CHEVRON GAS TANKER TO EMPLOY WIND CHALLENGER SYSTEM
As part of the commitment to lower the carbon intensity of operations, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Chevron Shipping Company have announced an agreement to install Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted ship propulsion system developed by MOL and Oshima...
EU SHIPOWNERS AND FUEL PRODUCERS LAUNCH CLEAN MARITIME FUELS PLATFORM
Access to clean maritime fuels is seen in Europe as a top priority for the decarbonisation of the shipping sector, a position reinforced by the recently published Draghi report on the Future of European Competitiveness which identifies shipping as one of the most...
IMO EXPANDS ASSISTANCE SCHEME FOR ZERO-CARBON SHIPPING PROJECTS
The IMO is inviting applications for technical assistance for pilot projects, specifically for the development of feasibility studies to support the deployment of zero- or near-zero GHG emission solutions on board ships and in ports. This technical assistance,...
FuelEU COMPLIANCE SOLUTION RECEIVES FINNISH GOVERENMENT FUNDING
Emissions compliance provider Ahti has received major funding from Business Finland, a Finnish government organisation for innovation. The funding will enable Ahti to accelerate the development of its Ahti Pool, further internationalise its business offering, and...
UK NAVAL SUPPORT VESSELS TO INCLUDE MAN PROPULSION WITH LOW-EMISSION PACKAGE
MAN Energy Solutions has received an order for customised MAN 32/44CR engines and Alpha propellers, to power three Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships for the UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary. In 2023, the UK Ministry of Defence awarded Team Resolute – comprising the UK...
DIGITALISATION AND DECARBONISATION WILL ENABLE AI-DRIVEN MARITIME SAFETY CULTURE – ABS
Data, digital twins and artificial intelligence will reshape everything in maritime from regulation to operating procedures challenging the industry to respond to a new safety protection frontier, according to ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J Wiernicki, speaking at...
DUTCH PROGRAMME ENCOURAGES MARITIME SUSTAINABILITY
Rotterdam-based maritime start-up accelerator PortXL has presented its 2024 cohort of 10 start-ups and scale-ups, with the aims of connecting them to partners, mentors and members of the Rotterdam and Dutch innovation ecosystem, that will assist them in the coming...
CHALMERS UNIVERSITY CLOSER TO COMMERCIAL ‘STRUCTURAL BATTERIES’
A new press release from Chalmers University of Technology In Sweden begins: “When cars, planes, ships or computers are built from a material that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure, the weight and energy consumption are radically...