FRENCH ORDER FOR STRATEGIC’S HYBRID-READY CTV
Strategic Marine of Singapore has received another order for its StratCat 27 (SC27) Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) with hybrid-ready capabilities, from France-based LD Tide. The joint venture between French shipping company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and UK-based...
LNG CAN CUT COST OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE – SEA-LNG
Analysis from Sea-LNG, the coalition established to demonstrate the commercial and environmental benefits of the LNG pathway, shows the lifetime fuel costs of meeting key European decarbonisation targets for shipping through the LNG pathway are expected to be roughly...
KOTUG AND CARGILL LAUNCH ZERO-EMISSION PUSH TUG AND BARGE
Cargill has partnered with Kotug International to deploy Kotug’s zero emission E-Pusher and E-Barges, believed to be the first fully electric pusher boat and barges to transport cocoa beans from the Port of Amsterdam, the largest cocoa import port in the world, to...
CHARTERERS PUBLISH EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE ALIGNMENT REPORT
The Sea Cargo Charter, a global framework for assessing and disclosing the climate alignment of chartering activities, has released its annual report covering 2022, highlighting the disclosure of emissions data from shipping companies’ activities. The 33 signatories...
TWO NEW HYBRID VESSELS TO BE ADDED TO NORTH STAR FLEET
North Star, a specialist vessel operator for offshore infrastructure support, has awarded a new contract to UK builder Alicat Workboats for the construction of two new hybrid-propulsion offshore wind daughter craft, to a design by Chartwell Marine. The new vessels...
BV ISSUES AiP FOR WIND ASSISTANCE ON VLCC AND LNG VESSELS
Bureau Veritas (BV) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Hyundai Global Service, TotalEnergies Gas & Power, and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) for wind assisted ship propulsion (WASP) on a VLCC and a LNG carrier. The AiP marks...
DAMEN UNVEILS ZERO-EMISSION ELECTRIC WORKBOAT
Damen Shipyards Group has announced a new vessel design that is intended to bring a significant boost to workboat sustainability, the Multi Cat 1908 Electric. The vessel is said to represent a powerful combination, pairing a quarter of a century of experience in Multi...
MAERSK SECURES GREEN METHANOL FOR FIRST BOXSHIP VOYAGE
A.P. Moller-Maersk has successfully secured green methanol fuel for the maiden voyage of the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel, a move which the company regards as a significant step for Maersk and the industry’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas...