Swiss marine power company WinGD and green technology company Envision Energy have released a joint study analysing the operational costs of ships powered by renewable fuels. The findings reveal that under moderate global regulations, green ammonia could achieve cost...
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SEA-LNG COMMENTS ON UCL DECARBONISATION STUDY
Industry collective Sea-LNG has responded to a recent study by the UCL Energy Institute which suggested that further investment in LNG as an interim alternative fuel was likely to hamper progress on other future fuels, in particular green ammonia, which UCL considers...
Water & waste management news
KOREAN CERTIFICATION FOR ERMA FIRST BWTS
Erma First has received South Korean flag Type Approval for its Erma First Fit ballast water treatment system (BWTS). Awarded by the administration of the Republic of Korea, the Erma First Fit BWTS is now one of the few non-domestic systems to hold such type approval,...
MARINFLOC EGR WATER TREATMENT SECURES WinGD APPROVAL
Swedish maritime environmental solution company Marinfloc has announced an update to its CD EGR system, and has, following rigorous and extensive tests, secured approval to treat Exhaust Gas Recirculation bleed off water from WinGD engines equipped with iCER systems....
Marine environment & clean shipping news
CAVOTEC SUPPORTS FIRST EUROPEAN PCTC SHORE POWER CONNECTION
Cavotec says it has contributed to a milestone in European port electrification, supporting the first-ever shore power connection of a car carrier vessel at a European port. The achievement took place in Bremerhaven, Germany, where the 200m PCTC Lake Shirasagi was...
NES TO PROVIDE CHARGING SYSTEMS FOR NEW FJORD1 FERRIES
Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has been chosen to provide two onshore charging stations to the Krakhella-Rysjedalsvika ferry crossing in the Sognefjord, enabling electric ferry operation on the West coast of Norway. The two charging stations serve complementary...
Marine propulsion & machinery news
MTU ENGINES ADOPT CLEAN FUELS FOR TESTING
Rolls-Royce is continuing its drive towards becoming a lower carbon business with engine tests for its mtu diesel engines in Friedrichshafen, Augsburg and Ruhstorf in Germany now carried out on hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). By the end of 2025, the company...
FOUR-STROKE AMMONIA ENGINE GAINS MORE POWER
Wartsila's 4‑stroke engine solution for ammonia fuel now offers a higher power rating, with an upgrade to the Wärtsilä 25 Ammonia engine, designed as part of the company’s continuing development of ammonia‑fuelled engines. The upgrade raises output to 315 kW per...
Marine coatings & hull protection news
PROPELLER COATING HELPS MEET ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
Energy transportation company Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has decided to extend adoption of GIT Coatings’ graphene-based propeller coating, Xgit-Prop, across seven additional crude oil tankers. Previously, OSG had applied the propeller coating to one crude oil...
CLEAN HULL TECHNOLOGY GAINS NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT FUNDING
Government agency Innovation Norway has provided sustainable hull-cleaning company ECOsubsea with a NOK 69m (US$ 6.2m) Green Growth Loan that will part-fund the construction of more of the company's next-generation hull-cleaning robots, as it gears up to significantly...
Maritime regulatory news
BIMCO ANSWERS QUESTIONS ON COMPLEXITIES OF CII CLAUSE
BIMCO published its CII Operations Clause for Time Charter Parties in November, following adoption of the clause by its Documentary Committee. As a result, BIMCO members and industry stakeholders have been providing feedback on application of the clause. The BIMCO CII...
MEPC79 MAKES PROGRESS ON GHGs AND ADOPTS MEDITERRANEAN SECA
The 79th meeting of IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 79) reports progress towards revising the Initial IMO GHG Strategy, working towards adopting a strengthened revised Strategy in mid-2023 at MEPC 80. IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said: "I note...
Ship design & naval architecture news
NEW CHARTWELL-DESIGNED SHETLAND FERRY BEGINS BUILD
Vessel designer Chartwell Marine has announced an order for a new Fair Isle ferry to supply to Shetland Islands Council. The vessel is due to commence build at Parkol Marine Engineering, and is due to launch towards the end of 2026. The new ferry will replace the...
LR AND HD HYUNDAI MIPO JOINTLY DEVELOP LNG BUNKER SHIP
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD) have announced a Joint Development Project (JDP) to design a 22,000m3 LNG bunkering vessel. The project, which is being granted Approval in Principle (AiP), aims to deliver a safe, commercially viable and...
Shipbuilding & ship repair news
FIRST ELECTRIC HARBOUR TUG NAMED IN SINGAPORE
Singapore's Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), has celebrated a milestone in Singapore’s maritime decarbonisation journey with the successful naming of 'Eon', Singapore’s first fully electric...
GLO BUILDS NEW DECARBONISATION FACILITY IN ROMANIA
GLO Marine has announced a €6m investment in a new integrated assembly and production facility in Galați, Romania — a strategic move aimed at accelerating its growth as an end-to-end vessel upgrade and decarbonisation partner. The facility will significantly expand...
Ship classification news
IACS CONFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DECARBONISATION
At the recent 92nd meeting (C92) of the Council of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) in London, the council reviewed the significant outputs from its safe decarbonisation and safe digital transformation panels, the progress made on the...
DNV LEADS NORDIC ZERO-CARBON SHIPPING ROADMAP SECOND PHASE
The Nordic countries are taking a further step towards decarbonising maritime transport with the launch of Phase 2 of the 'Nordic Roadmap for the introduction of sustainable zero-carbon fuels in shipping: Implementation and realization 2025–2027'. Managed by DNV and...
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Marine electronics & digitalisation news
PORT CONGESTION INSIGHTS CAN HELP CUT EMISSIONS
Norwegian weather intelligence and voyage optimisation solutions company StormGeo has partnered with the Finnish AI analytics company Awake.AI to deliver AI-powered port analytics to its clients. StormGeo will promote and deliver Awake.AI’s advanced port call...
CMT ASSISTS WITH EMISSIONS MONITORING FOR CYPRUS SHIP MANAGER
Germany-headquartered marine engine performance diagnostics company CM Technologies (CMT), has secured a substantial order for its flagship Premet X analyser from a Cypriot ship manager. The order for 19 Premet X units follows use of the engine performance monitor on...
Offshore marine news
UNMANNED HYBRID VESSEL LAUNCHED IN SPAIN
The Gondan shipyard in Figueras, Spain has launched its first unmanned vessel, an advanced uncrewed surface vessel (USV) for Norwegian joint venture USV, comprising offshore companies DeepOcean, Solstad and Østensjø Rederi. The vessel, designed by Salt Ship Design to...
OCCS PILOT STUDY PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY
FPSO operator Modec has entered into a front end engineering and design (FEED) contract with Samsung E&A for an offshore carbon capture and storage (OCCS) pilot project, selecting UK company Carbon Clean’s modular CycloneCC technology. The study envisages the...
Maritime business news
GCMD INITIATES FUNDING FOR ENERGY SAVING TECHNOLOGIES
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), AIM Horizon Investments and partners have announced the successful closing of the Fund for Energy Efficiency Technologies (FEET), securing total commitments of up to US$ 35m, exceeding its initial target. As the...
BALTIC EXCHANGE ADDS NEW CALCULATOR WHICH INCLUDES EMISSIONS DATA
The Baltic Exchange has launched a new Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) earnings calculator, designed to bring clarity and consistency to freight assessments in an increasingly complex market. The calculator builds on the Baltic’s long-standing TCE methodology, which has...
Maritime & emissions research news
FMD SIGNS ALTERNATIVE FUEL MoU WITH US LAB
US engine company Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development and integration of...
EMISSION CUTS WITH WIND PROPULSION AND VOYAGE OPTIMISATION ARE VALIDATED
A joint simulation project between Napa, Norsepower, and Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering (SHI-ME) has validated the emissions reduction potential of combining wind propulsion with voyage optimisation. The results so far from the first phase of the...
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