‘K’ LINE TESTS PCTC ON 100% BIO-DIESEL
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (‘K’ Line) has conducted its first use of marine B100 biofuel which was supplied by global energy management company World Fuel Services on the ‘K’ Line-operated PCTC ‘Apollon...
NEW CEO AT FINNISH ROTOR SAIL COMPANY
Norsepower CEO Tuomas Riski is handing over his position onto Heikki Pöntynen, formerly a member of Norsepower’s board, and who has held several maritime management positions in Finland, China, Hong Kong, and the USA. Pöntynen has considerable experience in maritime...
PARTNERSHIP FORMED FOR EUROPEAN H2-FUELLED SHIPPING
Cargo ship operator Maris Fiducia, HAV Hydrogen, hydrogen producer Norwegian Hydrogen and Dutch ship designer Ankerbeer have formed a partnership aiming to develop, build and operate hydrogen-powered dry-bulk vessels in Europe. Upon successful realisation of the...
MoU SIGNED TO DEVELOP FIRST BIOMASS PELLET-FUELLED SHIP
Japanese companies, NYK Line (NYK), NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers (NBP), Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and UK renewable energy business Drax Group have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop both the world’s first biomass-fuelled ship (bioship) and the...
LR AiP FOR RICARDO’S INNOVATIVE MARITIME HYDROGEN SOLUTION
UK-based environmental and engineering consulting company Ricardo has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society Lloyd’s Register for the design of its multi-megawatt containerised fuel cell power plant solution. The technology has been...
PCTC OPERATOR JOINS CLIMATE ACTION ORGANISATION
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has become a member of the Smart Freight Centre (SFC), a global non-profit organisation focused on climate action in the freight sector when the company attended the recent Global Ro-Ro Community kick-off meeting hosted by SFC in Amsterdam....
KONGSBERG AND TORGHATTEN LOOK TO AUTONOMOUS FERRY TO CUT EMISSIONS
Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into a contract for the development of a system for self-driving ferries on the Flakk-Rørvik route. The car ferry service operation is part of the Norwegian highway network – County Road 715...
ISLAND OFFSHORE ORDERS GREEN CONSTRUCTION VESSEL
In the year it celebrates 20 years of operation, shipping company Island Offshore has ordered a large ocean energy construction vessel from Vard with options for two more, designed and equipped to continue the transition from oil and gas-related activities to more...