WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN RECEIVES CERTIFICATION FOR B100 BIOFUEL INSETTING
According to ro-ro operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen, biofuels can help to make an immediate impact on shipping’s GHG emissions, although they do come at an increased cost and owners need to be sure that they can benefit from their extra investments in sustainability and...
UK WAPS SOLUTION PREPARES FOR INSTALLATION ON CARISBROOKE VESSEL
UK ship operator Carisbrooke Shipping has announced that the GT Wings AirWing prototype wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS)technology will soon be ready for installation on its Vectis vessel and deployed on a voyages between North Europe and Canada. GT Green...
OLDENDORFF INVESTS IN ACADEMIA TO ADVANCE SHIPPING SUSTAINABILITY
Oldendorff Carriers and the University of Strathclyde (UoS) are setting up a research centre for sustainable shipping at the university in the centre of Glasgow, UK. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Prof Osman Turan, Director Maritime Human...
BMT INTRODUCES ELECTRIC FERRY DESIGN
Maritime design and engineering company BMT, in collaboration with Greenline Marine of Canada, has unveiled an all-electric ferry design, the 32m ‘Greenline 150 Passenger Electric Ferry,’ which is said to represent a significant advancement in ferry design, with a...
ABS REPORTS ON HYDROGEN AND WIND PROPULSION FOR EMSA
A 360-degree analysis of hydrogen as a marine fuel and wind-assisted propulsion are the latest in a series of reports studying alternative fuels and decarbonisation technologies for the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) delivered by an ABS-led consortium,...
DNV TYPE APPROVAL FOR NORSEPOWER’S EX ROTOR SAIL VERSION
Norsepower and DNV have set an industry milestone with the type approval design certificate (TADC) award for the explosion-proof (EX) version of the Norsepower rotor sail (NPRS) 28m x 4m. As the first approval for a Wind Assisted Propulsion System (WAPS) to be used in...
GASUM TO BUNKER HAPAG-LLOYD CONTAINER VESSELS WITH BIO-LNG
Sea-LNG reports that its energy company member Gasum is collaborating with Hapag-Lloyd to supply its container vessels with liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) during a two-year tender period. Earlier in 2024, Hapag-Lloyd won the first tender by the Zero Emission...
LR, AMOGY AND ROTOBOOST PARTNER FOR FUEL CELLS AND CCS
Lloyd’s Register has formed a joint development partnership (JDP) with Rotoboost and Amogy to evaluate the technical, financial and regulatory opportunities of fuel cell and pre-combustion carbon capture and Storage (CCS) technologies to assess opportunities for...