Wallem Group has published a new whitepaper to ensure ships, ships systems and crews are fully prepared to load, store and use biofuels in everyday vessel operations. Marine Biofuels: Adoption, use, and best practice recognises the contribution that biofuels can make...
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NYK COMPANY DEVELOPS ANTIOXIDANT FOR MARINE BIOFUEL
Nippon Yuka, an NYK Group company specialising in chemical R&D as well as the manufacture and sale of chemical products, has announced the forthcoming release of BioxiGuard, said to be Japan’s first antioxidant specially developed for marine biodiesel fuel. The...
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OPTIWISE DEMONSTRATES ADVANCES IN WIND-ASSISTED PROPULSION
The EU-funded Optiwise project, to develop of advanced design tools for the Oceanwings wind propulsion system, has achieved several major milestones, delivering critical insights into aerodynamic and structural performance. By integrating CFD and Fluid-Structure...
STANDARD METHOD ESTABLISHED FOR DETERMINING GHG EMISSIONS FROM RO-RO VESSELS
The Global Ro-Ro Community (GRC), which includes Eastern Car Liner, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Mitsui OSK Lines, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Wallenius Wilhelmsen and ClassNK has announced guidelines for calculating GHG emission intensity for ro-ro ships, such as car...
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PROPULSION UPGRADE CUTS FUEL COSTS AND EMISSIONS BY 33%
Norwegian short sea shipping company Lighthouse Ship Management has steered one of its managed general cargo vessel coasters through a Berg Propulsion retrofit project which is confirmed to have brought a 33% reduction in fuel costs. The Torangsvåg-based fleet manager...
ABB SHAFT GENERATOR SYSTEM AIDS EMISSION REDUCTIONS
ABB reports orders from shipbuilders in China and South Korea to equip 18 and 12 liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers respectively with permanent magnet (PM) shaft generator technology. The ships are due for delivery between 2028 and 2030. Enhancing operational...
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NORWEGIAN UPGRADE CUTS CO2 FOOTPRINT OF ARGENTINIAN TRAWLER
The Argentinian factory trawler 'Centurion del Atlantico' has been through a major upgrade at Norway's Westcon Florø shipyard. Norwegian Ship Design Company was chosen in 2021 by owner Estremar to plan and engineer the modification. Thereafter in 2022 Westcon Florø...
IHC DESIGNS ECO-FRIENDLY DREDGER FOR US
Netherlands-based Royal IHC has signed a contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) to build a 97.5m long highly automated medium-class hopper dredger for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Building on previous successful collaborations, Royal IHC...
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DAMEN CUTS NOx EMISSIONS FOR VAN OORD VESSEL
Damen Shipyards Group recently carried out the installation of a series of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems to Van Oord’s 'Nexus', a Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) 8500 delivered in 2014. The 122.68m x 27.45m vessel undertakes cable laying operations,...
NEW ELECTRIC SUPPLY BOAT LAUNCHED IN SINGAPORE
The Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), has marked what is considered to be a significant milestone with the launch of its first fully electric supply boat (e-supply boat) from shipyard to water and...
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HYUNDAI TO DEVELOP ENHANCED AMMONIA FUEL SYSTEMS WITH KR
KR (Korean Register) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) to develop an enhanced ammonia fuel supply system. According to KR, there is, in line with IMO's GHG regulatory goal, evidence of a global acceleration in the...
PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES AMMONIA-FUELLED BOXSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Lloyd’s Register (LR), Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and MAN Energy Solutions (MAN-ES) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which now includes the Liberian International Ship and...
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GHG RATING TOOL GETS AN UPGRADE
Maritime data and transparency provider RightShip has updated its marine decarbonisation product, which has been relaunched as an enhanced GHG 2.0 Rating. The new version features an updated and improved methodology built in line with IMO regulatory developments such...
DNV EMISSIONS MONITORING NOW 35,000 VESSELS STRONG
DNV’s independent cloud platform, Veracity, is expanding its integrated partner network and growing its reach to 35 000 vessels, helping shipping companies and charterers meet their emissions data verification and reporting needs. With major regulatory shifts on the...
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SECOND METHANOL SOV FOR ØRSTED AND ESVAGT
Ørsted and Esvagt are to expand their partnership on green offshore operations by signing an agreement for a second green service operation vessel (SOV). The new SOV is a sister vessel to the world’s first methanol-powered SOV, which was announced in 2022, further...
SCHULTE GROUP ORDERS BATTERY HYBRID CSOVs FROM ULSTEIN
Bernhard Schulte Offshore is returning to Ulstein Verft for the design and construction of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) of the Ulstein SX222 design. The contract includes options for four additional vessels. The vessels, which utilise the Twin...
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ECHANDIA ESTABLISHES BATTERY PRODUCTION IN USA
In response to the rapidly increased demand in the maritime electrification sector in the Americas, Swedish company Echandia has chosen to set up a production facility in Washington State, where it will begin producing its advanced maritime battery system. Echandia...
WÄRTSILÄ RENEWS LIFECYCLE AGREEMENT FOR SEAPEAK LNG CARRIERS
Wärtsilä has signed a 16-year Lifecycle Agreement with Seapeak Maritime (Glasgow), one of the largest independent owner-operators of liquefied gas vessels. The contract covers 10 LNG Carriers and is an extension of an earlier Wärtsilä Lifecycle Agreement for these...
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