A new era for shipping demands a focus on compliance and performance

SPONSORED CONTENT: The right software solution can help operators manage the dual demands of regulatory compliance and commercial opportunity. By Staci Satterwhite, ABS Wavesight CEO The shipping industry faces a once in

Quaim Choudhury, ABS Senior Managing Principal Engineer, on methanol.

Op-Ed: Putting methanol through its PACES

By Quaim Choudhury, ABS Senior Managing Principal Engineer With more than 90% of global GDP now covered by a net zero target, the growing consensus to tackle climate change is matched only by

dual-fuel Cat 3500E

Cat to deploy methanol dual-fuel 3500E marine engines in 2026

Caterpillar Marine reports that it has made significant advances in the development of its methanol dual-fuel Cat 3500E marine engines. Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Damen Shipyards, it will deploy

Vardin fishing vessel

Vardin selects Wärtsilä 25 to power new freezer trawler

Mest Shipyard in the Faroe Islands has signed a contract to build a new freezer trawler for Faroese fishing company Vardin. It is expected to be the first of three built for

James Morton of AkzoNobel.

Podcast: Alternative fuels—What the experts say now

In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to James Morton, marketing director of AkzoNobel, on ship coatings, decarbonization efforts and vessel performance. In today’s episode, James will fill

New short-stroke X=S engine has completed factory tests

New WinGD short-stroke engine completes successful shop test

Swiss-headquartered engine developer WinGD, a member of the CSSC Group, says that its new X-S short-stroke engine is set for its first installation following successful factory acceptance tests at CSSC Group’s Dalian

Methanol bunkering advisory

ABS releases methanol bunkering guidance

With an increasing number of operators adopting methanol fueling, a key component of the methanol value chain and the overall scalability of the fuel will be the ability to bunker methanol, either

MAN B&W ammonia engine

MAN B&W ammonia engine will be piloted in new Japanese bulk carrier

Imabari Shipbuilding’s Nihon Shipyard is to install an MAN B&W 7S60ME-ammonia engine in a 200,000 dwt class bulk carrier being built for a joint venture between K Line, NS United and Itochu

The M/V Hydrogen One is one of a few vessels making waves with alternative fuels. (Credit: Maritime Partners)

The developing rules of alternative fuels 

By Juliette Lehman, naval architect, Elliott Bay Design Group Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the March 2024 issue of Marine Log magazine. Presently, the maritime industry is faced with revolutionary change

MAN 175D MOU

Svitzer plans to field test methanol-fueled MAN 175D in new tug

MAN Energy Solutions and Svitzer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focused on developing a methanol-fueled version of the MAN 175D engine, designated the175DF-M (Dual Fuel-Methanol). The MoU targets finalization of

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