Louis-Dreyfus welcomes moves towards ship speed reduction
When IMO’s working group on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships meets in London next week, proposals before it will include measures to either put limits on ship speed or, as
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Jumbo and GoodFuels to take sustainable bio-fuel oil to the offshore support market
Schiedam, Netherlands, based heavy lift shipping and offshore transportation and installation contractor Jumbo, and the commercial, sustainable marine biofuel company GoodFuels, have announced a joint initiative to test marine bio-fuel oil on
ClassNK releases guidelines on low-flashpoint fuels
Classification society ClassNK has released Guidelines for Ships Using Low-Flashpoint Fuels (Methyl/Ethyl Alcohol / LPG). ClassNK notes that stricter environmental regulations are being enforced. It says that, in theory, ships using alternative
WinGD books strong first quarter orders
As the IMO 2020 sulfur cap nears, Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) reports a very strong first quarter order intake for its low pressure, dual fuel engines. In addition to benefiting from
LPG-fueled ME-LGIP picked to power Chinese VLGC
FEBRUARY 1, 2019 — An 86,000 cu.m Very Large Gas Carrier on order at China’s Jiangnan Shipyard, will be powered by an LPG-burning MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP engine. The vessel is being built
Scrubber manufacturers: Singapore gets it wrong on wash water
DECEMBER 5, 2018 — The Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGSA) is less than happy with the news that Singapore is to ban the discharge of wash water from open-loop exhaust gas
VIDEO: NYK unveils emissions-free concept ship
NOVEMBER 14, 2018 — Japan’s NYK Group has unveiled its concept of the “NYK Super Eco Ship 2050” incorporating innovative technologies that will result in an emission-free vessel. Among them? Replacing propellers
MAN adds LPG burning engine to two-stroke dual-fuel line-up
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 — At a ceremony at its PrimeServ facility in Copenhagen, Denmark, before a group of shipowners, shipbuilders, designers, and the international media, MAN Energy Solutions unveiled its latest two-stroke engine,
LPG-fueled EXMAR tankers to have MAN B&W ME-LGIP engines
MARCH 29, 2018 — The two 79,500 m3 Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) newbuildings recently contracted by EXMAR at shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction, Subic Bay, Philippines, (see earlier story) will
European MRV regulations lead more owners to make propeller mods
MARCH 12, 2018 — The recent introduction of the European MRV regulation has seen more shipowners looking at ways to further reduce fuel consumption (and emissions) when operating to and from European