Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore and the Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping recently held a workshop event, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Clean Energy Supply Chain Workshop, in Yantian, which emphasised Hong Kong’s strategic role in advancing clean energy adoption within the...
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KLAVENESS BECOMES 65th PARTNER IN GMF
Norwegian shipping company Klaveness has become the 65th partner in the Global Maritime Forum (GMF), bringing its experience and commitment to building resilient, decarbonised, and efficient seaborne supply chains. Adding the data-driven and safety-focused shipping...
BIMCO AND ICS ADDRESS UNDERWATER NOISE POLLUTION
BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have developed a guide which aims to help the shipping industry understand and reduce underwater radiated noise from ships and help the industry implement the IMO underwater noise guidelines. According to ICS,...
WIND PROPULSION ASSISTANCE ADDED TO HEAVY LIFT SHIP
Dutch heavy lift ship operator Jumbo has announced the successful installation of two mechanical sails to its heavy lift vessel (HLV) 'Jumbo Jubilee'. The wind assisted ship propulsion (WASP) solution is the latest in a series of innovative technologies installed to...
CFD ENHANCES eSAIL DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS
Spanish company bound4blue says it is continuing to develop its wind-assisted propulsion system, the eSAIL, and has published a paper giving details of its current progress. Developed to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, the eSAIL uses suction sail technology,...
LR TO ESTABLISH INDIAN SUSTAINABLE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTRE
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has partnered with the Government of India’s Directorate General of Shipping for the creation of the Indian Ocean Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Maritime Transport (IOCE-SMarT). The initiative enhances the Maritime Training Institute (MTI)...
ZINUS TO SUPPLY ELECTRIC FERRY CHARGING SYSTEMS FOR CANADA
Cable management system company Zinus has been awarded a significant contract by Damen Shipyards for the delivery of ZPP800 Tower solution Cable Management System [CMS] for the quayside, along with the SWC200 (Swing Connect System) as the onboard units. This Zinus...
ICS ‘PLEASED WITH PROGRESS’ FOLLOWING IMO GHG EMISSIONS WORKING GROUP
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is pleased that progress has been made at the 17th meeting of the IMO Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, but says that much more needs to be done. An ICS statement reads: "We are committed...
DANISH SHIPPING SEEKS REINFORCEMENT OF CARBON REGULATIONS AT MEPC
Danske Rederier (Danish Shipping) says that it will be present at the negotiations about IMO regulations, which are planned to be adopted next year, and will work hard to secure, among other things, support for a pricing mechanism that can reduce the price gap between...
BAR PUSHES FOR MEPC82 TO CONSIDER WIND PROPULSION
Wind propulsion and simulation-driven marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies is urging swift action to accelerate progress towards meeting critical climate goals, with just 12 months remaining to make meaningful changes. According to BAR, the window of...
NET-ZERO TARGETS WILL BE MISSED, SAYS GLOBAL MARITIME FORUM
The global shipping industry is not on track to meet its target of having zero-emission fuels account for 5% of all fuels by 2030. That’s according to a new report from the Getting to Zero Coalition (a Global Maritime Forum initiative), UCL Energy Institute, and the...
STANDALONE PROGRAM LAUNCHED FOR PORT EMISSIONS REPORTING
PortXchange is introducing Port Emissions Report, an advanced analytical tool now available as a standalone product or as part of the newly introduced EmissionInsider Carbon Insight Suite. The technology provides comprehensive emissions analysis tailored explicitly...
WÄRTSILÄ SUPPLIES CCS-READY SCRUBBER TECHNOLOGY FOR FEEDER SHIPS
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply its latest carbon capture and storage-ready scrubber systems (CCS-Ready scrubbers) for three container ships owned by German operator Leonhardt & Blumberg. The CCS-Ready solution will assure Leonhardt & Blumberg that it...