ZeroNorth AQUISITION OF EURONAV ‘FAST’ PLATFORM HOPES TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY
Technology company ZeroNorth and tanker shipping company Euronav have announced that ZeroNorth will acquire and manage Euronav’s Fleet Automatic Statistics and Tracking (FAST) platform. As part of the deal, Euronav becomes a customer of ZeroNorth’s full platform...
FRENCH LH2 CARRIER JDP GAINS BV CERTIFICATION
The joint development project (JDP) between GTT, TotalEnergies, LMG Marin and Bureau Veritas (BV)has resulted in two Approvals in Principle (AIP) from Bureau Veritas. The first approval concerns the design of a cryogenic membrane containment system for liquefied...
LR STUDY FINDS EFFICIENT ROUTING IS KEY TO EMISSION COMPLIANCE
New research by Lloyd’s Register (LR) says deploying fleets efficiently along specific routes, combined with educated fuel and technology choices will be crucial for navigating the new Fuel EU and EU ETS regulations. The Shipping and Fit for 55 report, which...
COCHIN BAGS HYBRID SOV ORDER
Indian yard Cochin Shipyard (CSL) has announced another international order with a European client for construction of two hybrid Service Operation Vessels (SOV) for the offshore wind renewables market, with an option for one more. The SOVs will be built to a design...
ICS ENGINEROOM GUIDE CAN HELP SAVE EMISSIONS AND COSTS
Ivan Stont, Energy Conservation Specialist, Stolt-Nielsen, and a contributor to the second edition of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Publications’ ‘Engine Room Procedures Guide’, has been speaking about how following the guide’s recommendations can...
E-SAIL ORDER FOR SOUTH PACIFIC OPERATOR
Spanish company bound4blue has been selected to install a 22m high eSail onboard a newbuild multipurpose cargo vessel, ‘Na Pae E Hiro’, helping shipowner Sna Tuha’a Pae (SNA) reduce energy consumption by 10%. Due for launch in 2026, the ship will mix green technology...
TAIWANESE OPERATOR CUTS FUEL AND EMISSIONS WITH NAPA
Taiwan-based bulk shipping company Ta-Ho Maritime Corporation is strengthening its commitment to digitalising operations by installing Napa’s performance monitoring, voyage optimisation and navigational risk monitoring on eight vessels. With enhanced fleet monitoring...
SEA-LNG COMMENTS ON ‘FUMES’ METHANE REPORT
According to marine LNG industry body Sea-LNG, the analysis presented by ICCT in its recently published study ‘Fugitive and unburned Methane Emissions from Ships’ (FUMES), while innovative, suffers from a range of significant methodological limitations....