DNV RECOGNISES ERMA FIRST SHORE POWER SOLUTION
Greek company Erma First says it has received a letter of professional opinion from DNV categorising Erma First Blue Connect as an energy-saving device and verifying its positive impact on CII performance. Following a thorough review, DNV’s letter of...
PLUG-IN HYBRID PUSH TUG NAMED IN US
US operator Kirby Inland Marine, a subsidiary of Kirby Corporation, has christened the ‘Green Diamond’, the first US plug-in hybrid electric inland towing vessel, at a ceremony in Houston. The vessel will be time chartered by Shell Trading (US), which will use the...
VARD RESPONDS TO ELECTRIC SOV CHARGING CHALLENGE
Vard Electro is driving progress towards realisation of fully electric service operation vessels (SOVs) by putting in place offshore charging stations alongside existing onboard technologies to facilitate zero-emission maintenance operations at offshore wind farms....
AIR LUBRICATION DEVELOPER APPOINTS NEW CTO
Air lubrication technology company Silverstream Technologies has announced the appointment of Catriona Savage into the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Savage will lead the continued development of the Silverstream System and will further...
SHIP DESIGNER DESCRIBES ALL-ELECTRIC DUTCH PUSH TUG PROJECT
Naval architect C-Job Naval Architects has been co-operating with shipbuilder Padmos and its client Kotug on the E-Pusher 1 project, which was originally launched by Kotug in 2021. The E-Pusher 1 is the first fully electric pusher boat and barges, which will transport...
NEW AET LNG DUAL-FUEL VLCC DELIVERED ON SHELL CHARTER
Ship owner and operator AET, part of MISC, has taken delivery of its newest vessel, a dual-fuel LNG-powered 300,000 dwt VLCC, which is on long-term charter to Shell Tankers (Singapore). The vessel, Eagle Vellore, is the first of three VLCCs contracted by AET in March...
JAPANESE COMPANIES TO CONDUCT ADVANCED CCS STUDY
Shipping company NYK has been commissioned by a consortium comprising Eneos Corporation, J-Power and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation to conduct a study on the marine transportation of liquefied CO2 as a part of a fiscal 2023 feasibility study on...
SINGAPORE GREEN CORRIDOR INITIATIVE EXPANDS
The Silk Alliance Singapore green corridor cluster continues to grow with the addition of Yara Clean Ammonia, the Methanol Institute, MPC Container Ships and the NUS Centre for Maritime Studies. Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the...