Wärtsilä has announced that its 4‑stroke engine solution for ammonia fuel now offers a higher power rating.  The upgrade to the Wärtsilä 25 Ammonia engine raises output to 315 kW per cylinder at 900 rpm and 345 kW per cylinder at 1000 rpm, matching the power level of the LNG‑fuelled Wärtsilä 25DF engine. In a statement issued today (16 April), the technology group highlighted that a key benefit of the upgrade is that fewer cylinders are required for a given power demand, which it said will reduce installation complexity and simplify maintenance. ‘This supports more flexible and efficient vessel designs […]

A ground-breaking ceremony was held in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, on Friday (10 April) for a new ‘green fuels’ manufacturing plant that is set to have an annual production capacity of 500,000 tonnes. According to an article posted by China’s state news agency Xinhua, the facility is being build by China Power Engineering Consulting Group, a subsidiary of China Energy Engineering Corporation. In the first phase, a 100,000-tonne green methanol project is scheduled to be completed in two years. The project’s second phase will enable an annual output of 300,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), while the third […]

Höegh Autoliners held a naming ceremony last week for its new pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) Höegh Pacific. The vessel, whichcan run on either LNG or conventional marine fuel and is also ammonia-ready, was built at China Merchants Heavy Industry’s (CMHI) shipyard in China and delivered ahead of schedule. Image: Höegh Autoliners