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ship.energy summit
Methane Pathways
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ship.energy summit
How to maintain momentum on decarbonisation in uncertain and unpredictable times was a central theme of this year’s ship.energy summit. Lesley Bankes-Hughes reports back on how the maritime industry is squaring up to multiple commercial, operational and regulatory headwinds
FuelEU Maritime
Nordic energy company Gasum, both a producer of low-emission marine fuel bio-LNG and a provider of pooling services, offers some key takeaways from the first reporting year of FuelEU Maritime
Shubham Jain of Normec Verifavia says that pooling strategies and verification will define compliance costs in 2026
LNG Bunkering
Bryan Frey of Seaside LNG makes the case for seeing LNG, bio-LNG and synthetic methane as a pathway to carbon-neutral operations
Low-GHG Methane
Jason Stefanatos of DNV asks what has to go right, and what can owners do now, to support the development of low-GHG methane as a marine fuel
Fuel Cells
Stig Kallestad of PowerCell Group examines the evolving role of fuel cells in maritime decarbonisation
Wind Assisted Propulsion
Di Gilpin of Smart Green Shipping believes that, when installing wind assisted propulsion systems on ships, excellent planning is just as important as having great design and performance prediction
Hull Performance
Nick Cowley of Cathelco explains why hull performance deserves its place among energy-saving technologies
Daniel Stapleton of AkzoNobel Marine looks at how shipowners can use hull coatings to extract maximum efficiency from ageing vessels
Condition Monitoring
Condition monitoring has always been critical to reliability and uptime in the global maritime industry. Barry Sullivan, Senior Technical Services Engineer at Castrol, explains how the uptake of digital technology is ushering in a new era in safeguarding
Freight Benchmarks
Duncan Ross of Paratus and Partners argues that recent disruption around the Baltic Exchange’s TD3C VLCC benchmark has exposed a growing gap between ‘theoretical freight’ on the screen and ‘capturable freight’ that owners can actually earn – with many declining to send vessels into the Gulf despite headline rates being extraordinary
Northern Sea Route
As operators explore new Arctic-linked trade opportunities, Alex Caizergues of Syroco finds that operational intelligence and adaptability are becoming critical competitive advantages
Maintenance
Wärtsilä’s Stefan Wiik looks at how shipping companies’ everyday operational decisions, and their approach to spare parts, are shaping their energy outcome
