In what is believed to be an industry first, UK-based bunker operator John H Whitaker (Tankers) has secured chemical certification from Lloyd’s Register (LR) on behalf of the Isle of Man flag administration for its tanker 'Whitchampion' to load, carry and blend fatty...
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Fuel EU MARITIME POOLING MADE SIMPLER
OceanScore has launched a new FuelEU Pooling Marketplace designed to simplify one of the newest and untrialled compliance mechanisms in maritime regulations: pooling of FuelEU compliance balances. Integrated directly into the OceanScore Compliance Manager, the...
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NORDEN AND MICROSOFT PARTNER FOR EMISSION REDUCTION
Danish shipping company Norden is working on a pilot project with Microsoft to help reduce its maritime supply chain emissions by utilising Norden's biofuel voyage and Book and Claim solution. Norden COO Anne Jensen said: “We are pleased to work with a like-minded...
MHI BEGINS SEA TRIAL OF METHANE SLIP REDUCTION SYSTEM
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment (MHI-MME), a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company, has begun demonstration testing for a methane oxidation catalyst system for LNG-fuelled vessels, being jointly developed with Daihatsu...
Marine propulsion & machinery news
PROPELLER BLADES OPTIMISED FOR IMPROVED EEXI COMPLIANCE
German propulsion company Schottel says that with the EEXI, new benchmarks for the energy efficiency of ships came into force in January 2023 as an integral part of the IMO’s long-term climate objectives. In order to comply with the EEXI regulations, an increasing...
GERMAN CUSTOMS CHOOSE MTU GAS ENGINES
The German Customs Service has commissioned a new customs vessel 'Rügen', the largest vessel in the its fleet, which is equipped with six mtu gas engines from Rolls-Royce, four providing propulsion and two more for onboard power. German Customs Directorate President...
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JAPANESE COMPANIES JOIN FORCES IN ECO-VLCC PROJECT
Idemitsu Tanker Co, IINO Lines, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), and Nihon Shipyard have established a consortium to conduct joint research and development of a design concept for a VLCC vessel of Malaccamax dimensions. The joint project will examine in particular...
FURETANK COMPLETES FLEET RENEWAL PROGRAMME WITH TWO MORE VINGA SHIPS
Swedish product tanker operator Furetank has ordered another two vessels to the Vinga design, developed jointly by FKAB and Furetank. When these two newbuilds are delivered from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, Furetank’s fleet will consist entirely of...
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LAST OF 14 GG5G RO-ROs DELIVERED TO GRIMALDI
The 'Eco Napoli', the last of 14 ships in the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class, said to be the largest and most eco-friendly ro-ro units for short-sea shipping, has been delivered by the Jinling yard in China. The Italian-flagged Eco Napoli has a length of...
SAAM TOWAGE ALL_ELECTRIC TUG COMPLETES SEA TRIALS
A fully-electric ElectRA Series tug built by Istanbul shipyard Sanmar for major operator SAAM Towage has successfully completed sea trials. When delivered, this will become the first fully-electric tugboat to operate in Latin America and the eighth fully-electric...
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ClassNK PUBLISHES NEW ALTERNATIVE FUELS INFORMATION
ClassNK has updated its report ‘ClassNK Alternative Fuels Insight’ initially released in May 2024, to Version 2.0, to include the latest information on alternative fuel ships, including orders and deliveries, demand outlook, and cost simulations for ammonia-fuelled...
TYPE APPROVAL FOR SUCTION SAIL
Spanish wind-assisted propulsion company bound4blue's eSAIL has received a full Type Approval Design Certificate (TADC) from DNV, validating compliance with the classification society’s Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) technical standard, and demonstrating that...
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REAL-TIME TRIALS PROVE EFFECTS OF VOYAGE OPTIMISATION ON GHGs
Maritime software and data analysis company Napa and classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) have announced the results of a joint study conducted with Marubeni Corporation, which has measured the impact of voyage optimisation on the greenhouse gas (GHG)...
STANDARDISED DATA WILL HELP ACHIEVE DECARBONISATION
French digitalisation company Opsealog has launched a white paper calling for greater data sharing across supply chains to help achieve shipping’s decarbonisation and sustainability ambitions. The paper suggests a more collaborative approach to digitalisation in the...
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P&O MARITIME LOGISTICS TO CONVERT OFFSHORE VESSEL FOR GREEN FUEL
DP World company P&O Maritime Logistics, a provider of maritime services, has announced plans to convert one of its Multi-Carrying Vessels (MCVs) into a Cable-Laying Vessel (CLV) to be powered by alternative energy. Set to start operations in the third quarter of...
THREE HYBRID CTV ORDER FOR STRATEGIC MARINE
Singapore shipyard Strategic Marine has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Purus Wind company HST Marine to build three Brevity-class Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) for the UK-based offshore vessel owner-operator. The agreement binds the two parties to...
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SCHOTTEL APPOINTS NEW AGENT IN POLAND
German propulsion specialist Schottel and the Polish company Bota Technik have signed a cooperation agreement in the areas of after sales service and new sales with effect from 1 January 2025. From this date, Bota will take over the new sales business in Poland from...
HYDROGEN-FUELLED BULKER NEWBUILD PROJECT RECEIVES ENOVA FUNDING
Norwegian state-owned Enova has awarded NOK 300m in innovation funding to Maris Fiducia Norway, with HAV Group company HAV Hydrogen and Norwegian Hydrogen as subcontractors, to develop, build and operate five hydrogen-powered dry-bulk vessels. The grant is awarded...
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