Singapore-based X-Press Feeders took delivery towards the end of June of another landmark vessel in shipping’s fuel transition - the first methanol dual fuel retrofit. The 1,170 TEU-capacity Eco Umande, delivered by China’s New Dayang Shipbuilding…

The mid-life overhaul and refuelling of the US Navy’s Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia will now take about five and a half years to complete – an extra 14 months than…

Leading marine technology group Wärtsilä is to supply its EnergoFlow and EnergoProFin propulsion systems to four Medium-Range (MR) chemical tankers owned and operated by New York-based International Seaways. The devices will be used to upgrade the…

Norway is funding another project to explore the potential of converting an LNG-powered RoRo to operate on fuel cells and hydrogen fuel. ENOVA, the Norwegian Government fund designed to support initiatives to accelerate decarbonisation, will provide funding to Iceland’s Samskip, along with partners TECO 2030 and Oslo-based Blohm Maritime, to develop plans for the conversion of Samskip’s 4,000dwt 2015-built RoRo Samskip Kvitnos. This vessel currently operates a regular service from Rotterdam along the Norwegian west coast to Hammerfest, in Northern Norway.

Blohm Maritime will support the project with naval architects, piping engineers, and structural engineers to produce the documentation needed to obtain preliminary approval for the fuel cell and hydrogen solution.