MAERSK TRIALLING ETHANOL BLEND IN METHANOL-FUELLED SHIP
A.P. Moller–Maersk (Maersk) has announced that it is trialling adding ethanol to the fuel mix for its methanol-fuelled containership fleet as a possible means of enlarging the pool of methanol fuel available. The dual-fuel vessel Laura Maersk, which became the first...
DNV AIMS TO ENSURE e-METHANOL AVAILABILITY
DNV is launching what it believes to be the industry’s first public tender portal for e-methanol procurement within the European Union and the UK. The initiative connects a leading e-methanol producer with industrial offtakers across EU and UK markets, creating a new...
LR-HOSTED WORKSHOP LOOKS TO NUCLEAR PROPULSION FUTURE
According to Lloyd’s Register (LR), nuclear energy applications at sea, floating nuclear power plants and nuclear-powered ships can offer the maritime industry unlimited zero emission range ships, zero emission power ports and a way to produce zero-emission...
THIRD HGK SHIPPING FUTURE-READY INLAND GAS TANKER ENTERS SERVICE
Cologne-based HGK Shipping has put into service another future-oriented vessel, marked by the naming ceremony for the gas tanker, ‘Gas 96’, in Rotterdam. This is the third gas carrier that combines extreme optimisation for operations in shallow waters with...
CORVUS ENERGY SECURES FUNDING FOR EXPANSION
Maritime energy storage systems (ESS) supplier Corvus Energy has secured a US$ 60m growth capital injection from a group of blue-chip international investors, led by Morgan Stanley Investment Management and including Just Climate and J Lauritzen. Founded in 2009,...
LOW-CARBON FERRY LAUNCHED IN JAPAN
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, recently held a christening and launch ceremony for the second of two large car ferries ordered by Shinnihonkai Ferry Co and Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT)....
FIRST TCT TURBOCHARGER PRODUCED IN JAPAN BY MITSUI
Everllence has marked the first TCT turbocharger to be produced under license in Japan, a TCT40 unit built by the Mitsui E&S Tamano factory. Everllence launched the TCT turbocharger series in 2019, starting with the TCT40, and subsequently followed by the TCT30,...
EMISSIONLINK WARNS AGAINST ‘BARGAIN HUNT’ APPROACH TO FUELEU POOLING
With the EU ETS reporting deadline passed and FuelEU Maritime enforcement fast approaching, EmissionLink MD Philippos Ioulianou, has cautioned shipowners against treating compliance pooling as a cost-cutting exercise, warning that a cheap pool that hides risk is worse...