To meet the new EEXI regulations, Norwegian operator Solvang ASA has selected MAN Energy Solutions after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ to perform a radical and extensive optimization of the propulsion drivetrain of a
In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Dr. Makoto Ito, a researcher at the ClassNK Research Institute, on the future development of autonomous shipping and ClassNK’s role
Under a recently approved Naval Sea Systems Command contract, Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) is to deploy its FM OnBoard technology for use on Navy ships. The NAVSEA contract authorizes validation of FM
Boston-headquartered Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADN) is to collaborate with Alfa Laval to explore applications of Advent’s methanol-powered high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells in the marine industry. Funded by the
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, is expanding its naval defense capabilities by offering the nForcer FM 175D engine, its first engine designed for high-speed applications. With
ABS and HD Hyundai have signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MoU) to continue working together on industry-leading autonomous projects. The agreement builds on the two organizations’ shared efforts to expand the
It is not only ships that are potential users of ammonia as a fuel. In Japan, technological development is underway on ammonia fuel mixed combustion power generation at coal-fired power plants as
A methanol dual fuel genset engine for the world’s first methanol-fueled containership has completed its FAT(Factory Acceptance Test) for the shipowner, Maersk. The engine is a Hyundai Heavy Industries – Engine &
Norwegian cruise ferry operator Fjord Line AS is to convert sister ships MS Stavangerfjord and MS Bergensfjord from single-fuel LNG-engines to dual-fuel LNG/MGO-engines. “The energy crisis, caused by the Russian invasion of
By Sasha Heriot, Head of Product, Vessel Assistance Systems – Wärtsilä Voyage The maritime industry was hopeful of a return to “normal” in 2022. While there are signs the maritime supply chain—and