New MaK engine alcohol-based fuel conversion kits
Caterpillar has introduced two new alcohol-based fuel conversion kits for MaK engines. The dual-fuel conversion, for M 43 engines, is engineered to operate on up to 95% methanol or ethanol by volume,
Caterpillar has introduced two new alcohol-based fuel conversion kits for MaK engines. The dual-fuel conversion, for M 43 engines, is engineered to operate on up to 95% methanol or ethanol by volume,
Recently, we have been reporting a lot on Austin, Texas, headquartered autonomous surface vessel innovator Saronic Technologies. On June 8 a 24-foot Saronic Corsair ASV gave a convincing proof of its performance
A next-generation AI-designed offshore wind crew transfer vessel is projected to save over 100,000 liters of fuel a year, resulting in major CO2 emissions reductions. That’s according to London-based Compute Maritime, whose
![Antwerpen is the world’s first oceangoing vessel powered by a dual-fuel ammonia engine. [Photo: EXMAR]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/antwerpenatsea-300x225.jpg)
Antwerp-headquartered EXMAR has now taken delivery of the Antwerpen, the world’s first oceangoing vessel powered by a dual-fuel ammonia engine. Delivery of Antwerpen, recently christened along with sister vessel vessel Arlon, is
CENTCOM said yesterday that U.S. forces had disabled the unladen oil tanker M/T Marivex in the Gulf of Oman, June 8, after the vessel violated the ongoing U.S. blockade of Iran by
HII (NYSE: HII) reports that Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing, a strategic partner in the serial production of HII’s Romulus unmanned surface vessels (USVs) has launched a dedicated manufacturing line at its
Yesterday, the executive committee of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) released a policy statement calling on Congress to adopt tax incentives and commercial cargo requirements to strengthen the U.S. Merchant Marine.
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General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, last week christened and launched the USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211), the seventh ship in U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command fleet oiler program. The ship is named
![A dual-fuel combustion strategy developed in a Caterpillar marine engine at DOE’s National Transportation Research Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory shows methanol can efficiently power inland and coastal vessels.[Photo: Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/A-dual-fuel-combustion-strategy-developed-in-a-Caterpillar-marine-engine-300x225.jpg)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) reports that a methanol dual fuel combustion system it has developed in collaboration with Caterpillar Inc. has produced significant progress, with clear relevance for inland and coastal
Overnight, U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T Davina, located in the Indian Ocean within the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) area of responsibility.