ABS GRANTS FIRST BIO-FUEL SHIP NOTATION
Carras (Hellas) is taking the next step in its sustainability journey by receiving the ABS Biofuel-1 notation for its ‘Aquataurus’ Ultramax bulk carrier, the first vessel in the world to qualify. The notation is assigned to vessels that use a biofuel blend...
WinGD’s FIRST SHORT-STROKE ENGINE PASSES SHOP TEST MILESTONE
Swiss marine power company WinGD will record the first installation of its new X-S short-stroke engine design following successful factory acceptance tests with engine builder Dalian Marine Diesel. The six-cylinder, 62cm-bore 6X62-S2.0 engine will be installed on a...
AET ORDERS AMMONIA-FUELLED TANKERS FOR PETCO CHARTER
MISC Group company AET has signed shipbuilding contracts for two dual-fuel ammonia tanker vessels with Dalian Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). At the same time MISC has entered into time charter party contracts with PETCO...
ABS ISSUES METHANOL FUEL GUIDANCE NOTES
With the publication of ‘ABS Methanol Bunkering: Technical and Operational Advisory’, ABS is expanding its suite of guidance on methanol as a marine fuel. According to ABS, a key component of the methanol value chain and the overall scalability of the fuel...
DAMEN LAUNCHES GREEN SHIP RECYCLING PROJECT
Damen Shipyards Group is launching a pilot project in which a small tug will be dismantled at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam’s Botlek site in a circular way and entirely in line with the EU regulations. The project will serve as a trial, after which this approach of...
DNV CERTIFIES FORTESCUE’S AMMONIA-FUELLED VESSEL
Classification society DNV has presented Australian green technology, energy and metals company Fortescue with class and statutory certificates for its dual-fuelled ammonia-powered vessel ‘Green Pioneer’. This marks the culmination of a project that began in 2021,...
MOL TO INSTAL VM CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEM ON LARGEST VESSEL TO DATE
Value Maritime (VM) and Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) have signed a contract for to supply an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) with Carbon Capture feature for an LR1 Product Tanker. Value Maritime (VM) will provide a 15MW next generation EGCS...
DENMARK PROPOSES GREEN SHIPPING FUELS FROM NEW OFFSHORE WIND
According to Danish maritime industry body Danske Rederier, a new offshore wind tender – the largest in Denmark’s history – has been issued, under which companies can bid for the construction of as many as six wind farms. This, says Danske Rederier,...