NEW DAMEN TUG FOR HAMBURG SUPPORTS SUSTAINABILITY DRIVE
Neue Schleppdampfschiffsreederei Louis Meyer of Hamburg has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for the one of the first of its next generation ASD Tug 2111 vessels. The new tug will be operated on a long-term charter by Emder Schlepp-Betrieb (ESB) for operations in...
VARD GAINS ORDER FOR NEW HYBRID CSOVs
Windward Offshore, a new consortium led by SeaRenergy Group, the German offshore arm of Asian Spirit Steamship Company (ASSC) has signed a contract with Vard for the design and construction for two hybrid Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs). The contract...
CCS AiP STRENGTHENS AIR LUBRICATION ADOPTION IN CHINA
Maritime clean technology company Silverstream Technologies has signed an Agreement in Principle (AiP) with China Classification Society (CCS), a member of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), and the primary class society in China that...
KOREAN CERTIFICATION FOR ERMA FIRST BWTS
Erma First has received South Korean flag Type Approval for its Erma First Fit ballast water treatment system (BWTS). Awarded by the administration of the Republic of Korea, the Erma First Fit BWTS is now one of the few non-domestic systems to hold such type approval,...
ANTWERP TERMINAL TRIALS BATTERY FOR SHORE POWER
A pilot project has begun at Zuidnatie’s terminal in Antwerp, with Carisbroke Shipping’s ocean-going vessel ‘UAL Osprey’ connected to shore power, supplied by means of a Zenobē battery. This makes Zuidnatie the first terminal in Belgium to test shore power in...
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON HYBRID NAVIGATION SUPPORT SHIP
Spanish shipyard Gondan has held a Steel Cutting Ceremony to mark the start of construction of the next Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) vessel, which promises to modernise maritime safety in Scotland and the Isle of Man. The NLB, which has been responsible for the...
ALSYM DEVELOPS SAFE BATTERY FOR WARM CLIMATES
US company Alsym Energy, a developer of non-lithium rechargeable battery technology, has successfully developed what it believes to be the industry’s first high-performance, non-flammable battery storage technology suitable for warmer climates. The company believes...
WÄRTSILÄ ADVISES RAÍZEN ON CUTTING GHG EMISSIONS
Wärtsilä has signed a strategic partnership agreement for Decarbonisation Modelling with Brazilian energy company Raízen, focusing on both newbuilding and existing operation upgrade plans, with the aim of building and implementing a fleet-wide decarbonisation plan...