HÖEGH AUTOLINERS ALIGNS WITH MÆRSK MC-KINNEY MØLLER CENTRE
Höegh Autoliners, operator of the upcoming zero carbon Aurora class PCTCs, has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping as a Mission Ambassador. The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping (the Centre) is an independent,...
DNV APPROVAL FOR GTT ShaPoLi SOLUTION
GTT group company Ascenz Marorka has been granted Type Approval certification for its Shaft Power Limitation (ShaPoLi) solution by classification society DNV. The solution helps ship-owners and operators comply with the IMO regulations aimed at curbing GHG emissions...
DNV INTRODUCES CLASS RULES FOR TANKER SHORE POWER CONNECTIONS
DNV has become the first class society globally to introduce new class rules for electrical shore connections specifically tailored for tankers, contributing to setting sector norms. The need for new rules on shore power for tankers emerged following amendments to the...
INTERCARGO BACKS FUND AND REWARD DECARBONISATION PLAN
In advance of IMO’s MEPC 80 (Marine Environment Protect Committee) meeting, bulk shipping association Intercargo’s Secretary General Kostas Gkonis has reiterated the importance that mid-term measures to help the IMO’s decarbonisation ambitions should be...
WASP PROJECT DRAWS TO A CONCLUSION
The EU Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP) Project has now ended, with the conclusion that wind energy use has positive applications for commercial ships The EU-Interreg North Sea Region project ‘WASP: Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion’ reported that: Five...
COMPANIES COMMIT TO ‘BOOK AND CLAIM’ APPROACH TO ENERGY TRANSITION
The Global Maritime Forum (GMF) reports that nine key players across the maritime value chain have issued a joint statement expressing their commitment to developing and implementing robust ‘book and claim’ chain of custody systems to accelerate the early...
SEA-LNG SAYS IMO MUST REGULATE FOR ALL GHG EMISSIONS
Industry coalition Sea-LNG says that clear and consistent regulation is key to driving maritime decarbonisation, so it calls on IMO’s 80th Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80)to regulate all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping, including...
UECC BUNKERS BIOFUEL ON CHARTERED VESSEL
European short-sea ro-ro company United European Car Carriers (UECC) has successfully completed the delivery of sustainable biofuel in the port of Vlissingen, in collaboration with Dutch biofuel provider GoodFuels and vessel owner NYK, marking another milestone in...

