LR ASSISTS OMANI SHIPPING COMPANY’S GREEN REPORTING
Asyad Shipping, part of Asyad Group, and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have partnered to deliver the Omani national shipping company’s first ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) report, in line with the established global reporting frameworks. Asyad Shipping, which...
PROJECT TO REMOVE NOx FROM AMMONIA-FUELLED SHIPS
ClassNK is working with Hitachi Zosen Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) on a joint project to develop an N2O reactor for ammonia-fuelled ships has been selected by the Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) as a...
AI CAN ASSIST MARITIME EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT
Maritime artificial intelligence provider Bearing AI has announced an update to its Fleet Deployment Optimizer (FDO) solution that promises to aid shipping companies in managing emissions in light of the EU ETS regulations. Under the regulation, all ships calling at...
HOEGH AUTOLINERS SECURES FINANCE TOWARDS AMMONIA-FUELLED PCTCs
Höegh Autoliners says it is making significant progress in its ambition to make the Aurora Class the world’s first PCTC vessel to run on ammonia, having been granted almost US$ 14m in Enova funding to use the alternative and sustainable fuel for two vessels....
PAY-AS-YOU-SAVE CAN ACHIEVE DECARBONISATION GOALS
According to the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), improving energy efficiency is a no-regrets approach when it comes to minimising fuel consumption and its associated costs. Closing the data-financing gap can turbocharge maritime Energy Efficiency...
BV RESEARCH POINTS TO EFFICIENCY IN MEETING 2050 CARBON BUDGET
Bureau Veritas (BV) has unveiled the results of new modelling research which confirmed the potential hefty cumulative impact of operational and technical efficiency measures in keeping shipping within its ‘carbon budget’ to 2050. Titled Decarbonization...
NEW TOOL ANALYSES ENERGY SAVING MEASURES
Sustainability-focused design and engineering consultancy Houlder has developed a new tool for analysing ship performance and evaluating efficiency options, including energy efficiency technologies – also known as energy-saving devices or clean technologies. The...
FUEL CELL PROJECT EXTENDS eMETHANOL TECHNOLOGY TO LARGE VESSELS
US company Advent Technologies has received approval for funding for its latest R&D project, known as RiverCell 3, which aims to develop a maritime fuel cell system resulting in an auxiliary power unit with a total capacity exceeding 500kW. This will be based on...