The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved a new regulation designed to further reduce pollution from ocean-going vessels while docked at California’s busiest ports. Among other things, it adds auto carriers
A prototype next-generation product and chemical tanker developed by Stena Bulk, the IMOFlexMax, is designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than 25% compared to current modern product tankers. Designed by
Damen Shipyards Group continues to extend its portfolio of electrically powered vessels. The latest addition to the line up is its first electric cutter suction dredge (ECSD) 650. With electric motors powering
Shipbuilder China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI) has ordered six MAN 12V32/44CR main engines for the 5,000-tonne floating installation crane vessel Les Alizés ordered by the Jan De Nul Group (see earlier story).
Wärtsilä has booked an order to develop a customized design for up to six new luxury expedition cruise vessels capable of carrying 200 passengers. The ships will be owned and operated by
French energy giant Total has signed a pioneering agreement to charter in its first two 300,000 dwt LNG dual fueled VLCCs from Malaysian-based tanker operator AET. The two ships set to join
A consortium that includes Wärtsilä and six other industry and academic partners, has been awarded EU funding for a major project aimed at reducing fuel consumption and lowering emission levels for shipping.
WinGD (Winterthur Gas & Diesel) has developed a flexible fuel injection system that will play a crucial role in its investigations into how to harness low-carbon liquid fuels. The system features an
The two LNG-fueled icebreaking RO/ROs on order at China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard (see earlier story) will each have MAN Cryo LNG fuel gas supply systems (FGSS) and two MAN 9L28/32DF dual-fuel
Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. has entered into long term transportation contracts agreements with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd (MOL) that will see the two companies
