DANAOS ORDERS FIVE MORE GREEN CONTAINERSHIPS FROM CHINA
Greek container ship owner Danaos Corporation has added an extra five environmentally-friendly newbuilding containerships to its orderbook. The five newbuilding orders with an aggregate contract price of US$ 509m comprise one additional 8,258 TEU vessel to be built at...
MPA AND NYK COOPERATE ON MARITIME SUSTAINABILITY
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Japanese ship operator Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen their partnership and accelerate maritime decarbonisation, digitalisation, and manpower...
MAMII SAYS TECHNOLOGY AND STANDARDISATION ARE CRITICAL TO METHANE EMISSIONS
There is an urgent need for universal methane measurement standards and regulatory frameworks to drive adoption of technologies reducing methane emissions from ships, according to the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII). MAMII has issued a...
NO BARRIERS TO LOW-PRESSURE CO2 TRANSPORT, SAYS DNV
The CO2 Efficient Transport via Ocean (CETO) joint industry project (JiP) concluded recently with the release of a report setting out the findings of the Technology Qualification performed in the study, by partners including Equinor, Gassco, Shell, TotalEnergies and...
EFFICIENT ANTIFOULING REPORTS CONTINUED SUCCESS
As the commercial shipping industry looks to rapidly decarbonise to meet IMO GHG emission reduction rules, the biocidal antifouling coatings used to protect the majority of the global fleet from biofouling are expected to play an increasingly crucial role. While...
ABB HVAC UPGRADE LEADS TO CRUISESHIP EMISSION SAVINGS
A collaboration between ABB and Arkitech has brought significant efficiency gains for the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system on board the ‘MSC Magnifica’ cruise ship. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyse data...
BMT COLLABORATING ON MARITIME DECARBONISATION PROJECT
BMT is collaborating on a decarbonisation project for the UK’s maritime sector, in partnership with South Devon College and HydroSurv, aiming to drive clean and sustainable maritime innovation. The project, known as Roc+Dock, will focus on uncrewed vessel...
UK CONSULTANT PROMOTES DECARBONISATION COOPERATION
According to engineering consultancy Ricardo, if the maritime industry is serious about sustainability, then it must also get serious about working together to forge a clear innovation pathway. This was a conclusion from a recent industry demonstration event hosted by...