RINA AND FINCANTIERI TO EXPLORE NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY FOR SHIPPING
UK-based company newcleo, which is developing clean and safe nuclear technology involving Generation IV reactors using nuclear waste as fuel, has signed an agreement with Italian-based shipbuilding group Fincantieri and classification society RINA. The announcement...
SCHOTTEL PROPULSION PACKAGES FOR EDDA WIND CSOVs
A series of four Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) built by the Norwegian Vard Group will be powered by full propulsion packages from Schottel. The package per vessel consists of two Schottel SRP 460 D Dynamic RudderPropellers, one Schottel SRP 380 R...
EU AGREES RULES FOR CLIMATE-NEUTRAL SHIPPING
According to Danish Shipping, the EU has now adopted the final rules for climate-neutral shipping, as proposed in the ambitious climate package “Fit for 55”. Particularly, the requirement for the climate footprint of fuels, with the adoption of FuelEU...
ClassNK AiP FOR GTT LIQUEFIED HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a Cargo Containment System (CCS) and Cargo Handling System (CHS) for liquefied hydrogen carriers developed by GTT. Hydrogen is expected to be used as a source of clean energy for decarbonisation since it does not...
WÄRTSILÄ CUTS EMISSIONS FOR VITOL TANKERS
Propulsion efficiency solutions from Wärtsilä are said to be delivering significant efficiency gains for a pair of Medium Range (MR) product tankers fitted with Wärtsilä technology, with an average efficiency gain of 6% recorded. The vessels, Elandra Sea and Elandra...
NYK’S FIFTH LNG-FUELLED PCTC IS DELIVERED
A delivery ceremony has been held for the ‘Freesia Leader’, the fifth LNG-fuelled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) operated by NYK, at the port of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture. On arriving at Nagoya, the vessel received LNG fuel from Kaguya, an...
ABS REVISITS NUCLEAR OPTION
The transformational impact of nuclear propulsion on the design, operation and emissions of a 14,000 TEU container vessel and a 157,000 dwt Suezmax tanker have been modelled by ABS and Herbert Engineering Co (HEC) in a new study. ABS commissioned HEC to carry out the...
HMM OWNED FLEET ACHIEVES NEAR-TOTAL CII COMPLIANCE
South Korean ship operator HMM has announced that 99% of its owned vessels are placed to keep sailing under the IMO CII (Carbon Intensity Indicator) regulation. This outcome resulted from the verification of ‘KR GEARs’, (GHG Emission Authentic Reporting System) which...