LR ASSESSES HYDROGEN’S ROLE IN DECARBONISATION
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published the latest report in its ‘Fuel for thought’ series, providing a comprehensive assessment of hydrogen’s potential role in maritime decarbonisation. Fuel for thought: Hydrogen examines hydrogen from production and supply...
GRIMALDI SECURES FINANCE FOR THREE ECO-FRIENDLY PCTC NEWBUILDS
Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo, through its IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division, has finalised a €162.3m financing deal for Grimaldi Euromed. The financing will support the acquisition of three next-generation PCTC ships – Grande Egitto, Grande...
GCMD STUDY SHOWS OCCS PROMISE AS MID-TERM DECARBONISATION PATHWAY
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has published a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the GHG emissions from Project Captured—the world’s first ship-to-ship offloading of onboard captured and liquefied CO2 (LCO2) with downstream utilisation, completed...
SIX CAT ENGINES FOR ØSTENSJØ OFFSHORE TUG NEWBUILD
Norwegian Caterpillar distributor Zeppelin Power (formerly known as Pon Power) has received an order for six methanol and bio-diesel ready engines to be installed in a new-generation offshore tug being built for Østensjø Rederi at Astilleros Gondan in Spain. The...
METHANOL-READY CSOV DELIVERED TO ACTA MARINE
The Ulstein-designed ‘Acta Pegasus’, first of four newbuild walk-to-work (W2W) construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) for Acta Marine, has been delivered by Tersan Shipyard. Acta Pegasus is built on the Ulstein SX216 platform and features the...
KHI SIGNS CONTRACT TO BUILD 40,000m3 LH2 CARRIER
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and Japan Suiso Energy (JSE) have contracted to build what will be the largest-yet liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier with a capacity of 40,000m3. The vessel will be built at KHI’s Sakaide Works. JSE is the project operator for the New...
V.GROUP TO ACQUIRE MARITIME FUEL EFFICIENCY AND DECARBONISATION COMPANY
Global marine services provider V.Group (V.), has announced the acquisition of Njord, the maritime fuel efficiency and decarbonisation partner, founded by Maersk Tankers. The acquisition marks a further expansion of V.’s fuel efficiency and decarbonisation ecosystem...
IMO SECRETARY-GENERAL SETS PRIORITIES FOR 2026
In a New Year message, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has emphasised key items on the IMO’s upcoming agenda. Dominguez said: “As we start 2026, I would like to focus on something simple: getting things done. At IMO, this is the year of implementation;...