HUMAN ELEMENT MUST PLAY ITS PART IN DECARBONISATION
The 89th session of the Council of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), held recently in Rome under new Council Chair, Roberto Cazzulo, progressed a wide range of issues, foremost of which was the need for human element considerations to...
AIP ISSUED FOR HYDROGEN-FUELLED TANKER CONCEPT
A design concept for a hydrogen-fuelled oil tanker with an electric propulsion system, developed by Uyeno Transtech, Yanmar Power Technology and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK. This is believed to be the world’s...
US ACQUISITION PAVES WAY FOR MARITIME H2 POWER
US provider of maritime financing solutions primarily focused on Jones Act vessels Maritime Partners has completed the successful acquisition of e1 Marine, a pioneering player in hydrogen generation technology for the marine sector. e1 Marine provides clean energy...
ClassNK SIGNS ALTERNATIVE FUEL BUNKERING MoU WITH CONSORT BUNKERS, YANMAR AND TAIKO
Consort Bunkers, ClassNK, Yanmar Asia (Singapore) Corporation and Taiko Asia Pacific have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Singapore to accelerate the introduction of more bunkering ships capable of handling alternative fuels. Singapore-based Consort...
WÄRTSILÄ GAS SYSTEMS FOR TWO MORE EXMAR AMMONIA VESSELS
Wärtsilä group company Wärtsilä Gas Solutions (WGS) is to deliver the fuel supply and cargo handling systems for two new medium sized gas carriers (MGCs) that will operate with ammonia fuel. The ships are being built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyards (HMD) in Korea for...
FORESHIP ENERGY OPTIMISATION HELPS NEXT-GENERATION CMA CGM RO-PAXES
Expertise from Finland-based Foreship will be central to optimising the sustainability and performance of two new ro-pax ferries on their delivery into west Mediterranean services connecting Marseille and Corsica in 2027. The ships, due to be delivered to CMA CGM...
LR REPORTS SUGGESTS SHIPPING READY TO ADOPT NUCLEAR PROPULSION
According to Lloyd’s Register (LR), new nuclear technologies are increasingly being considered and developed for shipping as defence and civil offshore applications underpin the case for their adoption. In its most recent expert-led assessment of nuclear...
PURUS COMPLETES SHIP-TO-SHIP AMMONIA TRANSFER
Provider of maritime services for the gas transport and offshore wind industries Purus has successfully completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of ammonia from the company’s medium-size gas carrier (MGC), ‘Green Power’. Green Power is on time charter to...