Singapore-headquartered Bio-LNG, a privately owned supplier of bio-LNG, has joined the Sea-LNG coalition. According to Sea-LNG, LNG bunkering volumes have grown significantly in key bunkering hubs as more LNG-fuelled vessels have entered into operation. The Maritime...
NYK has begun a biofuel test run on its coal carrier 'Noshiro Maru', which is operated for Tohoku Electric Power Co, believed to be the first time in Japan that a coal carrier has been used to test biofuel for a domestic power utility company. Mitsubishi Corporation...
Swedish company Marinfloc says that its range of wastewater treatment equipment, unlike that of many other companies, is already compliant with upcoming revisions to MEPC 107(49). The updated regulation enters into force in 2025, something that Marinfloc...
According to Bio-UV group, with the final ballast water deadline fast approaching, an increase in inspections is anticipated as Port State Control (PSC) inspectors check machinery installations, crew competencies and Ballast Water Management (BWM) Plans. The French...
Petrochemicals company Ineos has selected ITT’s Svanehøj to supply CO2 pumps for the onshore facility and the first LCO2 carrier for Project Greensand in the Danish North Sea. This strategically significant order is said to strengthen Svanehøj’s position in carbon...
Viking Line, Port of Turku and Ports of Stockholm have now been working together for one year on a project which aims to establish a green, fossil-free shipping corridor between Stockholm and Turku. The parties have now laid a solid foundation for the project and...
Eltronic FuelTech has announced the successful delivery of what the company says is the world’s first 2.5-inch FVT-MeOH, a fuel valve train developed for the CPGC-MAN12G95ME-C10.5-LGIM engine. The delivery was marked by a ceremony at CSSC-MES Diesel in Shanghai, an...
US energy technology company Baker Hughes, Hanwha Power Systems and Hanwha Ocean of South Korea have announced a Joint Development and Collaboration Agreement (JDCA) for a new small-size turbine for ammonia applications that will leverage Baker Hughes’ small-size gas...
Graphene-based coatings manufacturer GIT Coatings and Australian cruise line Coral Expeditions have entered into an agreement to use a combination of robotic hull grooming and graphene-based hard foul release coatings on the passenger vessel 'Coral Adventurer',...
As the commercial shipping industry looks to rapidly decarbonise to meet IMO GHG emission reduction rules, the biocidal antifouling coatings used to protect the majority of the global fleet from biofouling are expected to play an increasingly crucial role. While...
The IMO's Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers made significant progress on the development of draft interim guidelines for the safety of ships using hydrogen and ammonia as fuel when it met for its ninth session (CCC 9). Taking into account the urgency...
Shipowners and operators as well as maritime administration personnel can get to grips with the Energy Efficiency eXisting Ship Index (EEXI) through a new series of videos released in cooperation with the IMO. The films, developed by the Global Industry Alliance to...
Kongsberg Maritime has partnered with Compagnie Maritime Monegasque (CMM)to provide a design and equipment package for six hybrid large multipurpose 5,000 dwt Platform Supply Vessels (PSV)s. CMM ranked first in a Petrobras tender process and expects to secure firm...
Incat Crowther has been commissioned to design an ultra-efficient, all-electric light cargo transfer vessel for Singapore’s marinEV, a business of Yinson GreenTech. The vessel, Hydromover 2.0, will transport light cargo such as stores, food and maintenance items to...
East Africa Marine Transport (EAMT) of Uganda has moved towards creating a more sustainable and efficient logistics solution for Lake Victoria with the commissioning of the 'Mpungu', the lake’s first scheduled ro-rovfreight vessel. Offering faster and safer crossings...
Newly built liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier 'Northern Pathfinder' has recently been delivered to Northern Lights by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry of South Korea. This is the second LCO2 carrier to be engaged in Northern Lights, the first full-scale carbon...
DNV has issued a reminder that, as many ships are now equipped with power limitation solutions to comply with EEXI regulations, documentation of the applied limitation measure is crucial from a statutory perspective and from a technical and safety standpoint. The...
Korea Shipbuilding says that it is striving to develop eco-friendly ship technology in line with the global decarbonisation trend, and recently obtained a conceptual design certification (AiP) for an ammonia dual-fuel propulsion Suezmax-class crude oil carrier from...
Wärtsilä is to supply gas handling systems for five new very large LPG carrier vessels to be built at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) yard in South Korea. The ships have been contracted by Norwegian ship owner Solvang in a joint venture with Gunvor Group of Geneva....
Carrier Transicold has been awarded recyclability accreditation for its PrimeLINE and NaturaLINE refrigeration units by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), believed to be the only transport container refrigeration units in the industry to achieve this sustainability...
Certification institute LRQA (formerly part of Lloyd's Register) has approved Dutch company Shipping Technology's CO2 Emission Reporting Module, known as ST Brain, that calculates the CO2 emissions of inland navigation vessels and coasters. Inland shipping...
A new project, known as Boss Level, will investigate the feasibility of an on-board sensor and data acquisition network with AI-based analytics to address the challenges of ship-port interfaces in the era of future decarbonised vessel fleets. The project, which is...
Singapore -based PaxOcean has signed shipbuilding contracts for two offshore construction vessels (OCVs) for an unspecified European shipowner, to be built at its shipyard in Zhoushan, China to the Salt 310 )CV design. Equipped with modern technology, these vessels...
Strategic Marine of Singapore has announced the signing and delivery of its first Surface Effect Ship (SES) to All Energies Services (AES), said to represent a ground-breaking moment in the company’s advancement within the offshore oil and gas sector. The contract...
Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire UK company NRG Marine, a provider of ultrasonic anti-fouling solutions for marine, oil and gas, and industrial applications. The move is considered to align with Alfa Laval’s strategy to provide its customers with...
Wartsila's latest financial figures reveal that across the whole company order intake increased by 34% and operating result increased by 80% to €229m. In marine, Wärtsilä expects the demand environment for the next 12 months to be better still than that of the...
A consortium of European partners, including marine energy storage system supplier Corvus Energy, has launched the EU Horizon DigiBatt Research Project - a significant initiative within research, battery cell manufacturing, testing and battery system providers, aimed...
Alternative fuels, green steel and renewable energy are fundamental to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction during the life cycle of a vessel, according a study carried out by a Lloyd's Register (LR), Knutsen, HDKSOE and HHI Joint Development Project (JDP). The...
In a pioneering safety development, ABS is using advanced modelling and simulation technologies to develop emergency response methods to assist ports and crew in responding to ammonia leaks or spills. This is believed to be the first step towards a comprehensive and...
A new jointly-produced report from DNV and Lloyd’s List Intelligence found a surge in the number of safety incidents involving machinery damage or failure, many resulting from uncertainties related to decarbonisation and digitalisation. The report, Maritime safety...
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