FIRST SIMULTANEOUS METHANOL BUNKERING OPERATION IN BUSAN
In a step towards establishing eco-friendly maritime practices, South Korea recently successfully conducted its first Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPs) of ship-to-ship methanol bunkering at Busan New Port. This marks a crucial advancement in the nation’s...
EUROPEAN SPACE PROJECT AIDS SHIPPING DECARBONISATION
The European Space Agency (ESA) has initiated a new flagship project, ‘Decarbonisation through the Digitalisation in Shipping’ (Decardis), together with optimisation platform company Awake.AI, ABB and shipping company Wallenius Marine. The consortium,...
KLAVENESS MOVES INTO WIND WITH eSAIL ON NEWBUILD VESSEL
A subsidiary of Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has entered into an agreement with the builder of the CABU III newbuildings, Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding, to install its first ever Wind Assisted Propulsion System...
AiP FOR HHI’S TWIN SKEG AMMONIA-FUEL CONTAINER SHIP
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) for approval in principle (AiP) for a 15,300 TEU ammonia-powered dual-fuel container ship. As the shipping industry strives to reduce its environmental...
DNV WARNS OF EMISSION SENSOR ERRORS
New technical information from DNV highlights the increasing number of vessels which are encountering unexpected port state issues related to sulphur emissions limit exceedance caused by inaccurate readings. These false measurement readings are often the result of...
MAERSK SECURES ANOTHER BIO-METANOL DEAL
A.P. Moller-Maersk has entered into a long-term bio-methanol offtake agreement with LONGi Green Energy Technology, which will contribute to lowering GHG emissions from Maersk’s growing fleet of dual-fuel methanol container vessels. Rabab Raafat Boulos, COO A.P....
GIT COATINGS RECEIVES LR AiP FOR ENHANCED ANTIFOULING
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded what it believes to be the maritime industry’s first Enhanced Antifouling Type Approval to GIT Coatings. The development of this new type of approval sets a new standard for antifouling coatings to address the growing need for...
ABS EXPLORES NUCLEAR OPTION FOR GAS TANKER PROPULSION
ABS has released its latest report into the potential of advanced nuclear technology for maritime applications, with a study of a small modular reactor on a standard LNG carrier. The transformational impact of a high-temperature, gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) on the...