methanol fueled tanker

MOL takes stake in world’s largest operator of methanol-fueled vessels

Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX) (NASDAQ:MEOH) and Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. have reached an agreement that will see MOL pay $145 million for a 40% minority interest in Methanex’s Waterfront Shipping subsidiary. Vancouver,

Full scasle engine test

Wärtsilä reports encouraging results with zero carbon fuels

Full-scale engine tests running on ammonia and hydrogen as fuels have recently been carried out in Wärtsilä’s engine laboratory in Vaasa, Finland. The tests are being performed to assess the optimum engine

ExxonMobil identifies cost-saver for high-speed engine operators

ExxonMobil data indicates that many operators of vessels with high-speed engine vessels are not managing their engine’s lubrication as efficiently as they could. Up to 75% of them change their engine oil

Engine fitted with EGR system

Hyundai orders world’s first ME-GA engines

MAN Energy Solutions has booked the first orders for its new low pressure ME-GA two-stroke stroke engine. HHI-EMD (Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Engine Machinery Division) has ordered a dozen of them. Six new

big green engine

Big box ships need big engines, and WinGD is benefiting

Swiss based engine developer WinGD (Winterthur Gas & Diesel) reports thatm as shipowners continue to invest in big containerships, it has booked more than 80 orders of its largest engines in 2021

A255-L turbocharger

ABB’s A255-L turbocharger makes Japanese debut

Japanese engine builder Makita has selected ABB’s latest low-speed turbochargers for an engine being built for a chemical tanker, marking the first time that a Japanese-built engine will feature the compact, powerful

Crowley has the first fully electric U.S. tugboat with autonomous technology

Getting to zero is getting real

GM is to phase out gasoline and diesel powered cars by 2035—and California could ban gas-fueled leaf blowers and lawnmowers by 2024. Developments like that are a reminder that moves to make

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Could ban on use of fossil fuels by ships come in this decade?

With pressure growing to cut GHG emissions from shipping even more rapidly than in current IMO goals, a new study suggests that a ban on the use of fossil fuels by the

Taiwanese Coast Guard vessels will be first with 16-cylinder MTU 8000 engines

Rolls-Royce has delivered the first two 16-cylinder versions of its MTU Series 8000 engines. The 16V 8000 M71L engines will be in new patrol vessels for the Taiwan Coast Guard. They are

Two men stand behind fuel cell

Methanol fuel cell project gets under way at Alfa Laval

The Alfa Laval Test & Training Center in Aalborg, Denmark, is constructing an innovative fuel cell system that will be used to test high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HTPEM) technology developed by methanol

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