BIO-SEA BWTS STARTS TESTS WITH US NAVY
French water treatment specialist Bio-UV Group has shipped a second Bio-Sea ballast water treatment unit to the US for extensive trials to assess the technology’s capability for use onboard US Navy vessels. Bio-UV Group’s US-based partner the Columbia Group (TCG) was...
ALTERNATIVE FUEL TRAINING LAUNCHED IN INDIA
Anglo-Eastern Maritime Academy has unveiled a new LNG/ammonia bunkering station skid at its training facility in Mumbai. The skid is designed to provide hands-on training in the safe and efficient fuelling of LNG- and ammonia-powered vessels in order to advance...
CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN ON ZERO-EMISSION FERRY FOR RED FUNNEL
Red Funnel Ferries and Artemis Technologies, having completed the first phase of their partnership, have signed agreements to begin the construction and delivery stage of the joint electric passenger ferry programme. Crew training will begin in December 2025 at...
EPS AND SPDBFL AGREE FINANCE FOR GREEN CONTAINER SHIP NEWBUILDS
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and SPDB Financial Leasing (SPDBFL) have signed a financing agreement for two newbuild LNG dual-fuel Neo-Panamax container ships. The signing ceremony took place in Shanghai, reinforcing the strong partnership between the two companies...
FOBAS SEES SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN BIOFUEL USE
The latest analysis from Lloyd’s Register’s Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) highlights a significant increase in biofuel usage, primarily driven by EU and IMO regulations, including the Mediterranean SOx Emission Control Area (SECA) coming...
STENA LAUNCHES SECOND METHANOL-HYBRID RO-RO
Ro-ro operator Stena Line’s NewMax fleet investment programme has reached another milestone with the launch of ‘Stena Connecta’ at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, Weihai, China. Stena Connecta is one of two new ships due to serve the Belfast –...
OCCS PILOT STUDY PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY
FPSO operator Modec has entered into a front end engineering and design (FEED) contract with Samsung E&A for an offshore carbon capture and storage (OCCS) pilot project, selecting UK company Carbon Clean’s modular CycloneCC technology. The study envisages the...
TIME TO SUPPORT EU COMPETITIVENESS AND ENERGY TRANSITION
European Shipowners have strongly welcomed the recognition of shipping under the five sectors across which the European Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal should be implemented. The Association of European Shipowners (ECSA) says that ensuring targeted investment...