The global shipping industry is being misled by the promise of LNG, which fuel optimisation company Fuelre4m says is being driven by commercial rather than environmental, motives, from shipyards chasing newbuild orders to energy companies offloading gas reserves. This...
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LIQUID WIND RECEIVES FUNDING FOR SWEDISH eMETHANOL PLANT
Liquid Wind has received support from Industriklivet, the Swedish Energy Agency’s programme supporting Swedish industry’s green transition, amounting to €3.6m for the pre-engineering of the company’s full-scale eMethanol plant in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The Swedish...
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NYK AND NEPTUNE MoU DRIVES DECARBONISATION AND FUEL SAVING
Shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and robotics-driven vessel cleaning operator Neptune Robotics (Neptune) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which expands their partnership to accelerate fuel efficiency and decarbonisation across...
METHANE SLIP FROM GAS-FUELLED RO-PAX LESS THAN EU BENCHMARK
Maritime LNG industry collective Sea-LNG has reported on a year-long independent study that has found methane emissions from LNG-powered ferries are less than half of EU default values. The message comes after publication of an independent study carried out by...
Marine propulsion & machinery news
SHAFT GENERATOR ORDERS CONTRIBUTE TO DECARBONISATION
The Switch, a Finland-based supplier of permanent magnet shaft generators, has received its 500th shaft generator order, which the company says demonstrates its role in supporting the maritime industry’s transition to cleaner, more efficient shipping. Jussi Puranen,...
ABB POWER AND PROPULSION FOR SINGAPORE FLOATING LNG TERMINAL
Hanwha Ocean, one of the leading shipbuilders in South Korea, has awarded ABB the contract to supply a complete electric power and propulsion system for Singapore’s first floating LNG terminal. The contract is the latest milestone in the long-standing collaboration...
Marine coatings & hull protection news
EVERGREEN CHOOSES NIPPON PAINT COATINGS FOR MEGA-BOXSHIPS
The world’s largest containership, measured by TEU-carrying capacity, has floated out with Nippon Paint Marine antifouling and anti-corrosion systems protecting the vessel’s 400m long hull. When delivered, the 24,000TEU class Ever Alot will be the first of four new...
GREENSEA SYSTEMS LAUNCHES ROBOTIC HULL CLEANING SYSTEM
Marine robotics technology company Greensea Systems has launched spin-off company, Armach Robotics, a business capitalising on Greensea’s digital expertise to offer a subscription-model robotic hull cleaning system using autonomy, intelligence and data fusion. Ben...
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ClassNK ISSUES AiP FOR NYK AND SEATRIUM’S AMMONIA BUNKERING VESSEL
An Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate has been obtained for an ammonia fuelled ammonia bunkering vessel designed through the collaboration of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and its partner Seatrium of Singapore. Seatrium subsidiary, LMG Marin provided the...
DELTAMARIN TO ENGINEER UPSIZED PCTC PROJECT
Deltamarin has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) for the design and engineering of Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s upsized Shaper Class vessels. The contract concerns six of the 14 vessels currently on order with Jinling Shipyard, which will be...
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WÄRTSILÄ MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR THREE CLSICO LNGCs
Wärtsilä has signed a 15-year lifecycle agreement covering three LNG carriers for China LNG Shipping (International) Co (CLSICO), designed to ensure operational reliability, enable flexibility in maintenance scheduling and optimise the time between overhaul (TBO) for...
ANOTHER AMMONIA-READY PCTC DELIVERED TO GRIMALDI
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the 'Grande Auckland', the second of seven PCTC (Pure Car & Truck Carrier) units commissioned by the Group from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC) – both part of...
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WIERNICKI TO RETIRE FROM ABS AT END OF YEAR
ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J Wiernicki has announced that he will step down as Chairman and CEO and retire at the end of 2025, after 14 years at the helm of ABS. Wiernicki said: “We have faced many challenges during my tenure, including the pandemic, the marine...
LR APPROVES GTT MkIII TANKS FOR AMMONIA
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) for GTT’s ‘NH₃-Ready’ notation of its Mark III containment system on LNG-fuelled vessels and, more widely, for the tanks of LNG carriers (LNGCs), ethane carriers (VLECs), and bunkering vessels. The AiP...
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CROATIAN TANKER OWNER CUTS EMISSIONS WITH REAL-TIME ANAYTICS
A collaboration between Metis, Kongsberg Digital and Tankerska plovidba has significantly advanced the Croatian owner’s strategy of using real-time analytics to enhance fleet efficiency and reduce ship emissions. The 49,990 dwt Tankerska ship Vukovar has been...
AI HELPS STENA LINE CUT FUEL AND EMISSIONS
Ferry operator Stena Line has reported a significant reduction in fuel consumption thanks to strategic use of artificial intelligence (AI). Stena Line's new AI system, Voyage Optimisation System, has been tested on crossings between Gothenburg and the Danish port of...
Offshore marine news
REM OFFSHORE ORDERS THIRD HYBRID CSOV FROM VARD
Vard has received an order from Rem Offshore for a third CSOV (Commissioning Service Operation Vessel), following delivery of sister vessels 'Rem Power' and 'Rem Wind' in 2023 and 2024 respectively. The Vard 4 19 design CSOV is tailored to provide services during the...
BOURBON DEPLOYS OPSEALOG TO CUT FLEET EMISSIONS
Enhanced fleet monitoring and data-driven optimisation will be deployed across Bourbon’s global Marine and Logistics fleet of 104 vessels to boost efficiency and reduce GHG emissions, under a new strategic partnership with marine digitalisation company Opsealog. The...
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SHIP SUPPLIERS’ ASSOCIATION MOVES TOWARDS GREENER SHIPPING
The International Shipsuppliers & Services Association (ISSA) says it has taken two major steps forward in its environmental and sustainability journey by becoming an Association Member of Green Marine International and actively contributing to the IMPA Maritime...
DAMEN AND ALFA LAVAL FORM DECARBONISATION PARTNERSHIP
Damen Shiprepair and Alfa Laval Benelux have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to intensify their co-operation on energy efficiency in the maritime industry. The partnership brings together two key players committed to supporting shipowners in their...
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DELTAMARIN PARTAKES IN EU-FUNDED GLOBAL SHIPPING DECARBONISATION PROJECT
Ship designer Deltamarin of Finland is playing a central role in Project CHEK – deCarbonising sHipping by Enabling Key technology symbiosis on real vessel concept designs – which is an EU Horizon 2020-funded project that aims at achieving zero-emissions shipping by...
DUTCH COMPANIES AIM TO ACCELERATE ROUTE TO METHANOL
Bakker Sliedrecht, RH Marine and 20 other partners in a project, known as MENENS, are representing the Dutch maritime sector across the board, from fleet owner to ship designer and from shipyard to (specialist) supplier, with the goal of accelerating the route to...
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