Wärtsilä will supply methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for five new container vessels for COSCO Shipping Lines and seven new container vessels for Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL). Each vessel will operate with three 8-cylinder and two 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 32M...
GREEN MARINE JOINS WITH MAERSK TO PROVIDE METHANOL TRAINING
Methanol-fuel marine solutions provider Green Marine and A.P. Moller-Maersk company Maersk Training have formed a strategic partnership to establish 'Maersk Training powered by Green Marine'. This collaboration aims to become the leading provider of training solutions...
RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY CONFIRMED FOR HIGH-SPEED BATTERY FERRY
Artemis Technologies has partnered with electricity supplier Power NI, part of Energia Group, to provide renewable electricity for the world’s first 100% electric high-speed foiling passenger ferry. The partnership, known as Project Green Iron, will trial capturing...
CMA CGM INVESTS €200M IN FRENCH MARITIME DECARBONISATION
French shipping company CMA CGM, alongside finance organisation Bpifrance, has announced a significant investment in an endowment aiming to bring together the main players in the marine sector in France to manage the decarbonisation of the French maritime sector. The...
LATEST GREEN GRIMALDI VESSEL DELIVERED IN KOREA
The 'Great Abidjan' has joined the Grimaldi Group’s increasingly large and modern fleet, being the fourth of six multipurpose ro-ro units belonging to the innovative G5 class and commissioned from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea. At 250m in length, 38m...
IBIA AND BIMCO COLLABORATE ON FUEL CHALLENGES
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) and shipowner organisation BIMCO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on some of the challenges and opportunities within the areas of bunkering, marine energy and maritime sectors to help...
FIRST LNG VOITH TRACTOR TUG LAUNCHED
What is believed to be the world’s first Voith propelled tractor tug with LNG dual fuel propulsion has been successfully launched by Uzmar Shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey. Named the Sultanhani, this is the first of two hulls being built for Turkish tug operator Botas to...
INCAT TO DESIGN ELECTRIC-HYBRID FERRY FOR DFDS
Incat Tasmania has announced a partnership with Danish Shipping and Logistics Company DFDS to complete a design study for the construction of an electric-hybrid ferry. The 72m ferry, which will have the option to convert to fully electric, is considered suited to a...
ICS PUBLISHES REVISED ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDE
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Publications has launched a fifth edition of ‘Shipping and the Environment: A Guide to Environmental Compliance’. This latest edition offers comprehensive updates and expanded insights into the intricate relationship between...
ABB HYBRID-ELECTRIC PROPULSION FOR NEW US FERRY
ABB has been selected by the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) to supply a comprehensive grid-to-propeller solution for a new double-ended, hybrid-electric ferry that will provide services between the town of Lincolnville and the island community of...
WÄRTSILÄ PROVIDES GAS SYSTEMS FOR SPANISH LNG BUNKER VESSEL
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions will supply the cargo handling system for a new 12,500m3 LNG bunkering vessel being built for Spanish shipowner Scale Gas, a subsidiary of Enagás, the owner and operator of Spain’s gas grid. The vessel is co-financed from the Support for...