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

Erik Thun puts dynamic drive from Berg Propulsion at the heart of fuel efficiency gains

Erik Thun Group has selected Berg Propulsion’s Dynamic Drive technology to optimize efficiency on board all 10 of its latest newbuildings. The Swedish owner confirmed its decision after pilot installations exceeded energy efficiency gain expectations, with the integrated drive solution helping to save 10% of fuel, rising to 20% in some operational conditions. As part

World’s first operational hydrogen fuel cell auto carriers

A leading fuel cell company in China, is set to put 16 hydrogen-powered auto carriers into operation, providing logistics services for enterprises in the country. This fleet will provide integrated vehicle transportation services for Chinese logistics companies, creating the world’s first large-scale demonstration of commercially viable hydrogen-powered auto carriers. The trucks are fully developed, produced

Fuel consumption standards for vehicles proposed by Indian government

The Indian government has proposed to make it mandatory for light, medium and heavy-duty motor vehicles of various categories to comply with fuel consumption standards from April 2023. This is aimed at reducing pollution and introduce more fuel-efficient vehicles. The continued compliance to fuel consumption standards shall be verified as per the procedure of conformity

FuelSpec® – A promising additive for fuel efficiency

FuelSpec® is a patented and proprietary Iron-Magnesium organo metallic compound that is registered with the United States EPA. The product is launched in India as a combustion catalyst that works across a range of fuels – from distillate to residual hydrocarbon fuels. Jithendra Nimmagadda, CEO, Maritime at Vishwa Samudra Holdings in an exclusive interview with

ABB’s new digital solution helps ships to improve efficiency

To meet the growing market demand for a straightforward entry to digitalization, ABB has launched a new solution for collecting and recording vessel performance data onboard. ABB Ability™ OneBox – Marine Signals Monitoring transfers the signals from shipboard sensors to cloud infrastructure for access and analysis by the shipowner.  Increased insight and continuous learning about