NEW BIMCO FILM PROMOTES SHIP RECYCLING
Shipowner organisation BIMCO sees recycling as a vital component in the journey to decarbonisation and sustainability, which it is why it has launched a new industry film, calling for the urgent adoption of the Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and...
ALFA LAVAL SUPPLIES METHANOL FCM FOR FOUR CHINESE-BUILT VESSELS
Alfa Laval has achieved another milestone in its methanol journey by winning an order for Methanol (LFSS) fuel control modules (FCM) for four mega container vessels being constructed by a Chinese shipyard. The new vessel series will have two-stroke WinGD methanol...
ØRSTED BREAKS GROUND IN GREEN SHIPPING PROJECT
At Örnsköldsvik in Sweden, Ørsted has broken ground on what is said to be Europe’s largest e-methanol project, FlagshipONE. This marks the start of construction of the project, as well as the first steps in a new green era of shipping, where large-scale methanol...
DECARBONISATION EDUCATION TO BENEFIT FROM WÄRTSILÄ ENGINE
Wärtsilä has signed a contract to deliver a Wärtsilä 20 engine to Danish maritime education centre Svendborg International Maritime Academy’s (SIMAC), which will operate as part of SIMAC’s machinery laboratories, while at the same time delivering power to the local...
SANMAR DELIVERS FIRST OF THREE CANADIAN ELECTRIC TUGS
Sanmar Shipyards has delivered ‘Haisea Wamis’, the first of three emissions-free battery electric tugs, to HaiSea Marine where it will operate at LNG Canada’s new export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia. Based on the Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) ElectRA 2800SX design,...
MITSUBISHI DELIVERS AMMONIA FSS
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding , a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed delivery of an ammonia fuel supply system (FSS) for large low-speed two stroke marine engines, to Japan Engine Corporation (J-Eng), a Japanese manufacturer of marine engines,...
DAMEN AND BOLUDA COOPERATE ON ZERO-EMISSION TUGS
Damen Shipyards and Boluda Towage have joined forces to bring zero-emissions tugs to Europe, with the intention of launching Europe’s first methanol-fuelled tug. The two organisations, with nearly 200 years of tugboat experience between them, will base this...
BIO-SEA BWTS BEING CONSIDERED FOR US NAVY
Bio-UV Group of France says that a Bio-Sea Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) designed for the Unites States Navy (USN) has completed Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) at the production facility in France, meaning that Bio-UV Group now has approval to ship the system...