DANSKE REDERIER SUPPORTS SCRUBBER WASH WATER DISCHARGE BAN
Danish shipowner organisation Danske Rederier says it will support an agreement to prohibit the discharge of scrubber water into Danish waters, reached by a broad political majority in the country’s parliament. Danske Rederier calls for thorough enforcement of...
NAPA TO HELP OPTIMISE WIND ASSISTANCE FOR IINO LINES SHIPS
Maritime software and data services provider Napa of Finland has agreed with Japanese ship operator IINO Lines to provide NAPA Voyage Optimization onboard two vessels equipped with Norsepower Rotor Sails (NPRS). This synergy aims to help harness the power of weather...
PROMAS MAKES USCG VESSELS MORE SUSTAINABLE
Kongsberg Maritime has been selected by Austal USA to supply its Promas propulsion system to the latest ship in the new United States Coast Guard (USCG) Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Heritage Class programme. This initial contract is to supply Kongsberg Maritime...
ClassNK VERIFIES METHANE SLIP REDUCTION SYSTEM
ClassNK has issued a Statement of Fact (SoF), verifying the positive effect of the methane slip reduction system jointly developed by Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Yanmar Power Technology. The system consists of Exhaust Gas Recirculation...
SAILING CARGO SHIP INCLUDES BIO-SEA BWTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
The innovative ‘Grain de Sail II’ cargo sail ship has set sail across the Atlantic with a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) supplied by the French Bio-UV Group. The vessel, based in St. Malo, transports French products to New York by sail before...
MAERSK SHIP PERFORMS FIRST GREEN METHANOL BUNKERING IN CHINA
Maersk claimed a milestone as the large methanol-enabled vessel ‘Astrid Mærsk’ berthed at Yangshan port in Shanghai, for the first green methanol bunkering with simultaneous cargo and bunkering operations in China. This historic first in China was made...
HYDROGEN/BIO FUEL HYBRID PASSENGER VESSEL BEGINS OPERATION IN JAPAN
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)’s hybrid passenger ship ‘Hanaria’, which uses hydrogen and biodiesel fuels, has started service in Kitakyushu, Japan. The ship was built at the Hongawara Ship Yard for MOL Group company Motena-Sea, backed by investments from...
MANTA INSTALLS SHORE POWER SYSTEMS ON FINNLINES FERRY TRIO
Manta Marine Technologies (formerly known as Yara Marine Technologies) has successfully completed installation and commissioning of onboard shore power systems for three Finnlines vessels. The projects, for Finnlady, Finnmaid and Finnstar, are said to cement Manta...