IONIC TANKERS CHOOSES LOW FRICTION BIOCIDE-FREE COATING FOR CII IMPROVEMENT
Ionic Tankers is one of the first shipping companies to adopt new zero-impact green coating solutions, technologies which improve the vessels’ energy efficiency, with a focus on improving the annual efficiency ratio (AER) and CII indicators. Ionic is committed to the...
IMO RELEASES GHG STRATEGY VIDEO
A new video from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) delves into the innovative technologies and transformative approaches shaping the future of sustainable shipping, driven by IMO’s ambitious 2023 GHG Strategy. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio...
FIRST METHANOL-FUELLED SHIP FOR HMM
HMM has taken delivery of ‘HMM Green’, a 9,000 TEU methanol-powered containership, first of nine sister ships ordered in February 2023 from HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (seven vessels) and HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (two vessels). Starting with this...
NORWEGIAN PROJECT AIMS TO MAKE LNG MORE THAN AN INTERIM FUEL SOLUTION
A Norwegian consortium has been formed to develop a new solution for decarbonising maritime transport by capturing and storing CO2 from LNG-fuelled solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power trains. The project, known as LNGameChanger, is led by maritime technology supplier...
AiP FROM BV FOR ETHANE-FUELLED ULTRA-LARGE GAS TANKER
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to the Marine Design and Research Institute of China (Maric) for its new 155,000m³ ultra large ethane carrier (ULEC) design. The vessel, measuring approximately 274m in length and 42m in...
THRUSTERS SELECTED FOR DOF LOW-EMISSION OFFSHORE SHIP
A new Field Support Vessel being built at the Crist shipyard in Gdynia, Poland, to operate on the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, will feature a full propulsion scope from Steerprop. Vessel operating conditions on the Grand Banks are...
FIRST COMMERCIAL AMMONIA-FUELLED TUG ACHIEVES 95% GHG EMISSION CUT DURING DEMO PERIOD
The first commercial-use ammonia-fuelled vessel, ‘Sakigake’, has successfully completed a three-month demonstration voyage, during which the vessel engaged in tugboat operations in Tokyo Bay and achieved a GHG-emission reduction of up to about 95%. The...
ROLLS-ROYCE AND SIT JOINTLY RESEARCH AUTOMATED HYBRID PROPULSION
Rolls-Royce Power Systems and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) have entered into a collaboration to develop innovative technologies to enhance equipment health management and fleet management for harbour crafts, autonomous ships and ships with hybrid...