HYDROGEN-READY HIGH SPEED RO-PAX ORDER FOR AUSTAL
Austal Australasia has been awarded a contract valued at around A$270m million by Gotlandsbolaget of Sweden, for the design and construction of a 130m combined cycle, ‘hydrogen-ready’ vehicle passenger ferry. Part of Gotlandsbolaget’s ‘Horizon X’ program, the...
WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN COMMITS TO FOSSIL-FREE FUEL FUTURE
Ro-ro operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has published its ‘Sustainable Financing Framework 2025’, which the company says marks a significant advancement in its commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable operations. Building upon the initial 2022...
ONE’s FIRST OWNED NEWBUILD BOXSHIP WILL BE FUTURE FUEL READY
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced a significant milestone in its corporate history with the naming of ‘One Sparkle’, the company’s first owned and operated newbuilding container vessel. CEO Jeremy Nixon said: “The naming of One Sparkle...
EU SHIPOWNERS JOIN CALL FOR MORE CLEAN FUELS
The Association of European Shipowners (ECSA), has joined with associations representing aviation and green transport in issuing a joint statement calling on the European Commission and the EU member states to ramp up the production of clean fuels in Europe. Green...
CIMAC ASKS ‘WHAT IS UNCONVENTIONAL PROPULSION?’
Working Group 21 (WG21) of CIMAC (Conseil International des Machines à Combustion) has published a paper which asks “What do the terms conventional and unconventional mean?” In everyday life, this question may be rather unimportant and always open to...
NO NET ZERO WITHOUT NUCLEAR, SAYS ABS
ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J Wiernicki, speaking at the Core Power New Nuclear for Maritime Houston Summit, stated that new nuclear technology is a global decarbonisation solution and a commercial shipping disruptor, and there is no net zero by 2050 without...
MAN REPORTS INCREASED ORDER VOLUME FOR DUAL-FUEL ENGINES
South Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean has ordered four MAN B&W 5G70ME-GI Mk10.5 engines in connection with the construction of two 174,000m3 LNG carriers for an undisclosed shipowner. Hanwha Engine Co will build the engines in South Korea and the contract contains an...
SINGAPORE BIO-LNG SUPPLIER JOINS SEA-LNG
Singapore-headquartered Bio-LNG, a privately owned supplier of bio-LNG, has joined the Sea-LNG coalition. According to Sea-LNG, LNG bunkering volumes have grown significantly in key bunkering hubs as more LNG-fuelled vessels have entered into operation. The Maritime...