SLOW STEAMING CAN HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, SAYS HOULDER
According to independent design and engineering firm Houlder, many shipowners are turning to slow steaming, but caution is needed as owners not informed by data analysis risk a series of unintended financial consequences. The practice of slow steaming could even...
NORDEN SWITCHES TO B100 BIOFUEL FOR LONG VOYAGE
Danish shipping company Norden and global resources company BHP have entered into a lower CO2 emission biofuel arrangement for about 1,000 tonnes of 100% biofuel (B100) to be used on a voyage from Hay Point, Australia to Rotterdam, Netherlands on the Capesize vessel...
ALFA LAVAL PROVIDES REPLACEMENT BWMS TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE
Alfa Laval has received a major order to replace 18 ballast water treatment systems (BWMS) onboard vessels belonging to a major European shipowner. The company believes that this significant order shows the high demand for the replacement of malfunctioning systems and...
GCMD, PILBARA PORTS AND YARA CARRY OUT AMMONIA TRANSFER TRIALS
A consortium led by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has successfully conducted ship-to-ship transfers of ammonia at anchorages within the Port of Dampier, one of the five ports in the Pilbara Ports complex, in Western Australia. Two transfers...
CENTUS AND STRATEGIC INTRODUCE HYBRID CREW BOAT TO MALAYSIA
Strategic Marine, in collaboration with Centus Marine, has unveiled what it says is Malaysia’s first hybrid fast crew boat (FCB), equipped with hybrid technology and gyro-stabilisation, which are considered to offer a significant advance in the region’s maritime...
HD HYUNDAI ELECTRIC PROPULSION LH2 CARRIER CONCEPT GAINS DNV AiP
DNV has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) for its electric propulsion liquid hydrogen (LH₂) carrier design concept that could enable 80,000m3 of LH₂ storage and transport. The project forms part...
WÄRTSILÄ TO OVERSEE ENGINES OF 37 ROYAL CARIBBEAN SHIPS
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Lifecycle Agreement with Royal Caribbean Group, designed to optimise the performance, reliability and availability of engines onboard 37 Royal Caribbean cruise ships to ensure the highest level of operational efficiency to support...
ABS FOCUSES ON RAPID CHANGES IN GLOBAL SHIPPING
The costs of compliance and the future of safety led the discussion at the recent ABS UK National Committee as well as retrofits, carbon capture, energy efficiency technologies and updates on cutting-edge joint development projects. Maritime industry leaders from...