BMA, A2B-ONLINE AND SEDEF PARTNER IN SUSTAINABLE SMALL CONTAINERSHIP PROJECT
Turkish company BMA Technology is forming a groundbreaking partnership with A2B-online and Sedef Shipyard for the construction of two cutting-edge container vessels, each with a capacity of 650 TEU. This collaboration is considered to represent a significant step...
ETHANE-FUELLED VLEC NEWBUILDS TO BE CLASSED BY DNV
DNV has been selected to class ship owner Purus’ newbuilding order of two Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs), contracted at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea and scheduled for delivery in 2026-2027. With a cargo carrying capacity of 98,000m3, the two...
ENGINE OPTIMISATION SOFTWARE SHOWN TO CUT CO2 BY 4,200t
Korea Marine Transport Company Ship Management (KMTC SM) has reported annual fuel savings worth about US$ 540,000 in total after installing Accelleron’s digital engine optimisation solution Tekomar Xpert on 12 Panamax vessels. The fuel savings have enabled KMTC SM to...
PROJECT INTEGRATES AMMONIA CRACKING AND MARITIME FUEL CELLS
Maritime zero-emissions specialist Corvus Energy has been awarded funding for the integration of ammonia cracker technology with the company’s Pelican Fuel Cell system. The project, titled ‘Apolo’, is a collaboration between several partners and aims...
FERRY REFIT INCLUDES CO2-CUTTING UPGRADES
Viking Line’s 1989-built ro-pax ‘Viking Cinderella’ is undergoing a makeover at the Naantali shipyard in Turku prior to its return to service between Helsinki and Stockholm in March 2024. The vessel, which was previously painted white, has had its...
EUROPEAN ZERO-EMISSION SHIPPING STRATEGY UPDATED
The Partnership Board governing the Co-Programmed Partnership on Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport in the framework of Horizon Europe has organised its fifth meeting, during which the Board, amongst others, adopted the updated Strategic Research and Innovation...
FIRST GERMAN H2-POWERED CTV BEGINS OPERATION
FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics (FWOL), a joint venture between FRS Offshore of Germany and Dutch company Windcat has begun operating what is said to be the first hydrogen-powered dual-fuel Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) in the German Baltic Sea, for 50Hertz. The Hydrocat...
GASUM AND NORDIC REN-GAS TO PRODUCE E-METHANE FOR SHIPPING
Gasum and Nordic Ren-Gas have signed an e-methane offtake agreement, through which Nordic Ren-Gas’s Power-to-Gas plant in Tampere will produce annually 160 GWh of renewable e-methane, which Gasum will procure and distribute to its customers, helping to cut GHG...