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The Wärtsilä company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Athens-based Arista Shipping to participate in the project, which aims to develop an LNG-fuelled bulker vessel.

The large-bore diesel and gas engines and turbomachinery provider becomes the 32nd member to join the multi-sector industry coalition.

KC LNG, a division of Kosan Crisplant A/S, says its KC LNG Y-piece makes it possible to refuel a ship with LNG at twice the capacity as normal truck-to-ship bunkering over the same timeframe.

The exit of some well-known names from the bunker industry, the continuing woes of the shipping sector and the game-changing 2020 sulphur regulation have profoundly changed the marine fuels business – and will continue to do so. Lars Nielsen of BMS United Bunkers takes stock of the impact of these ‘shockwaves’ on bunker trading firms.

However, ‘great challenges remain’ in relation to the scale of their production and sustainability, according to a study authored by Lloyds Register and UMAS.

Installing exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) on larger vessels that operate on fixed routes, such as containerships and ferries, ‘makes sense’, says Marco Fiori, CEO of d'Amico International Shipping.

Keppel Offshore & Marine's wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Singmarine has secured contracts from Van Oord to build two high-specification Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers (TSHDs).

A new version of MeteoGroup’s SPOS9 enables captains to navigate with minimal fuel consumption and emissions, by calculating and recalculating optimum routes and anticipating oncoming weather and sea conditions.