The safety and efficiency impacts of steering gear and turbo chargers were the subject of discussions at a seminar hosted by IMarEST UAE branch last week.

International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set a target of a 20% reduction in total GHG emissions by 2030, striving for 30%; but there are doubts from some that the industry can meet this ambition.

Malaysian shipowner MISC has inked time charter contracts for the world’s first ammonia-powered Aframax tankers with Petronas’ PETCO Trading Labuan Company Ltd (PTLCL).

Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) and CCS Wuhan Rules And Research Institute have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further decarbonisation.

Singapore forcecast methanol bunkering demand to exceed 1 million tonnes by 2030 and received a strong response to an expression of interest (EOI) to supply the fuel.

Four Newcastlemaxes and two Very Large Ammonia Carriers (VLACs) fitted with Ammonia dual-fuel engines are due for delivery from 2026.

A growing number of container vessels are being retrofitted to use methanol as fuel with latest move from Hapag-Lloyd for ships chartered from Seaspan Corporation.