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

The pathway for energy transition in shipping

Future Fuels in association with sponsor FuelSpec®, a combustion catalyst product, has organized first webinar on “Decarbonising Shipping – Issues and challenges” on 25th February 2022, with the participation of representatives from key stakeholders in the shipping industry including Indian Register of Shipping, INSA, MASSA, CMMI, FOSMA, Institute of Marine Engineers of India, Wartsila, and

New retrofit concept for containership gets AiP

Bureau Veritas (BV) has given its Approval in Principle (AiP) to a new containership retrofit concept that combines conversion to LNG fueling with vessel jumboization. Awarded at a ceremony at Bureau Veritas (BV) headquarters in Paris, the AiP was granted to Joint Development Program (JDP) members GTT, consultancy Alwena Shipping and China’s CHI Zhoushan shipyard.

Wartsila to support sustainable operations on Viking Line’s new climate-smart flagship

The technology group Wartsila will provide technical management for a broad scope of solutions installed on Viking Line’s new climate-smart vessel Viking Glory under a three-year contract. The agreement was signed in December 2021. Viking Glory begins its first commercial sailing this week. It features many cutting-edge technologies intended to minimise climate impact and air