“Do we need to put chemists aboard ships?” was a question asked by Harriet Johnson, Head of Maritime at Signol, participating on the CMA Shipping 2024 panel, “Impact of GHG Reduction Targets and New Fuels on Human Element”.

Dr Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Energy Solutions, believes shipping is headed towards a more complex future with multiple fuel and engine types.

As shipowners plough investments into dual-fuel vessels there are increasing questions about who is going to train the crew to handle alternative fuels.

Two medium gas carrier newbuildings being built for Exmar LPG at South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard are to have Wärtsilä Gas Solutions’ Ammonia Fuel Supply Systems installed.

The 15,000 teu dual-fuelled ammonia container ship design developed by the world’s largest non-operating container shipowner, Seaspan, the Maersk McKinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, and Helsinki-based ship design firm, Foreship, has...

Greece’s Naftomar Shipping has placed an order with South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, for 4 of the largest ammonia carriers yet to be built, worth $496 million.

Wärtsilä has signed a letter of intent with Viridis Bulk Carriers, for the world’s first ammonia-based four-stroke multi-fuel engines developed on the basis of the Wärtsilä 25 engine platform.