CATERPILLAR, SOLSTAD AND PON POWER SIGN MoU FOR METHANOL FUEL ON OFFSHORE VESSELS
Caterpillar Marine has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Solstad Offshore and Cat dealer Pon Power to identify and evaluate solutions that will increase the fuel efficiency of Solstad’s offshore vessels and reduce their GHG emissions. Offshore...
NAPA DIGITAL SYSTEMS BOOST EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY OF IoM FERRY
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has installed and completed final inspection of NAPA’s full suite of stability management, emergency decision support, electronic logbooks, data reporting and integration systems on its newbuild ro-pax vessel,...
JAPANESE COMPANIES JOIN FORCES IN ECO-VLCC PROJECT
Idemitsu Tanker Co, IINO Lines, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), and Nihon Shipyard have established a consortium to conduct joint research and development of a design concept for a VLCC vessel of Malaccamax dimensions. The joint project will examine in particular...
COLUMBIA AND MULTIMARINE JOIN FORCES WITH DECARBONISATION FOCUS
Multimarine Services and the Columbia Group have sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to explore and identify collaborative projects in the maritime and energy sectors. The MoA will see Multimarine Services and the Columbia Group working together to identify and...
ALTERNATIVE FUELS NEED UPGRADED FIRE PROTECTION
In response to the growing demand for advanced fire safety solutions to support the maritime industry’s transition to cleaner fuels, survival technology solutions provider Survitec has reconfigured and enhanced its Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) fire extinguishing...
NYK REPEATS ‘A’ RATING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
NYK reports that for a fourth consecutive year, CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), an international environmental non-profit organisation, has recognised NYK as an ‘A’ List company for climate change. CDP’s annual environmental disclosure and scoring process...
CREW BEHAVIOUR CHANGE TRIAL HELPS SUSTAINABILITY EFFORT
New results from a behaviour-focused sustainable shipping trial undertaken by Ridgebury Tankers are said to have raised the bar for maritime decarbonisation projects, with ships’ crews making fuel-saving decisions 21% more often. The six-month trial achieved...
FURETANK COMPLETES FLEET RENEWAL PROGRAMME WITH TWO MORE VINGA SHIPS
Swedish product tanker operator Furetank has ordered another two vessels to the Vinga design, developed jointly by FKAB and Furetank. When these two newbuilds are delivered from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, Furetank’s fleet will consist entirely of...