With methanol seen as a potential leading contender as a cleaner and more sustainable alternative marine fuel in the drive to hit IMO net zero targets by 2050, some flag states are requiring additional teaching over and above the basic and advanced IGF courses...
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BULKER FLEET REPORTS EFFICIENCY GAINS WITH CHEVRON CYLINDER OIL
Turkish shipowner Susesea has successfully upgraded the cylinder lubrication strategy across its fleet of six bulk carriers by adopting Chevron’s Taro Ultra Advanced 40 (TUA 40). Working closely with Chevron Marine Lubricants and its regional distributor, Petrol...
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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...
LR VERIFIES ROTOR SAIL PERFORMANCE AFTER YEAR-LONG TRIAL
Wind-assisted propulsion company Anemoi Marine Technologies has announced independently verified results of its rotor sail system following nearly a year of rigorous testing. In a statement of fact, Lloyd’s Register (LR) Advisory confirmed the methodology Anemoi used...
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WÄRTSILÄ ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR FIRST US BATTERY-ELECTRIC HIGH-SPEED FERRIES
Wärtsilä will supply the electric propulsion system for three fully battery-electric, high-speed ferries that will operate in the San Francisco Bay area. The zero-emission vessels will be the first full electric high-speed ferries to operate and be built in the US....
SCHOTTEL TO PROPEL US ‘SPACESHIP’
Schottel is to equip a new electrically-powered ro-ro cargo vessel for US-based United Launch Alliance (ULA) being built by Bollinger Shipyards in Amelia, Louisiana. The vessel, to be named SpaceShip, will transport Vulcan rockets from the factory in Decatur, Alabama,...
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STRATEGIC MARINE JOINS WITH BMT FOR SUSTAINABLE OFFSHORE WIND VESSELS
BMT has concluded a long-term agreement (LTA) with Singapore-based Strategic Marine, forging a collaboration aimed at driving the offshore wind crew vessel industry towards a more sustainable future. The partnership intends to introduce innovative design solutions to...
3D MODELLING DEVELOPED TO AID GREEN SHIP CLASSIFICATION
Bureau Veritas (BV), the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and provider of maritime software and data services Napa have completed the first phase of a Joint Development Project (JDP) to enable 3D model-based approvals for the...
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ULSTEIN ENTERS NEXT BUILD PHASE FOR METHANOL-READY HYBRID VESSEL
The hull of Ulstein's yard no 321 for BS Offshore has arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway from the Crist shipyard in Poland, for completion of securing, painting, outfitting, piping, equipment installations, electrical work, and system integration. The vessel has been...
FIRST CMA CGM METHANOL DUAL-FUEL CONTAINER SHIP BEGINS OPERATION
The 'CMA CGM Iron', the French CMA CGM Group’s first dual-fuel methanol vessel, has made its maiden call in the Port of Singapore. Built in Korea by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, the CMA CGM Iron is the first in a series of 12 dual-fuel methanol vessels with a...
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ABS AND USCG COLLABORATE ON NEW MARITIME TECHNOLOGIES
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and the United States Coast Guard Research and Development Center (USCG-RDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that is said to open the door to collaborative research and development on top-of-mind technologies impacting...
ABS PARTAKING IN KOREAN NUCLEAR PROPULSION PROJECT
ABS has announced that it is working with the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) to advance commercial small modular reactor (SMR)-powered ships and floating SMR power generation platforms. ABS will provide analysis of applicable...
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PARTNERSHIP MAKES DATA OPTIMISATION MORE AFFORDABLE
Fleet optimisation provider i4 Insight, a subsidiary of Lloyd’s Register, has joined forces with data collection pioneers, Danelec, to solve fleet performance challenges through a new industry partnership, which will make available a more cost-effective solution to...
KONGSBERG DIGITAL HELPS MSC FLEET TO CUT EMISSIONS
Kongsberg Digital has signed a contract with container vessel operator MSC for digitalising MSC’s entire fleet, including delivery of Kongsberg Digital´s data infrastructure service Vessel Insight and Kongsberg Digital´s Vessel Performance application on the entire...
Offshore marine news
AZIPODS CHOSEN FOR NEWBUILD GREEN JACK-UP
ABB has secured a contract with Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China to supply an integrated power, automation and propulsion system for a newbuild jack-up vessel (JUV) for Dutch marine contractor Van Oord The vessel, Boreas, which is anticipated to be one of the...
STEERPROP PROPULSION PACKAGE FOR MAERSK WTIV
Propulsion system supplier Steerprop of Finland has announced a major order for a complete propulsion package for a Wind Installation Vessel (WIV) being built by Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine for Maersk Supply Service of Denmark. Steerprop specialists worked in...
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INTERCARGO AND RIGHTSHIP LAUNCH SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE
Dry Cargo Shipowner association Intercargo and digital maritime ESG platform RightShip have launched the Dry Bulk Centre of Excellence (DBCE), an independent, not-for-profit industry organisation dedicated to the administration of the Dry Bulk Management Standard...
ONE SECURES INITIAL EU ETS CREDITS
Japanese container shipping alliance Ocean Network Express (ONE) has made its inaugural European Union Allowances (EUA) transaction with BNP Paribas. According to ONE, commencing 1 January 2024, under the regulations of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS), the...
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