800,000 SEAFARERS NEED UPSKILLING TO DEAL WITH FUTURE FUELS
Lloyd’s Register’s Maritime Decarbonisation Hub (Decarb Hub) and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) have released new reports to help meet the upskilling needs of an estimated future 800,000 seafarers as the industry transitions to...
WÄRTSILÄ AGREEMENT FOR CMA LNG-FUELLED SHIPS
Wärtsilä has signed a lifecycle agreement with CMA Ships, a subsidiary of French shipping company CMA CGM, covering 14 large LNG-fuelled container ships already in operation. Owners and operators of container vessels are said to be currently focused on optimising...
DUTCH WAPS COMPANY RECEIVES INVESTMENT IN LARGER SYSTEMS
Wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) company Econowind, based in Zeewolde, the Netherlands, has secured €1m in development capital from Invest International to advance and test its VentoFoil XL, a 24m-30m high steel wind sail inspired by aviation technology. Similar...
FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC FERRY REACHES 10 YEARS OF SERVICE
Since entering service in 2015, the Norwegian ferry ‘Ampere’ has now sailed a distance equivalent to 17 times around the equator on batteries alone, which battery supplier Corvus Energy regards as a ground-breaking achievement in sustainable maritime...
ONE PARTNERSHIP OFFERS BIO-FUEL OPTION TO CUT SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS
Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Yusen Logistics have announced a new agreement for sustainable shipping solutions through ONE’s green shipping service, ONE LEAF+. The collaboration is intended to advance sustainable supply chain practices and marine...
GOLTENS AND MARINE FLUID TECHNOLOGY FORM DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP
Provider of specialised marine services Goltens Worldwidehas signed a new distribution agreement with Denmark-headquartered Marine Fluid Technology (MFT) covering MFT’s SEA-Mate Blending-on-Board (BOB) system, SEA-Mate Filter system and other SEA-Mate products across...
COMMERCIAL AMMONIA TWO-STROKE ENGINE BEGINS NEXT TEST PHASE
Mitsui E&S has announced the beginning of the test phase for the MAN B&W 7S60ME-LGIA (Liquid Gas Injection Ammonia) Mk 10.5 prototype engine. The engine, said to be the world’s first commercial, two-stroke, dual-fuel ammonia engine, began its ammonia fuel...
WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN TRIALS BIOFUEL BUNKERING IN JAPAN
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has successfully completed its first biofuel bunkering trial in Japan, which the company says marks a significant step in its global decarbonisation efforts. At the Port of Yokohama, the Tamesis bunkered 400t of bio bunker B24 (VLSFO Blended),...