Wärtsilä has signed a five-year lifecycle agreement with Athens-based LNG management company, Alpha Gas, covering two LNG carriers which each have four Wärtsilä 34DF engines. The agreement is aimed at giving Alpha Gas increased operational insight, availability, and...
DNV is set to launch its SEEMP III Generator, as part of an integrated digital solution to support customers in ensuring compliance with SEEMP Part III verification, the guidelines for which are expected to be adopted and published by MEPC 78, with the deadline for...
According to dry bulk shipping organisation Intercargo, it would be a mistake to place responsibility for meeting IMO’s zero emission shipping targets fully on the shoulders of the shipping industry, as the IMO MEPC 78 meeting debates steps to meet ambitions for zero...
The Nautical Institute (NI) has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA), an organisation founded in 1982 by Greek shipowners and seafarers to develop and nurture an environmental...
ABB is leading a consortium formed to provide shore-to-ship power connection for ferries and cruise ships in the Port of Toulon, which will be future-proofed with an onshore energy storage system which manages fluctuations in energy demand of the local grid and draws...
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) and Singapore-based dry bulk owner Berge Bulk have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and advance the deployment of decarbonisation technologies onboard dry bulk cargo vessels. Berge Bulk has embarked on an ambitious...
Singapore shipowner Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build an ocean-going ammonia dual-fuel gas...
Svitzer, the global towage operator and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has unveiled its decarbonisation strategy that will see the company become fully carbon neutral by 2040. The strategy will see Svitzer decarbonise in two phases. Firstly, Svitzer is aiming to...
ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) for a new vessel design with a novel aft layout, which is claimed to eliminate pollution and promote efficient vessel operations. The SDARI design,...
Swiss marine power company WinGD has published a new white paper highlighting its approach to helping ship owners and operators to decarbonise their vessels. The paper, titled The X-Act Initiative, outlines WinGD’s development programmes in five areas – advanced...
Tokyo Kisen and e5 Lab have announced that a naming and launching ceremony has been held for the electric tugboat 'Taiga', currently under construction at Kanagawa Dockyard. Taiga is powered by an electric propulsion system that combines e5Lab-developed large-capacity...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) recently participated in the First Movers Coalition (FMC) , which was established to boost demand for decarbonisation technology, at the World Economic Forum Davos Agenda. MOL is the first Japanese company to take part in FMC, a platform aimed...
Eco Marine Power and technology partner Furukawa Battery are to supply marine-grade FCR series batteries for both a solar power system and for back-up use on a Handymax bulker. This will be the first time the FCR batteries have been used for these dual applications...
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