Call for papers - submit your abstract now!

The deadline to submit your abstract for the 44th Propulsion & Future Fuels conference has been extended. If you want to be part of the leading international conference and present to a 150 strong maritime audience, including operators by 25th March.

Abstracts are invited in the following categories:

Challenges of new technology/Cyber security rules/Operational technology/Safety

Hydrogen / Fuel cells - new innovations/ Ammonia – new innovations/Safety/ Methanol – new innovations/Safety/

Advances in exhaust gas cleaning systems

Advances in lubrication

Green solutions for LNG, e.g. Bio methanea

Abstracts of 250 words should be sent by March 25th, with a biography of the speaker, headshot photo and logo to conferences@propulsionconference.com

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Contact: +44 1329 825335

Email: conferences@propulsionconference.com

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14 FSG bunker barge order

German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) announced that it been awarded a major deal for a series of LNG bunker tankers.

15 First CCS reference

EPS announced the first installation of a n integrated onboard carbon capture and storage system on an ocean-going vessel in January 2023.

12 UK H2-engine trial

Carisbrooke Shipping is participating in a UK-funded demonstration project to develop an innovative zero-emission hydrogen-fuelled auxiliary engine.

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6 Regional Focus

The US government is pushing ahead with offshore wind leases, and the future looks bright for the nation’s shipbuilding industry, but there are roadblocks ahead.

8 Leader Briefing

Pilot projects are only part of the challenge of scaling up cleantech developments, Haavard Tvedte of Maritime CleanTech tells The Motorship.

34 Ship Description

Custom-built to meet the complex requirements for ocean transportation of rocket components, the 121m ro-ro Canopée has made her first transatlantic crossing, writes David Tinsley.

13 More than flapping foils

The SeaTech project has also developed cycle-level optimisation to manage transient power changes, Wendy Laursen hears.

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AEngine soft launch

Thomas Hansen, head of two-stroke promotion and customer support at MAN Energy Solutions reveals MAN ES’ plans to soft-launch the Ammonia engine (AEngine).

20 Norwegian hydrogen retrofit

The Ship-aH2oy project is developing a zero-emission CSOV using an SOFC fuel cell fuelled using green hydrogen stored in a hydrogen carrier, LOHC .

24 Methanol lube running hours

Newly developed 40 BN lubricants will gain service experience with the growing uptake of methanol dual-fuel 2-stroke engines.

25 ME-GA Engine optimisation

MAN Energy Solutions has rolled out an optimisation programme to improve the performance of its dual-fuel, low-pressure ME-GA engine before the first reference enters service.

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The Motorship’s Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference will take place this year in Hamburg, Germany. Stay in touch at propulsionconference.com