DESIGN OPTIMISATION DELIVERS LOWER FAST FERRY EMISSIONS
Following successful sea trials, Austal Vietnam has successfully completed ‘Apetahi Express’ (Austal Hull 425), a new 66m high-speed catamaran for the Degage Group of French Polynesia. Austal CEO Paddy Gregg said: “Our warmest congratulations to The Degage...
BIOFUEL SUPPLY LIMITATIONS SLOW DECARBONISATION, SAYS DNV
DNVs latest white paper, entitled ‘Biofuels in shipping’, finds that the flexibility of biofuels can enable the shipping industry to accelerate its journey towards decarbonisation while maintaining operational efficiency, though current limitations in...
DNV APPROVES WÄRTSILÄ AMMONIA MITIGATION SYSTEM
The new patented and proprietary Wärtsilä Ammonia Release Mitigation Systems (WARMS) technology has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV. The AiP covers its use on ships fuelled by ammonia with the DNV Class notation gas fuelled ammonia...
WinGD AND MITSUBISHI JOIN FORCES IN AMMONIA FUEL
Swiss marine power company WinGD and Japanese shipbuilder and technology developer Mitsubishi Shipbuilding have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enter into a partnership on ammonia-fuelled vessels. The project will see WinGD applying its X-DF-A...
ORDER SUCCESSES FOR ALFA LAVAL LOW-ENERGY FRESHWATER GENERATOR
The Alfa Laval Aqua Blue E2 freshwater generator, announced in late 2022 as a two-stage addition to the Aqua Blue freshwater generator family, has received its first orders from A.P. Moller-Maersk and the Grimaldi Group. The Aqua Blue E2 uses a single plate pack...
ABB HYBRID TECHNOLOGY FOR HAVFRAM WIND WTIV PAIR
ABB has secured an order with one of the largest offshore shipbuilders in China, Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore, to deliver an integrated bridge-to-propeller technology for Havfram Wind’s two new NG20000X-HF Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs). The vessels,...
GHG REDUCTION REGULATIONS CAN IMPACT ON SECURITY
IMO Rules to reduce the amount of CO2 generated from new-build vessels (EEDI) and existing vessels (EEXI) as well as local measures such as the European Commission (EC) ‘Fit for 55′ may be essential for environmental sustainability, but will have...
AUSTRALIA AND SINGAPORE JOIN IN GREEN SHIPPING INITIATIVE
Australia and Singapore have commenced discussions to explore areas of cooperation in green and digital shipping and hope to establish a Singapore-Australia Green and Digital Shipping Corridor by the end of 2025. This development aligns with the Green Shipping...