The Motorship

The Motorship’s Propulsion and Future Fuels conference returned to Hamburg in November at a moment when regulation, investment risk and fuel-choice anxiety continue to weigh heavily on the sector. Yet …

Kongsberg Maritime has expanded its UUC PM azimuth thruster range, boosting vessel propulsion and vessel power for the ever demanding offshore energy sector. The expanded range adds 3.8m and 4.1m …

Rolls-Royce Power Systems will supply eight mtu emergency power generators for two fully electric fast ferries being built for Spanish operator Baleària, supporting what is described as the first “green …

A coalition led by Belgium’s Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport, working with Lloyd’s Register and EXMAR, has completed interim guidelines that open the door for gas carriers to use …

Schottel has secured a major role in vessel propulsion for the Onslow Iron project, supplying advanced systems for a fleet of barges and tugs. All seven barges and two of …

The UK Hydrographic Office and its French counterpart, Shom, have begun what experts describe as the most wide-ranging real-world test yet of the emerging S-100 data standards The international sea …

Anglo-Eastern Ship Management has struck a deal with Orca AI that will see the ship manager support installation of the company’s situational-awareness platform across its vast, multi-client fleet It is …

Incat Tasmania and Danish ferry operator Molslinjen have signed a contract for a third fully battery-electric high-speed ferry in what is described as the world’s largest maritime electrification project. The …

DNV has granted a Type Approval Design Certificate to CMES-Tech for its new tilting rotor sail, giving China its first domestically developed system cleared under DNV’s wind-assisted propulsion rules The …

World Fuel Services has coordinated one of the first commercial biofuel bunkerings for a cruise vessel in Greece, supplying Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ Norwegian Viva with a waste-based marine fuel …

Accelleron has released the second report in its ’Accelerating to Net Zero’ series, highlighting the Asia Pacific region as a critical proving ground for the global e-fuel systems needed to …

Alfa Laval has unveiled a new compact ballast water treatment system designed to reduce complexity for shipyards and simplify operation and compliance for vessel operators The new PureBallast 3 Ultra’s …

Nuclear energy is back in the mainstream media although not in a maritime context. US president Donald Trump has stated he is going to start testing his country’s immense nuclear …

Interest in nuclear applications in the maritime industry has been growing significantly in recent years and LR recognised that both Guidance and Rules were going to be required. However, the …

CORE POWER, under the leadership of CEO Mikal Bøe, is driving a radical shift in maritime energy through its Liberty programme, which centres on floating nuclear reactors (FNPPs) aimed at …

Regulation now sits at the centre of the maritime decarbonisation debate, shaping not only which fuels the industry may eventually adopt but also the pace at which any of them …

The next generation of marine nuclear propulsion isn’t scaled-down submarine technology—it’s a portfolio of radically different reactor designs, most small, modular, and inherently safe. Three families are emerging as frontrunners, …

It’s not just about safety or endurance, but the technical architecture underpinning reactors that can run for a decade or more without refuelling, and in some cases return with fuel …

WinGD has presented its first high-pressure LNG dual-fuel engine, the X-DF-HP, designed for the demanding operating patterns of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs). The engine, shown for the first time at …

Notwithstanding the predominant shift of temperature-controlled cargoes to the containerised mode and the major deep-sea container lines, the remaining breakbulk reefer fleet has been boosted by a vessel of record-breaking …

New research cites methanol as one of the most practical alternative fuels for deep-sea shipping due to scalability and existing industrial infrastructure. The DNV white paper reports that methanol technologies …

Berg Propulsion has secured a second major retrofit programme for Reederei Rambow within a year, with three Sietas-built feeder container ships completing energy-efficiency upgrades at Bremerhaven’s Bredo Dry Docks. The …

North European expertise in the design and operation of vessels dedicated to the heavy-load trades, married with increasingly adept Chinese production of specialised tonnage, has yielded the first of a …

At last week’s Propulsion and Future Fuels event in Hamburg, I hosted a panel of nominees for The Motorship award. This is given to a company, usually in partnership with …

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Imabari Shipbuilding, K Line, MOL, NYK, JMU and NSY have joined forces to create a unified standard design framework for liquefied CO2 carriers and next-generation vessels powered by …

Conventional propeller drive is still the go to propulsion system for the vast majority of ships in service and on order, but podded propulsion systems and thrusters in all their …

It is not an exaggeration to say that without turbochargers the shipping industry could never have made the strides in engine efficiency that it has over the years, and it …

V.Ships, one of the world’s largest third-party ship managers, has signed on to use OceanScore’s Compliance Manager as the company works to keep pace with increasingly complicated EU environmental rules …

Wind propulsion specialist, bound4blue, has set up new production capabilities in China and announced strategic partnerships to step up adoption of its eSAIL suction sail technology The move positions the …

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The Propulsion and Future Fuels conference in Hamburg opened this year under the shadow of the IMO’s decision to delay implementation of its Net Zero Framework by one year, a …

Nuclear-powered containerships may be closer to commercial viability than many in the industry assume, offering faster transit times, reduced operating costs and near-zero emissions without relying on expensive green fuels …

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has won a deal to supply key systems for a new LNG bunkering vessel under construction at Jiangnan Shipyard for SIPG Energy Shanghai, adding another project to …

Salim Bhimji is a maritime researcher who has worked across the shipping industry for over 25 years. He has been part of a team that provides intelligence to shipowners. He …

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Wärtsilä is to supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for a 9,500 DWT bulk carrier under construction at the Royal Bodewes shipyard in the Netherlands for Norwegian shipowner Aasen Shipping …

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, AIM Horizon Investments and their partners have successfully closed the Fund for Energy Efficiency Technologies, securing commitments of up to US$35 million, exceeding the …

Mitigation of noise and vibration is an ever-more pressing consideration in ship design and engineering due to the heightened environmental dimension to regulatory controls. While the complex technical issue has …

Compliance with new MARPOL and local regulations is a constant driver for emission control technologies and added to that complex mix are the advent of new fuels aimed at solving …

Over nearly half a century in the reefer trade, Cool Carriers has endured the sweeping changes that reshaped global shipping — from the rise of containerisation and the decline of …

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There seems to have been a recent surge of interest in nuclear power afloat. Most of this is coming from the major classification societies – all have recently published studies …

Given the recent decision by the IMO to delay the implementation of its Net Zero Framework, there is increasing strain on shipowners as they attempt to navigate an evolving regulatory …

Nexans has marked a key milestone in the construction of its next-generation cable laying vessel, Nexans Electra, following the successful launch of the vessel hull from the covered dock hall …

Echandia has been chosen to deliver a new battery system for an electric ferry operated by Ærøfærgerne in southern Denmark The company will install a 3.2 MWh LTO (lithium-titanate oxide) …

Everllence has unveiled its new dual-fuel ME-LGIA (liquid gas injection ammonia) engine — a major step forward in the maritime industry’s journey toward zero-carbon propulsion Building on the company’s ME-LGIM …