By operating on a blend of synthetic natural gas (SNG) and LNG, the 1,036-TEU containership, ElbBLUE has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 27% compared to using LNG alone. Compared with
Set to run for an initial five years, a newly signed cooperation agreement between MAN Energy Solutions and DP World targets common progress in the field of decarbonization. Mutual areas of interest
A containership that first made the headlines when its main engines were converted to dual-fuel operation is in the news again. In a world-first for the maritime sector, the ship, the ElbBLUE
The first containership to be converted to operate on LNG is to notch up another green first, operating on liquefied SNG (Synthetic Natural Gas) produced from renewable electrical energy as drop-in fuel.
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a contract for the conversion of the 15,000 TEU Hapag-Lloyd container vessel MV Sajir to dual-fuel operation (see earlier story). The Sajir is one of 17 LNG-ready
AUGUST 29, 2018 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària has selected MAN PrimeServ, the after-sales division of MAN Energy Solutions, to convert two RoPax ferries to dual-fuel operation. The sister ships Nápoles and
AUGUST 23, 2018 — This past June, cruise ship operator Carnival Maritime and containership operator Wessels Reederei began cooperating in a training project that provides Carnival captains and officers with practical experience
NOVEMBER 10, 2017 — Germany’s Wessels Reederei has signed a letter of intent with MAN Diesel & Turbo covering the conversion of three more of its fleet to dual-fuel gas operation. Wessel
OCTOBER 9, 2017 — In a pledge made at an EU sponsored, invitation-only conference held in Malta October 5-6, MAN Diesel & Turbo is offering EUR 2 million discount on the next
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 — Converting an existing containership to LNG fueling need not involve installing a whole new engine. Proving this point: the successful conversion of the 2011-built 1,036 TEU Wessels Reederei
