IHI admits improper alteration of data over 4,000 marine engines

Japanese engine maker IHI Corporation is being investigated by authorities after the company admitted to falsifying fuel efficiency data for more than 4,000 engines going back 20 years. The company now reports it was able to confirm widespread efforts to alter fuel efficiency results from “test run records of marine engines and land engines manufactured

Greener marine operations will require leaner crews and smaller ships

Marine robotics pioneer Ocean Infinity is actively pursuing the decarbonisation of its Armada fleet of lean-crewed, uncrewed and remotely operated vessels in alignment with its goal to achieve net-zero across the business by 2040. In an exclusive interview with Max Hartvigsen, Marine Director, and Oliver Hibbert, Engineering Director at Ocean Infinity, we delve into the

Denmark bans scrubber discharges form 2025

Denmark’s government has joined the growing list of countries taking action against open-loop scrubbers, having reached a “broad political agreement” to ban the discharge of washwater from scrubbers into its waters, starting next year. The ban that covers ships with open-loop scrubbers out to 22 km from the Danish coasts comes into force on July

GCMD releases white paper on maritime EET retrofits

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) released its latest whitepaper on maritime energy efficiency technologies (EET) retrofits. According to GCMD, commercial barriers that are a result of business-as-usual operations in the industry are limiting the scaling of energy efficiency technologies in shipping. It explored the data-financing gap that is plaguing EET adoption and how

BHP studies nuclear-powered ships

Mining giant BHP has become the latest big name to study the potential for nuclear to power ships. The Australian headquartered company tapped Dutch consultants ULC-Energy to compare key characteristics of various civil reactor designs against the requirements for the potential use in commercial maritime shipping as well as evaluating a range of regulatory, operational,

TFG Marine welcomes LNG dual-fueled bunker tanker

TFG Marine, an international marine fuel joint venture founded by Trafigura, Frontline and Golden Ocean, has christened the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) duel-fueled bunker tanker to join its fleet. The 5,000 dwt newbuild vessel, the MT Diligence, will join the company’s low sulphur fuel oil and biofuel supply operations in the major bunkering center

Wärtsilä enables acceleration of marine’s transition to sustainable fuels

Technology group Wärtsilä will introduce another four methanol engines to its portfolio, setting a new industry benchmark with the broadest methanol engine portfolio currently on the market. In addition to the Wärtsilä 32 methanol engine launched last year, Wärtsilä will add the Wärtsilä 20, Wärtsilä 31, Wärtsilä 46F and Wärtsilä 46TS to its portfolio of

Navigating the future of maritime excellence and green technology

The 13th edition of INMEX SMM India in collaboration with Hamburg Messe und Congress commenced at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon East, Mumbai. With over 200 exhibitors, this event stands as South Asia’s largest maritime exhibition and conference. It offers a platform for global experts, industry players, and enthusiasts to converge, innovate, and address the

Monjasa enables Latin America’s largest ISCC-certified marine biofuels option

By enabling a sustainable and scalable biofuel option for the maritime industry in Latin America, global top 10 marine fuels supplier, Monjasa, prepares for the changing fuel mix of the future. However, Monjasa still awaits the shift away from biofuel trial voyages to a broader pick-up in demand. Drop-in fuels are considered a viable option

GCMD’s biofuel bunkering trial finds 83% drop in emissions

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) found carbon emissions fell 83% using a vegetable oil biofuel blend compared with marine gasoil in a trial for a dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, the centre said. This was the third of five supply chain bunkering trials that the GCMD has undertaken as part of an