Lesley Bankes-Hughes

Oxford

Publishing Director, Petrospot Limited at Bunkerspot Magazine

Publishing Director at Petrospot Limited

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GLOBAL: BAR Technologies and Brevik Engineering join forces on wind-assisted LCO₂ carrier concept

2 days ago | bunkerspot.com | Lesley Bankes-Hughes

Details Written by Lesley Bankes-Hughes Published: 06 June 2025 BAR Technologies and Brevik Engineering have unveiled a joint concept for a liquid carbon dioxide (LCO₂) carrier equipped with WindWings. Login to Read more...
RINA awards AiP for dual fuel LNG/Hydrogen-powered Ultramax bulker design

2 days ago | ship.energy | Lesley Bankes-Hughes

Class society RINA has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to a new Ultramax bulker design developed by SDARI (Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute) in collaboration with Almi Marine… Create your free account or log in to continue reading. For the latest news, comment and expert analysis on shipping’s energy transition,sign up to ship.energy today and unlock full access to all content. Registration is completely free of charge and only takes a moment of your time.
GLOBAL: RINA awards AiP for dual fuel LNG/Hydrogen-powered Ultramax bulker design

2 days ago | bunkerspot.com | Lesley Bankes-Hughes

Details Written by Lesley Bankes-Hughes Published: 06 June 2025 Class society RINA has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to a new Ultramax bulker design developed by SDARI (Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute) in collaboration with Almi Marine Management. Login to Read more...
Viking Line unveils concept for ‘world’s largest’ electric RoPax ferry

2 days ago | ship.energy | Lesley Bankes-Hughes

Viking Line has developed the Helios vessel concept which could provide a completely emission-free service between Helsinki and Tallin as early as the beginning of the 2030s. With a battery… Create your free account or log in to continue reading. For the latest news, comment and expert analysis on shipping’s energy transition,sign up to ship.energy today and unlock full access to all content. Registration is completely free of charge and only takes a moment of your time. LoginRegister
EUROPE: Viking Line unveils concept for ‘world’s largest’ electric RoPax ferry

2 days ago | bunkerspot.com | Lesley Bankes-Hughes

Details Written by Lesley Bankes-Hughes Published: 06 June 2025 Viking Line has developed the Helios vessel concept which could provide a completely emission-free service between Helsinki and Tallin as early as the beginning of the 2030s. Login to Read more...
EUROPE: Van Wijngaarden Marine Services signs LOI for next-gen, hybrid MPV

3 days ago | bunkerspot.com | Lesley Bankes-Hughes

Details Written by Lesley Bankes-Hughes Published: 05 June 2025 Dutch company Van Wijngaarden Marine Services has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Kooiman Marine Group for the design and construction of a next-generation, hybrid DP2 Multi-Purpose Vessel. Login to Read more...
GLOBAL: bound4blue secures DNV validation for wind propulsion performance methodology

3 days ago | bunkerspot.com | Lesley Bankes-Hughes

Details Written by Lesley Bankes-Hughes Published: 05 June 2025 Class society DNV has validated bound4blue’s ‘wind propulsion system force matrix’ calculation method, which provides shipowners, designers and shipyards with a ‘regulation-ready’ tool to evaluate the performance of its eSAIL. Login to Read more...
MPA and NYK Group conduct workshop on autonomous shipping

3 days ago | ship.energy | Lesley Bankes-Hughes

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), and MTI, an NYK Group company) conducted a joint workshop today in Singapore to collaborate on port-to-port… Create your free account or log in to continue reading. For the latest news, comment and expert analysis on shipping’s energy transition,sign up to ship.energy today and unlock full access to all content. Registration is completely free of charge and only takes a moment of your time. LoginRegister
ASIA PACIFIC: MPA and NYK Group conduct workshop on autonomous shipping

3 days ago | bunkerspot.com | Lesley Bankes-Hughes

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), and MTI, an NYK Group company) conducted a joint workshop today in Singapore to collaborate on port-to-port Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS) trials. The collaboration is one of the initiatives to come out of the MPA-NYK Memorandum of Understanding in 2024 to accelerate maritime decarbonisation and digitalisation.
Surging demand for propeller retrofits but adoption lags behind, says LR report

4 days ago | ship.energy | Lesley Bankes-Hughes

A new study from Lloyd’s Register (LR) finds that demand for propeller retrofits and energy saving devices (ESDs) has quadrupled since 2020, with the technology delivering fuel consumption reductions of… Create your free account or log in to continue reading. For the latest news, comment and expert analysis on shipping’s energy transition,sign up to ship.energy today and unlock full access to all content. Registration is completely free of charge and only takes a moment of your time. LoginRegister