EU funds project tackling methane slip from marine engines
Methane being a significantly damaging greenhouse gas, the problem of methane slip from marine engines is seen as one of the biggest challenges to the wider uptake of LNG as a marine
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Furetank transforms former office into advanced training center
Swedish family-owned shipping company Furetank is probably best known internationally for its cutting-edge eco-friendly 17,999 dwt Vinga series dual-fuel tankers. Those advanced vessels call for new crew routines and skills, so, when
Fjord Line is to convert two LNG-fueled ships to dual fuel
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
Bleutec moves ahead on Jones Act wind turbine installation solution
Yesterday, Houston-based Bleutec Industries reported that it had received a “significant equity investment” from private equity firm EnCap Investments L.P. Today, it signed a Memorandum of Understanding that provides for Wärtsilä to
Wärtsilä to integrate its Voyage business into Marine Power
Wärtsilä’s Voyage business, which has been hit by both the pandemic and the closing of Wärtsilä’s operations in Russia, is to be integrated into its Marine Power unit and its president, Sean
Op-Ed: Exhaust gas abatement technology—catalyst for shipping’s green transition
By Stian Aakre, Business Development Manager at Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment Innovation in exhaust gas abatement technology is empowering shipowners and operators to reach environmental regulatory targets beyond sulfur as pressure mounts to
World’s largest aluminum cat will have Wärtsilä propulsion package
Wärtsilä is to supply the engines, waterjets, and fuel storage and supply system for what will be the world’s largest aluminum catamaran ferry, the 2,100 passenger/226 car vessel ordered at Incat Tasmania
Wärtsilä plans to end engine manufacturing in Italy
Wärtsilä says it plans to ramp down engine manufacturing in Trieste, Italy, and to centralize its European four-stroke engine manufacturing in Vaasa, Finland. While the Trieste site (once home of Grande Motori
Eastaway to use power limitation for EEXI compliance
Singapore based containership operator Eastaway Ship Management is to equip six of its ships with Wärtsilä power limitation solutions for six vessels. The solutions will improve the ships’ Energy Efficiency Existing Ship
New Wärtsilä large bore engine will debut in Utopia of the Seas
Royal Caribbean Cruises’ latest Oasis class cruise ship, Utopia of the Seas, will be the first ship powered by Wärtsilä 46TS-DF engines. Designed with a focus on efficiency, environmental performance, and fuel