In order to provide input and collaborate with the key players in the transition to a zero-emission, digital, safe, secure and competitive waterborne sector, the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) has recently joined the Waterborne Technology Platform. The Waterborne...
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BV AND KOREAN REGISTER FORM FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND JV
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV M&O) and Korean Register (KR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at cooperation and relations to enhance competences and capacity by sharing of technologies, information and experiences in the field of...
AiP FOR JAPANESE METHANE OXIDATION CATALYST SYSTEM
Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Yanmar Power Technologies (YPT) have received Approval in Principle (AiP) for the jointly-developed Methane Oxidation Catalyst System from ClassNK. The system is designed to reduce methane slip by placing a methane...
ALFA LAVAL SCRUBBERS OFFER RELIABILITY FOR MEGA-BOXSHIP
What is currently said to be the world’s largest container vessel, Evergreen Marine Corp's 'Ever Ace' has employed two Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubbers with a shared water cleaning system (WCS) since being delivered from Samsung Heavy Industries in 2021. The consolidated...
ANALYSIS SUGGESTS LNG BEATS OIL-BASED FUEL IN CII COMPLIANCE
According to analysis carried out by marine fuel coalition Sea-LNG, LNG-fuelled ships will be able to continue to operate as normal under the IMO's Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII). Sea-LNG believes the CII scheme is set to shake up vessel efficiency and emissions...
GREIG MARITIME TO LEAD AMMMONIA-FUEL RETROFIT PROJECT
An industry partnership led by Grieg Maritime Group and initiated by Norway's Green Shipping Programme has started a pilot to retrofit an Open Hatch vessel to run on green ammonia. According to the company, there are several uncertainties on how well ammonia will work...
MITSUBISHI TO BUILD LIQUID CO2 DEMONSTRATION TEST SHIP
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Yokohama-based member of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has concluded a contract with Sanyu Kisen, a Kobe-based enterprise principally engaged in management of ships navigation in Japanese as well as foreign waters, calling for the...
JAPANESE REMOTE ENGINE MONITORING PROJECT ADDRESSES LACK OF SEAFARERS
A technology development project on highly automated operation of marine engines, known as 'R&D on Next-Generation Coastal Ships Utilizing Remote-Engine-Monitoring Technology', involving NYK Group company MTI, Nabtesco Corporation, ClassNK, Nihon Shipyard and...
DAMEN ASD 2312 TUG MODEL ADDED TO FORCE SIMULATORS
Damen’s ASD 2312 Tug is now available at simulator centres globally, as well as in the SimFlex Cloud, following an agreement with Force Technology, a maritime R&D company and developer of simulators for the maritime industry. Force Technology’s SimFlex simulator...
DELTAMARIN PARTAKES IN EU-FUNDED GLOBAL SHIPPING DECARBONISATION PROJECT
Ship designer Deltamarin of Finland is playing a central role in Project CHEK – deCarbonising sHipping by Enabling Key technology symbiosis on real vessel concept designs – which is an EU Horizon 2020-funded project that aims at achieving zero-emissions shipping by...
DUTCH COMPANIES AIM TO ACCELERATE ROUTE TO METHANOL
Bakker Sliedrecht, RH Marine and 20 other partners in a project, known as MENENS, are representing the Dutch maritime sector across the board, from fleet owner to ship designer and from shipyard to (specialist) supplier, with the goal of accelerating the route to...
EEXI ONLY EFFECTIVE AT HIGHER SHIP SPEEDS, SAYS NAPA
Finland-based maritime software specialist NAPA has shared preliminary results of its latest research into the potential effect of EEXI Energy Efficiency Index for Existing Ships) on the global bulk carrier fleet. EEXI measures and restricts CO2 emissions per...