With methanol seen as a potential leading contender as a cleaner and more sustainable alternative marine fuel in the drive to hit IMO net zero targets by 2050, some flag states are requiring additional teaching over and above the basic and advanced IGF courses...
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BULKER FLEET REPORTS EFFICIENCY GAINS WITH CHEVRON CYLINDER OIL
Turkish shipowner Susesea has successfully upgraded the cylinder lubrication strategy across its fleet of six bulk carriers by adopting Chevron’s Taro Ultra Advanced 40 (TUA 40). Working closely with Chevron Marine Lubricants and its regional distributor, Petrol...
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CAVOTEC RECEIVES SUBSTANTIAL SHORE POWER ORDER
Cavotec has signed an order valued at €8.1m with an unnamed global container shipping company to deliver complete shore power systems for newly built container vessels. The order includes cable management reels and weatherproof enclosures, with deliveries scheduled to...
REPORT IDENTIFIES PROGRESS IN SHIPPING DECARBONISATION
The ‘Getting to Zero Coalition Action Framework: Documenting actions towards decarbonising shipping’ report, published by the Global Maritime Forum’s Getting to Zero Coalition—a powerful alliance of over 200 organisations across maritime, energy, infrastructure and...
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DANFOSS DRIVES FOR JAPANESE ELECTRIC TUG
Danfoss Drives says it is driving the building of a battery-electric tugboat and a the associated shore supply system, taking another step towards meeting the 2050 IMO standard. Tugboats are considered an attractive application for electrification; with their light...
TAIWAN OWNER PLACES LARGE WinGD METHANOL ENGINE ORDERS
Swiss marine power company WinGD is to provide X DF M dual-fuel methanol and X-Engine methanol-ready engine designs for over 30 container vessels to be built for a major Taiwanese container ship operator. The contract is considered to highlight the immediate...
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JAPANESE BATTERY ‘TANKER’ SEEKS TO SOLVE RENEWABLE POWER TRANSMISSION ISSUES
Japanese startup PowerX has unveiled the detailed design of what it believes to be the first ever 'Battery Tanker', i.e. a tanker-type vessel transporting electric power rather than fossil fuels. The first vessel aims for completion by 2025, with domestic and...
FKAB CONTRACTED TO DESIGN 4 + 4 LOW-IMPACT MR TANKERS
Swedish naval architecture practice FKAB Marine Design has received an order for the basic and detail design packages for four 49,000 dwt MR tankers., with an option for up to four additional vessels. The ships will be built at Penglai Zhongbai Jinglu Ship Industry Co...
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MITSUBISHI SMALL LCO2 CARRIER GAINS ClassNK AiP
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, and Nippon Gas Line (NGL) have jointly acquired Approval in Principle (AiP) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for a low-pressure type liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier to serve in coastal...
VIKING LINE RO-PAX REFIT ADDS FUEL EFFICIENCY
Finnish operator Viking Line's 2008-built ro-pax 'Viking XPRS' has undergone a complete refit and is shortly to resume service on the Helsinki–Tallinn route. The three-week docking at Oresund Dry Docks in Landskrona, southern Sweden, involved renovation of the...
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ClassNK ADDS ENERGY TRANSITION SUPPORT SERVICE
ClassNK has extended its services to support concrete actions by customers towards a smooth transition to shipping zero-emission. With the revision of IMO's GHG emissions reduction targets and the introduction of the EU climate policy package for the shipping sector,...
MARINE ESS IS FIRST TO RECEIVE ClassNK TYPE APPROVAL
Provider of marine battery and fuel cell systems Corvus Energy's Orca Energy Storage System has received Type Approval from the Japanese class society, ClassNK. This is the first marine battery to get this type approval since the ClassNK rules for marine energy...
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EURONAV MOVES INTO GREEN SHIPPING WITH CMB.TECH TAKEOVER
Tanker operator Euronav, which recently announced its intention to acquire fellow Belgian company CMB.Tech, has announced its new diversification and decarbonisation strategy. The acquisition follows an unsuccessful merger approach by another tanker company,...
SOFTWARE INTEGRATES CARBON EXPOSURE WITH EMISSION TARGETS
Maritime trading software provider Sea is launching a Carbon Exposure solution that will enable customers to effectively measure and integrate their carbon exposure calculations with emissions targets. This addition to Sea’s all-in-one platform for pre-fixture...
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