DAMEN SEES THE LIGHT FOR CLEAN HULLS
Damen Shipyards Group has joined AkzoNobel and Philips to help further develop a pioneering fouling control solution which uses UV-C light technology to keep ships’ underwater hulls clean. The technology integrates UV-C light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in a coating scheme...
AiP FROM ClassNK FOR AMMONIA FUELLED GAS TANKER
ClassNK has issued Approval in Principle (AiP) for an ammonia-fuelled gas carrier which has been jointly developed by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding. Ammonia is expected to be used as a ship fuel for decarbonisation...
RAL-DESIGNED ELECTRIC PUSH TUG FOR BRAZIL
The Belov Engenharia Shipyard, located in Salvador, Brazil, has delivered the first Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) designed RApide 2000-E pushboat – ‘HB Poraque’. This is the first of two innovative battery/diesel electric vessels for Hidrovias do Brasil, a South...
LR REPORT POINTS TO CCUS AS WAY FORWARD, SUBJECT TO INVESTMENT
The Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub’s Zero-Carbon Fuel Monitor has found that although technology readiness is high, the formation of viable economic cases for each player in the supply chain is needed to scale up adoption of Onboard Carbon Capture...
SANMAR RECEIVES ANOTHER GREEN TUG ORDER FROM NORWAY
Sanmar Shipyards has signed a new contract with long-term client Buksér og Berging (BuBe) to build a new generation environmentally-friendly tugboat, which will be the ninth tug that the Turkish tugboat builder has delivered to the Norway-headquartered operator. Based...
KNUD E HANSEN LAUNCHES CO2 TANKER DESIGN
Danish naval architecture practice Knud E Hansen has produced a design for a CO2 tanker for use in carbon capture and storage applications. According to the Paris Agreement CO2 emissions are to be reduced as to limit the global warming to well below 2°C, preferably...
MOL JOINS METHANE REDUCTION PROJECT
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has applied to join, as a main Partner, the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) which is tasked with reducing methane emissions across the maritime industry, an initiative led by the Lloyd’s Register non-profit...
HMM HALVES CARBON EMISSIONS IN DECADE
South Korean shipping company HMM has accelerated its efforts to become an eco-friendly shipping company, reducing carbon emissions to less than half of 2010 levels. According to HMM, the CO2 emissions generated when transporting 1TEU of container for 1km decreased...