Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and FueLNG, a joint venture between Sembcorp subsidiary Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd and Shell Eastern Petroleum, have completed the first bunkering to an LNG-fuelled Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC)...
Astomos Energy Corporation and NYK Line have completed a pilot on the LPG carrier 'Lycaste Peace', owned by NYK Line and chartered by Astomos, bunkering FAME B24 marine biofuel in Singapore. The demonstration was part of a project to establish an assurance framework...
According to BIMCO, even if plastics on board ships are sorted, managed, and discharged to shore in a proper way, mismanagement of waste on land means it can still reach the ocean. With up to 1.75bn plastic bottles a year being used on board ships, BIMCO believes...
The 'MSC World Europa', first in a series of four next generation cruiseships to join the MSC Cruises’ fleet, has been delivered with a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) from the Bio-Sea by Bio-UV Group stable. As befitting one of the most environmentally...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Ministry of Climate and Environment of Norway, with the intention to collectively undertake technical...
Ahead of next week’s trilogue meeting in Brussels on FuelEU Maritime, Sea-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition established to advocate for LNG and its decarbonisation pathway for shipping, has called for a compromise by all those involved in the trilogue...
Classification society RINA has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to MAN Energy Solutions for its methanol-ready MAN L/V 32/44CR engine. The AiP covers an upgrade concept for the four-stroke engine for conversion to dual-fuel running on methanol to...
The increased performance of the fast-responsive Schottel RudderPropeller Dynamic SRP-D has now been confirmed by external sources, following initial investigations into the effect of thruster response on DP positioning carried out in cooperation with Dutch research...
Towage company Kotug Canada, a partnership between Kotug International and Horizon Maritime Services, which say they are strongly committed to reducing impact from operations on the environment, has recently applied a new non-toxic noise reduction coatings to the hull...
Norwegian coatings company Jotun says that it is proud to be a partner of Hurtigruten's 'Sea Zero' project. Sea Zero is a project Hurtigruten Norway started in spring 2022 and its ambition is to enable zero-emission passenger and freight transport along the Norwegian...
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced that one of its officers, Tan Hanqiang, currently First Secretary (Maritime), High Commission of the Republic of Singapore to the UK, has been appointed by the IMO as Vice-Chair of the IMO Marine...
IMO has issued a reminder that from 1 January 2023 it will be mandatory for all ships to calculate their attained Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) to measure their energy efficiency and to initiate the collection of data for the reporting of their annual...
Mercedes-Benz and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have signed a letter of intent (LoI) initiating the 'Orcelle Wind' project, which aims to develop a concept for a dedicated car-carrier, that uses wind as its main propulsion form, thereby significantly reducing emissions, and...
YSA Design has appointed Fabiana Vale Dornelas (pictured) and Trond Sigurdsen as Head of Sustainability and Implementation and Head of Sustainability and Technology, respectively. In the newly created roles, Dornelas, Senior Interior Architect, and Sigurdsen, Senior...
The newbuild coal carrier 'Kagura' owned by NYK and chartered to Chugoku Electric Power Co (EnerGia) has been delivered from Oshima Shipbuilding. Under a long-term transport contract with EnerGia, the 235m 99,990 dwt vessel will use carbon offsets to theoretically...
HaiSea Marine, a joint venture majority owned by the Canadian Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan, has officially named and blessed its new harbour tug boat fleet – which includes the world’s first fully electric harbour tug boats, along with dual fuel (LNG and...
DNV has appointed Torgeir Sterri as new Offshore Classification Director for DNV Maritime, with effect from 1 March 2023. Lucas Ribeiro, former Area Manager for Iberia, Italy and Malta, will succeed Sterri as Regional Manager for West Europe. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO,...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded a Statement of Compliance (SoC) to German marine engineering company Marsig for its Searecs electronic record book. The platform offers an electronic alternative to hardcopy logbooks and unifies the extensive collection of documents...
Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Alfa Laval regarding the development of a new Gas Combustion Unit (GCU) for use on liquid hydrogen carriers. By paving the way for the safe transport of...
Alfa Laval has optimised the design of the Alfa Laval Smit LNG inert gas generator, bringing greater flexibility and modular construction, offering a range of options for more choice and faster access to vital safety equipment. The Smit LNG system is known for its...
ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to HermAce Remote Monitoring and Troubleshooting Platform developed by Furuno Electric and issued a certificate to the company. In addition, for ClassNK registered ships flagged with the...
After implementing Kongsberg's vessel-to-cloud Vessel Insight technology to Guaibamax Bulk Carriers in 2020, Vale, iron ore producer and charterer of one of the largest fleet of ore carriers, has signed with Kongsberg Digital to install Vessel Insight on four Valemax...
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year optimised maintenance agreement with National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), a subsidiary of National Marine Dredging Group (NMDC Group), covering seven vessels in the NPCC fleet. The agreement is designed to maximise...
The latest evolution of the StratCat 27 CTV design developed by BMT for Strategic Marine and HST Marine, featuring a novel hull form with integrated hybrid propulsion technology, has been selected by Purus company HST Marine as one of its crew transfer vessel (CTV)...
A.P. Moller Maersk (Maersk) has reached an agreement with group parent company A.P. Moller Holding for its intended divestment of Maersk Supply Service (MSS), a provider of global offshore marine services and project solutions for the energy sector, with 1600...
Rotterdam-based Value Maritime (VM) has recently opened an office in Singapore to be closer to clients and grow our operations in the important and expanding Asia Pacific shipping market. The new office is based in the Singapore Central Business District (CBD). Milou...
Design and engineering consultancy Houlder is to participate in the ‘Winds of Change’ project led by Smart Green Shipping (SGS), which will see an SGS FastRig wing sail retrofitted to a large vessel. The project recently received funding from the UK Department for...
Amogy, a US company developing ammonia as a clean fuel for heavy transport applications, has announced plans to launch an ammonia-powered, zero-emission tugboat in late 2023. The company believes that getting the first ammonia-powered vessel on the water will signal a...
Marine training course provider Stream Marine Training (SMT) has run its first Battery and Fuel Cells Awareness course to arm seafarers with the knowledge on the potentially life-threatening risks of lithium-ion batteries. As a fast-growing new energy storage system,...
Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec has secured a contract to supply advanced fire-fighting systems to a pair of 48,000 grt LNG dual-fuelled eco ferries under construction at Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for Australian shipowner Spirit of...
