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DNV: Steady increase in new orders for alternative fuel vessels

DNV has now released the April figures from its Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform. They show that a total of 23 new orders for alternative fueled vessels were registered in April 2024.

March 2024

In this issue, we dive back into the rules of alternative fuels, engine developments and low-carbon vessel deliveries over the last year and into the next.

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CBP ruling clears way for Mexican LNG exports from Altamira Fast FLNG to Puerto Rico

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rulings on Jones Act compliance are always controversial, but New York, N.Y., headquartered New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) has welcomed a CBP ruling confirming that

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Stena RoRo orders E-Flexer for Corsica Linea

Stena RoRo has ordered what will be the first of its E-Flexer RoPax vessels to operate in the Mediterranean region. Set for delivery from Chinese shipbuilder CMI Jinling (Weihai) in the first

The role of high-performance marine lubricants is essential to provide the correct levels of protection in the industry.

Op-Ed: Charting the course of marine lubricants

By Matthew Bentley, Product Manager, Marine Engine Oil, Lubrizol The 1968 book, “The Observer’s Book of Ships,” by Frank E. Dodman, is part of a series of small, pocket-sized reference volumes and

Maersk and CMA CGM announce collaboration

Maersk and CMA CGM team up on green fuels

Container shipping and logistics giants Maersk and CMA CGM have decided to collaborate on several areas relating to decarbonization, particularly on developing the use of alternative greener fuels for container vessel propulsion.

CLIA Chairman talks of cruising's green agenda

VIDEO: Cruising’s green agenda marks “concrete progress”

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has released its 2023 Global Cruise Industry Environmental Technologies and Practices Report, saying that it shows concrete progress by the sector in advancing its green agenda.

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International Seaways orders LNG-ready tanker duo

New York City headquartered tanker giant International Seaways Inc. (NYSE: INSW) has entered into contracts to build two, scrubber-fitted, dual-fuel (LNG) ready, LR1 vessels in Korea at K Shipbuilding Co, Ltd. The

Casco Bay Lines new ferry will feature ABB's hybrid-electric power and propulsion solutions, great for alternative marine fuels

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

MAN B&W Otto Cycle engine with ME-GA-opti control system

MAN ES says new ME-GA-opti is an engine control “first”

The MAN Energy Solutions ME-GA Otto-cycle engine that recently completed gas trials in an LNG carrier built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has an engine control system with a new “first,”

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