WÄRTSILÄ TO CUT CARBON FOOTPRINT FOR LIVESTOCK FLEET
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Guaranteed Asset Performance (GAP) agreement with Singapore based Livestock Express, said to be the largest provider of premium livestock tonnage. The contract replaces an earlier, now expired, optimised maintenance agreement. In...
EU ETS FOR SHIPPING UNPICKED BY ClassNK
ClassNK has released ‘FAQs on the EU-ETS for Shipping’, an online overview and necessary preparation of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS), which is expected to be introduced to the maritime industry. The European Union (EU) has set a...
PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR JAPANESE METHANOL-FUELLED COASTAL TANKER
Six Japanese companies – Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) MOL Coastal Shipping, Tabuchi Kaiun, Niihama Kaiun, Murakami Hide Shipbuilding and Hanshin Diesel Works -have announced the decision to build a methanol-fuelled coastal tanker. The ship, of about 570gt and 65.5m...
EU FINALLY REACHES DEAL ON FuelEU MARITIME
According to industry body Danish Shipping, the extensive FuelEU Maritime regulation has now been agreed upon in Brussels, in an informal deal meaning that more and more ‘green’ fuel must be mixed into marine fuels in the future. The GHG-emissions from...
‘K’ LINE TO INSTAL AUTOMATED KITE SYSTEM ON COAL CARRIER
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, (‘K’ Line) and Electric Power Development Co (J-Power) have decided to install the Seawing automated kite system using wind power, on ‘Corona Citrus’, an 88,000 dwt special coal carrier for J-Power. Completed in 2019, Corona Citrus...
ALFA LAVAL ADDS HULL LUBRICATION TO ENERGY-SAVING PORTFOLIO
Alfa Laval has completed the acquisition of Marine Performance Systems (MPS), a Rotterdam-based maritime technology company that has developed a novel fluidic air lubrication system. The move will enable Alfa Laval to bring this environment-friendly technology to...
ROBOTIC BIOFOULING MANAGEMENT BOOSTS SUSTAINABILITY
US company Armach Robotics says it has reached another milestone in its mission to deliver a sustainable and scalable solution in managing biofouling for the global shipping industry. Following a successful period of demonstrating the effectiveness of its hull...
SINGAPORE SHIPYARD COMMITS TO 100 CAT TIER III ENGINES
In what the company believes offers a clear indication of confidence in its vessels, Strategic Marine has placed an order with Cat dealer Trakindo for 100 of its Cat C32 engines. This follows its previous pre-order of 50 similar engines in May 2022 and is aimed at...