ClassNK EVALUATION ENABLES GREEN FINANCING
Under the ‘Zero-Emission Accelerating Ship Finance (Program)’ jointly operated by Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and ClassNK, ClassNK has evaluated a 26300 dwt LNG dual-fuelled chemical tanker, ‘Fairchem Pioneer’ (IMO No. 9965552) jointly...
DNV AWARDS FIRST ABATE-READY NOTATION TO JACKUP UNIT
The flagship vessel of the Dubai-based Vahana Marine Solutions DMCC ‘Vahana Aryan’ has become the first jackup unit to receive DNV’s Abate-Ready notation, which has been designed to assist the owners and operators of offshore units to identify and...
SWEDISH OPERATOR PLANS HYDROGEN-FUELLED FAST FERRY
Swedish group Gotlandsbolaget and the Australian shipyard Austal have signed a letter of intent to enter into an agreement for the design of a new catamaran ferry, to be known as ‘Gotland Horizon X’, a fast catamaran that will be able to run on hydrogen. Austal and...
ABS STUDIES METHANOL FUEL WITH GREEK OWNERS
ABS and members from the Greek shipping industry have come together for an in-depth analysis of the potential of methanol as a marine fuel to support shipping’s decarbonisation objectives. ABS hosted the ‘Athens Methanol Forum: Unlocking the Value of...
SVITZER AND CATERPILLAR SIGN METHANOL FUEL MoU
Caterpillar Marine and towage operator Svitzer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to adopt solutions that enable Svitzer to use methanol in its tug fleet. The implementation of dual-fuel methanol engines focuses on new tugs as well as conversions of...
WÄRTSILÄ 25 ENGINE TO POWER FOUR TANKER NEWBUILDS
Wärtsilä will supply the future fuels-ready engines for four new 7999 dwt chemical tankers being built for Swedish fleet owner Erik Thun, at the Ferus Smit shipyard in the Netherlands. The vessels will operate with the Wärtsilä 25 engine, the latest addition to the...
GRAPHITE PROPELLER COATING SAVES EMISSIONS
Stolt Tankers and Graphite Innovations & Technology (GIT) have signed a two-year agreement to apply GIT’s XGIT-Prop graphene-based marine coating to the propellers of 25 Stolt Tankers ships during 2023. XGIT-Prop is an eco-friendly product that reduces marine...
ABB PROPULSION ORDER FOR LOW-EMISSION FINNISH BORDER VESSELS
ABB has secured a contract with Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku to supply an integrated power and propulsion package comprising two Azipod propulsion units and the Onboard DC Grid power system for two new, advanced multi-purpose patrol vessels for the Finnish Border...