk to talk green fuel

The Head of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) Yahya Zaki met with a delegation from the A P Moller-Maersk Group to discuss cooperating to implement projects for the production of green fuels and the use of methanol and green ammonia. A.P. Moller-Maersk held a three-day workshop to discuss implementing projects within the SCZone, especially

Strategic alliance formed to develop Japan’s first methanol-fuelled tanker

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., MOL Coastal Shipping, Ltd., Tabuchi Kaiun Co., Ltd., Niihama Kaiun Co., Ltd., Murakami Hide Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and The Hanshin Diesel Works, Ltd. have agreed to form strategic alliance aimed at reducing environmental impact through the development of methanol-fueled Domestic tanker. The vessel development project, which targets delivery of the ship

ME-GI Engines to power liquid-CO2 carriers

Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd. has ordered 2 × MAN B&W 7S35ME-GI dual-fuel engines in connection with the construction of two 7,500 cubic-metre, liquid CO2 carriers for Northern Lights, the joint venture between Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies. Each ME-GI engine will feature MAN Energy Solutions’ proprietary EcoEGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system. Delivery of the 130-metre

Is hydrogen the key to a greener shipping industry?

Energy companies, international organizations, and national governments around the world are touting hydrogen as the next big energy trend, but is it practical for all uses? Some believe that it will be vital for the future of freight transport, as countries move away from petrol and diesel, but others are more critical of the idea.

PIL awards contract to build 14,000 TEU LNG container vessels

Pacific International Lines (PIL) has announced the award of a contract to Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) for the construction of four 14,000 TEU container vessels. The vessels will be equipped with dual-fuel engines and auxiliaries which can run on both Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) or low sulphur fuel oil. The four vessels will be delivered progressively