HMM NAMES FIRST OF 12 GREEN BOXSHIPS
South Korean operator HMM recently held a naming ceremony for a 13,000 TEU newbuild containership, ‘HMM Garnet’, at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) headquarters in Ulsan, Korea. In June 2021, HMM signed a formal contract to build 12 containerships...
RO-PAX SAVES FUEL AND EMISSIONS WITH HULL UPGRADE
Brittany Ferries’ flagship vessel ‘Pont-Aven’ has had an important environmental upgrade, with a ‘duck tail’ added at the stern, as part of the annual technical docking. The work has increased the ship’s length by around 3m, improving hydrodynamic performance. It is...
JAPANESE CONSORTIUM ANNOUNCES COMPLETION TARGET FOR FIRST NH3-FUELLED GAS TANKER
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng), IHI Power Systems and Nihon Shipyard, having previously signed a series of contracts to construct the world’s first ammonia-fuelled medium gas carrier (AFMGC) equipped with Japan-made...
TOTALENERGIES COMPLETES 100th LNG BUNKERING
The ‘Gas Vitality’ LNG bunker vessel has successfully conducting its 100th bunkering operation, when simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) were conducted, involving safe transfer of 8,000 m3 of LNG from the 18,600m3 LNG bunker vessel at the Port of...
WÄRTSILÄ AND CARNIVAL CORPORATION REINFORCE DECARBONISATION AGREEMENT
Wärtsilä and Carnival Corporation have signed a one-year extension to the performance based agreement that has been in place since 2017. The agreement, which was due to expire in March 2029, will now be valid until March 2030. It covers the maintenance, technical...
MARINE INSURERS DRIVE TRANSPARENCY AND DECARBONISATION
The Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance, an initiative backed by the Global Maritime Forum to drive decarbonisation of international shipping through transparency, has issued its second annual disclosure report. This report arrives amidst a transformative year...
CROWLEY TAKES DELIVERY OF eWOLF ELECTRIC TUG
US operator Crowley has accepted delivery of ‘eWolf’, said to be the first all-electric, ship assist harbour tug in the US, an event which Crowley considers a milestone in its commitment to sustainability and decarbonisation. The tug, which was designed by...
ARTEMIS PROVIDES ON-SHORE CHARGING FOR E-CTV
UK company Artemis Technologies says it is playing a key role in a groundbreaking £8m project to deliver the world’s first retrofit Electric Crew Transfer Vessel (E-CTV) with offshore and onshore charging. The design and engineering phase has begun for the project led...