SEA-LNG ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT METHANE EMISSIONS
LNG industry collective Sea-LNG has issued a response to what it sees as potentially damaging information, masquerading as fact but in reality false and inaccurate information about LNG as a marine fuel. Sea-LNG believes that waiting for theoretically perfect...
SCHOTTEL TAKES PART IN UNDERWATER NOISE POLLUTION PROJECT
Schottel, together with project funder Transport Canada and partner BC Ferries, has been investigating the emission of Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) from ship propulsion systems in the waters off Vancouver, Canada. With international shipping increasingly exploring...
ECHANDIA BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR SF FERRIES
Swedish maritime battery system supplier Echandia has been selected to supply battery systems for San Francisco Bay Ferry’s Rapid Electric Emission Free (REEF) Ferry Programme. This project is said to mark a significant step towards advancing zero-emission water...
MAERSK ANNOUNCES LATEST FLEET RENEWAL PLAN
In continuation of its fleet renewal programme initiated in 2021, A.P. Moller-Maersk says it is in the process of signing newbuilding orders and time-charter contracts for dual-fuel vessels matching the planned renewal pace of around 160,000 TEU per year. Rabab...
BRUNVOLL TO SUPPLY PROPULSION FOR LOW-EMISSION CHEMICAL TANKERS
Brunvoll has signed a contract with Tersan Shipyard for the delivery of propulsion and manoeuvring systems for two stainless steel chemical product tankers. Netherlands-based Tune Chemical Tankers (TCT), which also is a part of Tersan Group, will be the owner of the...
VOITH TO EQUIP NEW HAMBURG HYBRID FERRY WITH ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY
The first of three new type 2030 ferries for the Port of Hamburg has been commissioned by operator HADAG Seetouristik und Fährdienstand. The vessel is powered by an environmentally-friendly hybrid system comprising two electric Voith Schneider Propellers (eVSPs). In...
MESSINA SELECTS JOTUN AS SUSTAINABILITY PARTNER
Italian shipowner Ignazio Messina has chosen Jotun to provide sustainable vessel coatings for the next scheduled drydocking of two of its vessels. Jotun has responded to Messina’s challenging trade with customised solutions to be applied at the next docking of...
DUAL FUEL VESSELS FOR HONG KONG LNG TERMINAL
Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) reports that a pair of dual fuel (diesel and LNG) standby vessels, to the RAL RAstar 4200-DF design, have recently entered service with Hongkong Salvage and Towage (HKST). Built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards, LNG Sentinel I and...