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

Growth of bunkering infrastructure raises interest in LNG

There are clear benefits of using natural gas as fuel in shipping, most notably the environmental benefits related to a reduction in sulphur dioxide to almost zero. There are similar benefits to reduce the quantity of particulate matter and NOx.  However, global engineering, environmental, and strategic consultancy Ricardo notes that there are only around 500

LPG-fueled LPG carrier Calluna Gas delivered

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced it has delivered the 84,000 m3 capacity liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier Calluna Gas (Kawasaki hull No. 1751) for IINO KAIUN KAISHA, LTD. This is the 66th LPG carrier built by the company. This vessel is a dual-fuel LPG carrier using LPG and low-sulfur fuel oil, and their third 84,000

High-powered marine fuel cell concept wins AiP

ABB and Ballard have received an approval in principle (AiP) for a high-power fuel cell concept designed for marine applications. The companies said the AiP from DNV is a major milestone in developing new technology, since it is an independent assessment of the concept and confirms that the design is feasible and no significant obstacles

Methanol Reactor for HIF eFuels Project Starts Cross-Atlantic Journey

MAN Energy Solutions has completed the construction of the methanol-synthesis unit for a pilot plant in southern Chile to produce synthetic fuels known as eFuels. The methanol-synthesis unit uses Johnson Matthey proprietary CO2 to methanol technology. After commissioning, scheduled for fall 2022, the plant will produce up to 750 metric tons per year of green

Shipping industry faces higher costs as marine fuel rises 23% this year

The shipping industry is starting to feel the full force of surging diesel and petrol costs. Ship fuel can be made from some of the same ingredients that refiners can also put into diesel and petrol. But soaring margins of the latter two fuels are making their production more attractive, resulting in tighter supplies for

Decarbonizing marine shipping: Clean fuels for a greener future?

Ship fuels manufactured using renewable electricity, and made purely from water and the gases found in the atmosphere, are being proposed as the solution to decarbonizing marine shipping. Net-zero by 2050 Countries around the world, including Canada, are adopting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets of zero emissions by 2050. The global marine shipping industry is