MSC was recently revealed as the largest owner of containerships 20 years and older, Michael Grey examines the merits of older, second-hand tonnage.Seafarers used to say that “the old ships were always the best,” usually, it has to be said,...
Wärtsilä has signed a letter of intent with Viridis Bulk Carriers, for the world’s first ammonia-based four-stroke multi-fuel engines developed on the basis of the Wärtsilä 25 engine platform.The new propulsors will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than...
The development of dual-fuel engines for ammonia and methanol is accelerating and will be the norm for ships combined with energy saving devices and technology.Discussing ‘Solutions heading for zero carbon’ at the Greener Shipping Summit in Athens last week, Michael...
UMAS calls on industry and governments to take concerted and immediate steps to stimulate the supply and demand of scalable zero-emission fuels to meet the 2030 decarbonisation goal.A new report by UMAS, the Getting to Zero Coalition, and Race to...
1. Những điểm nổi bậtNhu cầu vận chuyển:– Tăng trưởng GDP của Trung Quốc có thể đạt mức bình quân 4,9% trong giai đoạn 2023-2024, nhưng nguy cơ bất ổn vẫn tồn tại trong bối cảnh kinh tế phát triển...
WinGD has won an order from Exmar LPG BV for ammonia-fuelled engines for two 46,000m3 LPG/ammonia carriers. Exmar claims the ships will be the first oceangoing vessels to have dual-fuel ammonia engines which enable close-to-zero emissions when running on ammonia....
