Pakistan has ratified the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling, the Hong Kong Convention, the last of the big three shipbreaking nations to do so.Pakistan has become the 23rd country ratify the Hong Kong Convention...
Technology group Wärtsilä is introducing a further four methanol engines to its portfolio.In addition to the Wärtsilä 32 methanol engine launched last year, Wärtsilä will add the Wärtsilä 20, Wärtsilä 31, Wärtsilä 46F and Wärtsilä 46TS to its portfolio of engines capable...
Maersk Tankers is moving into clean ammonia transport with an order for up to 10 very large ammonia carriers at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Japan’s Mitsui & Co is co-investor in the first four firm contracts for 96,000 cu metre ammonia...
A drop-in fuel conditioner, SulNOxEco, has lowered fuel consumption significantly in recent trials with conventional marine fuels.In a three-month trial on board the 60,000 dwt ultramax bulk carrier, Paolo Topic, owned by Marfin Management S.A.M. of Monaco, SulNOxEco cut very...
Latest figures from DNV indicate that there are now 230 ships in service or on order that will operate on methanol as fuel, but the tank space required is considerably higher than conventional fuels.According to many experts, the chemical –...
Newbuilding demand at Chinese shipbuilders has continued apace this year with the volume of newbuilding orders up 76.7% in the first nine months of 2023.According to the statistics released by China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry, China’s shipbuilding output for...
