SOLVANG RECEIVES FINANCE FOR ONBOARD CCS
Shipping company Solvang has announced that the Norwegian State, through Enova, has approved sponsoring the company’s onboard carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, making it possible to transfer the project from onshore testing to full-scale shipboard installation...
CEPSA DELIVERS 2G BIOFUELS IN BARCELONA
Spanish oil company Cepsa has undertaken the largest supply of second-generation biofuels to date at the Port of Barcelona, bunkering a 350m container vessel operated by Hapag-Lloyd in the Mediterranean. Cepsa says this marks its inaugural venture in Barcelona and...
LR AiP FOR METHANOL TANK RETROFIT SOLUTION
A new retrofit methanol storage solution, said to be particularly space efficient, from SRC Group has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR), signifying that no major conceptual issues have been identified as standing in the way of its...
ClassNK ENDORSES WATER-LUBRICATED STERNTUBES
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has joined other major classification societies to amend its rules relating to the inspection of seawater-lubricated propeller shaft systems. The amendment means that ships with open seawater-lubricated propeller shafts that are built to...
MITSUBISHI DELIVERS FURTHER HIGH-PRESSURE FGSS
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, has delivered Fuel Gas Supply Systems (FGSS), for high-pressure dual fuel (Diesel/LNG) marine engines to Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The FGSS ordered by Shin Kurushima Dockyard...
HAPAG-LLOYD NAMES NEWBUILD GREEN BOXSHIP
Hapag-Lloyd has officially welcomed into its fleet the ‘Berlin Express’, the first ship of its new Hamburg Express class, with a ceremonial christening performed in the Port of Hamburg. The Hamburg Express class will mark the beginning of a new era for...
MORE METHANOL-FUELLED ENGINE ORDERS FOR MITSUI
Mitsui E&S has received an order from Tsuneishi Shipbuilding of Hiroshima for four units of the first domestic model of the Mitsui-MAN B&W 6G80ME-C10.5-LGIM-EGRTC, a methanol-fuelled engine. With this order, Mitsui E&S has received orders for a Total of 10...
CATERPILLAR AND STRATEGIC MARINE UNITE TO SUPPORT ENERGY TRANSITION
Caterpillar Marine has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore-headquartered Strategic Marine to help deliver sustainable solutions for the offshore industry. Strategic Marine has an international orderbook and is recognised for crafting...