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ABB Announces Fuel Cell System Pilot on Royal Caribbean Vessel

ABB says it will be the first fuel cell system to provide an energy source for a luxury cruise ship.

9 Nov 2017

Port of Amsterdam Undertakes Sustainable Shore Power Initiative

The port will provide shore power to river cruise and inland navigation vessels under a joint pilot project.

9 Nov 2017

TOTE to Convert Two Engines to LNG Propulsion

TOTE Maritime Alaska has contracted MAN PrimeServ to convert the vessels North Star and Midnight Sun to dual-fuel operation.

9 Nov 2017

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' Newbuilds Glean 10% Bunker Savings with Optimised Lines

The two vessels, HANSEATIC nature and HANSEATIC inspiration, are currently under construction at the Vard Shipyard in Romania and Norway.

9 Nov 2017

LR Bunker Tips: The Measure Tape

"The Measure Tape has two very important tasks during a survey," Chris Bieda, Service Delivery, Lloyd's Register GMT, writes for Ship & Bunker.

9 Nov 2017

OPEC Unlikely to Announce Prolonged Cutback Extension Later This Month: Citigroup

Many factors, including growing demand in China, may prompt OPEC to rethink its strategy.

9 Nov 2017

IMO Holds Enforcement Training Workshop for Port State Control Officers

The training will focus on inspections under MARPOL Annex VI.

9 Nov 2017

Roundtable Focuses on Ship Finance Challenges Posed by Decarbonisation

CWR and the CPLC are urging financial institutions to begin analysing and managing risks presented by the shipping industry's imminent decarbonisation.

8 Nov 2017

Royston Says New Enginei Module Provides Improved Bunker Monitoring Capabilities

The new module also provides a low-cost method of measuring vessel emissions for monitoring and assessment under various regulations.

8 Nov 2017

Wärtsilä Inks MoU with Four Finnish Universities for Engine Research Initiative

Academic institutions participating include Aalto University, Tampere University of Technology, Åbo Akademi University, and the University of Vaasa.

8 Nov 2017

LNG Carrier Coral Methane to Be Converted to LNG Bunker Vessel

The modification of the 7,500cbm vessel will be the first conversion of its kind, says Anthony Verder.

8 Nov 2017

Bureau Veritas to Class CMA CGM's LNG-Fuelled 22,000 TEU Box Ships

Meanwhile, GTT has announced that it will design cryogenic tanks for the nine newbuilds.

8 Nov 2017

OPEC Sees 60% Compliance with 2020 Sulfur Cap on Bunker Fuel

But estimate includes legitimate non-compliance

8 Nov 2017

Oil Options Up on Strength of OPEC Tactics, but Brazil Refuses to Join the Cutbacks

The South American country could produce in excess of 5 million bpd by 2027.

8 Nov 2017

Aegean Expecting to Report a Net Loss for Third Quarter 2017

"We continue to see margin deterioration in many of our key markets resulting from lackluster demand and increased competition," says Aegean President Jonathan Mcilroy.

7 Nov 2017

BLUE Appoints Peter Boyd as Non-Executive Director, Eyes Growth

"With the seismic change we are seeing in marine and energy, we have only scratched the surface of the potential," says Alisdair Pettigrew, managing director, BLUE.

7 Nov 2017

Workshop on Energy Efficient Ships to Further Danish-Chinese Cooperation

Alongside the workshop, Danish Maritime and the Shipbuilding Information Center of China will sign a MoU for cooperation on green shipbuilding and tech.

7 Nov 2017

Gabadi Seals Cooperation with Hankuk Carbon on LNG Bunkering

The cooperation is specifically related to small and medium-scale carrier to carrier LNG fuel supply.

7 Nov 2017

Wärtsilä Launches Bunker-Saving Pre-Swirl Stator

Wärtsilä says EnergoFlow will return ship operators' investment in less than two years.

7 Nov 2017

CMA CGM's New 22,000 TEU Mega-Box Ships to Use LNG Bunkers

"We have made the bold decision," says Rodolphe Saadé, CMA CGM Group CEO.

7 Nov 2017