UNIFEEDER TAKES DELIVERY OF TWO SUSTAINABLE SHIPS
DP World company Unifeeder has named two newbuild vessels, ‘Navios Utmost’ and ‘Navios Unite’, at the Changhong shipyard in Zhoushan, China. These vessels are part of Unifeeder’s fleet renewal plan, which aims to deploy more efficient ships...
LOW-CARBON FUEL INITIATIVE TAKES STEP FORWARD
The Clean Energy Marine Hubs (CEM Hubs) has welcomed the government of Greece and new partners ABS, Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, OCIMF and the World Economic Forum to the initiative that aims to accelerate and de-risk the production, transport and...
ABS AiP FOR JAPANESE LCO2 VESSEL PROJECT
ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to a consortium of Japanese companies for two liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier designs with Type-C cargo tanks that do not require performing post-weld-heat-treatment. The AiP is based on the demonstration of an...
SHIPPING E-FUELS FORECAST TO BE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE BY 2027
A new report released by the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (Zemba) and Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub has found that e-fuel-powered shipping services are projected to be available for Zemba’s next tender. Specifically, the report – which...
AiP FROM KR FOR HYBRID OFFSHORE WIND CTV
KR (Korean Register) has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) for a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV), a passenger and cargo transport vessel dedicated to offshore wind farms, developed by Korean maritime service company Marcon. CTVs are widely used in Europe for transporting...
ClassNK CERTIFIES EVERGREEN’S CII ASSESSMENT FOLLOWING OCCS TRIAL
Earlier in 2024, the onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) system installed on an Evergreens neo-Panamax container vessel successfully captured CO2 from its exhaust gas emissions. The captured CO2 was offloaded to a shore facility and was recycled. ClassNK has now...
LR TO ESTABLISH INDIAN SUSTAINABLE MARITIME INNOVATION CENTRE
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has partnered with the Government of India’s Directorate General of Shipping for the creation of the Indian Ocean Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Maritime Transport (IOCE-SMarT). The initiative enhances the Maritime Training Institute (MTI)...
MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS AND QUEST ONE OPEN HYDROGEN GIGAHUB
Electrolysis specialist Quest One, a subsidiary of MAN Energy Solutions, has opened its new ‘Gigahub’ for the serial and automated production of electrolysis stacks in Hamburg. In the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of...