SCANDLINES TO ELECTRIFY TWO FERRIES
Scandlines is now taking the next step on its green journey, converting two of the four passenger ferries operating the Puttgarden-Rødby route into plug-in ferries so that they can charge using green power in both Puttgarden and Rødby. On average, the batteries of the...
CASH INJECTION FOR ALTERNATIVE MARINE FUELS SUPPLIER
Titan Energy Holding, the parent company of Titan Clean Fuels, has closed a successful funding round for a 45% equity stake with further follow-on rights from Molgas Energy, backed by infrastructure fund investor InfraVia Capital Partners. Molgas is involved in...
BV CERTIFICATION FOR ERMA FIRST SHORE POWER SYSTEM
Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted an Approval in Principle to Greek company Erma First for its Blue Connect system, a high voltage alternative maritime power solution that can be housed in a 40ft container. Erma First’s system, which can be housed in a container or...
SCHULTE ORDERS GREEN CO2 CARRIER FOR NORTHERN LIGHTS PROJECT
Shipowner Bernhard Schulte has announced that it has placed an order for its first liquefied CO2 tanker with Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore (DSOC), planned for delivery in 2026. The tanker will feature innovative technologies to significantly reduce its carbon...
LR AiP FOR NACKS METHANOL-FUELLED BULKER
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle to Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd (NACKS) for an 81,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carrier with new energy saving technology strategies jointly developed by LR, NACKS, Minerva and Cargill. The design features...
MAN HIGH-SPEED HYBRID POWER FOR BS OFFSHORE CSOVs
MAN Energy Solutions’ 175D-MEV methanol-ready high speed engines have been ordered by Ulstein Verft for two battery-hybrid Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) being built for Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BS Offshore). The propulsion systems will enable...
SINGAPORE PORT SEEKS METHANOL BUNKERING PARTNERS
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) to invite interested parties to submit proposals for the supply of methanol as a marine bunker fuel in the Port of Singapore. The EOI aims to gather proposals for the...
BV GRANTS AiP FOR WinGD AMMONIA ENGINE SAFETY CONCEPT
Bureau Veritas (BV) has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) to Swiss marine power company WinGD’s ammonia fuelled X-DF-A dual-fuel engine, in respect of the engine’s safety concept. The concept describes how risks associated with using ammonia as a fuel are...