Wärtsilä to power Brazil’s new polar vessel
Wärtsilä is to supply the main power generation and power conversion system for a new 103.16 meter Antarctic support vessel being built for the Brazilian Navy. The order has been placed by
Engines & Fuel
FMD in green marine fuels MOU with Oakridge National Laboratory
Marine diesel operators around the world and across all sectors are looking to use greener fuels — and that includes the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). According to one of the largest
Houston bunker fuel contamination hits more ships
Leading fuel testing services provider VPS reports that the bunker fuel contamination issue in Houston that it identified in July has spread. At that time, VPS informed its customers and the wider
An inside perspective: the dirty facts about clean marine fuels
By Michael Complita, PE, Principal in Charge, Elliott Bay Design Group It is well studied that pound for pound and passenger for passenger, moving goods and people by water has always been
Milestone: MAN B&W research engine completes successful ammonia test run
With the race on to develop engines able to burn the next generation of future fuels, MAN Energy Solutions has announced the successful first running of a test engine on ammonia at
First MAN B&W Otto-cycle engine completes gas trials
MAN Energy Solutions reports that its first ME-GA Otto-cycle engine has completed gas trials in an LNG carrier built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for Norwegian shipping company, Knutsen OAS Shipping.
Eleven vessels hit by Houston marine fuel contamination
Raising disconcerting memories of a string of incidents in 2018, leading fuel testing services provider VPS has identified a new marine fuel contamination issue in Houston. Eleven vessels using this fuel have
Op-Ed: Reducing emissions is job one for maritime
By Rand Taylor, CEO of The Fuel Ox In April 2018, the International Maritime Organization agreed on its first ambitious strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the international shipping sector to
Leadership change at WinGD
Dominik Schneiter has been named acting CEO of Winterthur, Switzerland, headquartered engine designer WinGD, effective July 1. This follows the decision of Klaus Heim to step down from the role, effective July
Marine engine design and the future fuels challenge
Any discussion of developments in marine engine design must start with fuels — notably future fuels because any ship ordered today will have an expected operating life of around 20 to 25