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...
SEA-LNG EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT IMO GHG STRATEGY
Sea-LNG and its members have generally welcomed the ongoing discussions at IMO to establish technical and economic measures to achieve the 2023 IMO strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships. Despite the limited time remaining before MEPC83, the coalition...
WinGD AMMONIA ENGINE PASSES FULL LOAD TEST
Swiss marine power company WinGD has confirmed key parameters for its X-DF-A ammonia-fuelled engine design after full-load testing at its engine research and innovation centre in Winterthur, Switzerland. The performance and emission measurements are considered to...
SHIPPING SEEKS CERTAINTY ABOUT CARBON LEVY PROPOSALS
According to ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J Wiernicki, speaking at the CERAWeek energy conference, uncertainty about the scale and nature of the IMO’s proposed carbon levy is holding back investment in shipping. Wiernicki said: “A carbon levy is a wild card. It...
KONGSBERG MARITIME DESIGNS AND EQUIPS TWO MORE GREEN OFFSHORE VESSELS
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract for the design of two multipurpose subsea vessels, which will be methanol-ready and feature battery hybrid technology, and built to the company’s UT7623 SEV (Sustainable Energy Vessel) design. These are the first...
SEAGLIDER COMPLETES FIRST PROTOTYPE TRIALS
US company Regent Craft has completed the first on-water fully-crewed tests of its novel electrically-powered Seaglider vessel, for which the company claims a pivotal moment in transportation history. The 12-passenger Viceroy seaglider prototype, at 16.8m long with a...
DNV PUBLISHES PAPER ON AMMONIA AND HYDROGEN SAFETY
As the shipping industry continues its transition to carbon-neutral fuels, and ammonia and hydrogen are emerging as possible fuel options, DNV points out that mandatory regulations governing their use are not yet in place. DNV’s latest whitepaper, Safe introduction of...
SECOND DUAL-FUEL VSP TUG DELIVERED IN TÜRKIYE
The 39m tug ‘Silivri’, a TRAktor V3900-DF design from Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) of Canada, has been successfully delivered to the Botas Petroleum Pipeline Corporation in Türkiye from the Uzmar Shipyard. Silivri is only the second vessel to combine Voith...