The first bunkering of a cruise ship with an alternative fuel has taken place at the Port of Vancouver. Silversea’s Silver Nova received LNG from Seaspan Energy’s LNG bunker vessel Seaspan Garibaldi while en route to Alaska. LNG is considered the first alternative...
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AMMONIA FUEL GUIDELINES ISSUED BY ClassNK
ClassNK has released the ‘Guidelines for Safety Operation for Ammonia-Fueled Vessels’ for considering the introduction of ammonia-fuelled vessels to ensure safe operation on board ammonia-fuelled vessels. The Japanese classification society believes that by following...
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NEW MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR VIKING LINE LNG FERRY
Wärtsilä has signed a further five-year lifecycle agreement with Finland based Viking Line covering the ferry 'Viking Glory'. The vessel was supported by an earlier Wärtsilä agreement since its launch in 2021, and this renewal further extends and expands the...
IMO RELEASES GHG STRATEGY VIDEO
A new video from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) delves into the innovative technologies and transformative approaches shaping the future of sustainable shipping, driven by IMO's ambitious 2023 GHG Strategy. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez...
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WÄRTSILÄ CUTS METHANE SLIP WITH NextDF TECHNOLOGY FOR THIRD ENGINE
Wärtsilä has introduced its NextDF technology for a third engine, the Wärtsilä 46TS-DF dual-fuel engine. While operating on LNG, the Wärtsilä 46TS-DF engine with NextDF feature is intended to reduce methane emissions to less than 1.4% of fuel use across all load...
MINI-TUG COULD PROVIDE KEY TO ‘ELECTRIFYING THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY’
US electric boat company Arc says it is bringing the first electric portable tugboat to the Port of Los Angeles; the company is retrofitting a small 26ft (8m) long tug in a new partnership with Portland shipyard Diversified Marine. The project aims to begin a new era...
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HOULDER COMPLETES DESIGN OF LH2 VESSEL FOR SHELL
Design and engineering consultancy Houlder has recently completed a major design project for Shell International Trading and Shipping Company: the development of a concept design for a 20,000m3 liquid hydrogen (LH2) carrier. Houlder collaborated with Shell on the...
LOGISTICS COMPANY JOINS HYDROGEN BOAT PROJECT
Marinetrans, a logistics company headquartered in Oslo and Singapore, and specialising in transport of ship spares and marine equipment, has become a partner in a foiling hydrogen-fuelled boat project at Delft Technical University. Marinetrans joins other companies in...
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HYBRID POLICE VESSEL DELIVERED TO HAMBURG PORT
The hybrid police boat WS1 'Bürgermeister Brauer' has been handed over to the Port of Hamburg, after a construction period of almost two years at the Estonian shipyard Baltic Workboats. The boat was transferred to Germany by sea and will start its service with the...
DAMEN DELIVERS LOW-EMISSION TUG FOR MALTESE PORT
Tug Malta has held a naming ceremony for its latest vessel, a Damen RSD Tug 2513 with 80t bollard pull, named 'Med Aldebaran'. The new vessel is expected to add significant strength to the company’s operations in Malta’s Port of Marsaxlokk. The RSD Tug 2513 is a...
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ETHANE-FUELLED VLEC NEWBUILDS TO BE CLASSED BY DNV
DNV has been selected to class ship owner Purus’ newbuilding order of two Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs), contracted at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea and scheduled for delivery in 2026-2027. With a cargo carrying capacity of 98,000m3, the two...
ABS ISSUES AiP FOR CHINESE MEHANOL-FUEL ULTRAMAX BULKER
Lemissoler Navigation and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) have received ABS approval in principle (AiP) for its design of a 65,000 dwt methanol-fuelled ultramax bulk carrier, the first such methanol vessel for China’s shipbuilding...
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DAPHNE TECHNOLOGY EXPANDS INTO US
Daphne Technology is establishing a new subsidiary in the US, the new company to be sited in Houston and headed by Jamie Brick. Methane emissions are a significant environmental concern, and with tightening US regulations, the commercial need to address this issue has...
WÄRTSILÄ INVESTS IN TRAINING IN INDONESIA
Wärtsilä has inaugurated its new workshop and 'Land & Sea Academy' training facilities in Jakarta, Indonesia, which are intended to support and optimise the company’s energy and marine industry customers' operations and accelerate their decarbonisation journey....
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