NYK TO CHARTER LOW-CARBON METHANOL-FUELLED BULK CARRIER
NYK Group company NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers has concluded a basic agreement with Kambara Kisen for the time charter of a newbuild methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier. The 200m-long vessel is currently under construction at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and is scheduled...
LNG AND LIQUID eMETHANE SUPPLIER JOINS SEA-LNG
Osaka Gas, a world-leading utility giant headquartered in Japan, has joined the Sea-LNG coalition – further boosting SEA-LNG’s global reach and expertise across the LNG value chain. Osaka Gas is working to increase the share of renewables in its power generation...
CHANGING GENSET FREQUENCY CAN CUT EMISSIONS
A demonstration test of the Japanese Hz Navi system, designed to produce energy-saving effects by lowering the frequency of the generator according to optimal specifications, has been concluded over a 12-month period on the NYK-operated bulk carrier ‘White...
BELGIAN PILOT SERVICE ORDERS ALL-ELECTRIC PILOT LAUNCH
Brabo Havenloodsen en Bootlieden, a provider of pilot and port services in Antwerp, Belgium, has signed a deal with clean maritime technology company Artemis Technologies, to bring an Artemis EF-12 Pilot boat into its fleet. Scheduled for delivery in late summer 2025,...
ULSTEIN-DESIGNED SOVs FOR CHINESE OFFSHORE WIND
Shanghai Electric has celebrated the combined naming and delivery of two Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) at ZPMC, Qidong base, China. The vessels are based on two different ship designs from Ulstein Design & Solutions and are the first purpose-designed vessels...
ClassNK TO GRANT FIRST MACHINE ROOM SAFETY ACCREDITATION FOR NH3-FUELLED GAS CARRIER
What is believed to be the first accreditation for ‘Machinery Room Safety for Ammonia’ (MRS) will be granted by ClassNK for the ammonia-fuelled medium gas carrier (AFMGC) currently being developed by a consortium that includes Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha...
INDIA LAUNCHES GREEN TUG INITIATIVE TO CLEAN UP MAJOR PORTS
The Indian Government has launched its Green Tug Transition Program (GTTP), which aims to drive the transition from conventionally-fuelled harbour tugs to greener, more sustainable alternatives, marking a major step in India’s commitment to environmental...
SATELLITE LAUNCHED TO IDENTIFY METHANE SUPER-EMITTERS
The US-based Carbon Mapper Coalition has launched its first satellite, Tanager-1, which marks a critical milestone in Carbon Mapper’s work to drive local action on methane and CO2 super-emitters, on a global basis. The satellite was developed by Planet Labswith...