IMO SEEKS EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY IDEAS
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is inviting maritime technology providers to submit entries to the IMO CARES (Coordinated Actions to Reduce Emissions from Shipping) Maritime Technology Global Challenge, designed to accelerate the identification and...
GERMAN GOVERNMENT INVESTS IN DAMEN COASTAL SHIP SUSTAINABILITY
Damen Shipyards client Gerdes Green has received a subsidy from the German Government for the investment in sustainable innovations for a Damen Combi Freighter (CF) 3850 currently under construction, as well as for a second vessel. Damen, together with Gerdes Green...
ONE TO BEGIN ONBOARD WIND PROPULSION TRIAL
Shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) is beginning a new trial aimed at unlocking the potential of wind propulsion as a sustainable solution for the maritime industry. Following the successful completion of a factory test, ONE, in partnership with Dutch...
ONBOARD HYDROGEN CRACKER TESTED ON OFFSHORE SHIP IN SPAIN
Bilbao, Spain based company H2Site reports that it has successfully validated the first ammonia cracker to produce high-purity hydrogen for onboard power generation using a PEM fuel cell. An integrated membrane reactor has been installed and operated on board of the...
MAN ES RECEIVES ORDER FOR FIRST VLCC METHANOL ENGINE
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), the Shanghai-listed shipping company, part of China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI), has ordered an MAN B&W 7G80ME-LGIM (Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) main engine in connection with the construction of a VLCC. This is...
CHINESE AGREEMENT BY MAERSK DE-RISKS METHANOL FUEL OPERATIONS
A new offtake agreement between A.P. Moller-Maersk and Chinese clean energy developer Goldwind reaches into the next decade and marks the first large scale green methanol offtake agreement for the global shipping industry. A.P. Moller – Maersk aims to reach...
ClassNK, MOL AND MIURA AIM TO CUT PLASTIC POLLUTION
ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products and Solutions to a cyclone type microplastic collection device, known as HQ-100/HQ100B developed by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Miura. According to the developers, the HQ-100/HQ-100B device efficiently...
STRATEGIC MARINE JOINS WITH BMT FOR SUSTAINABLE OFFSHORE WIND VESSELS
BMT has concluded a long-term agreement (LTA) with Singapore-based Strategic Marine, forging a collaboration aimed at driving the offshore wind crew vessel industry towards a more sustainable future. The partnership intends to introduce innovative design solutions to...