JOINT VENTURE PROJECT AIMS TO HELP ACHIEVE EMISSIONS TARGETS
Canadian maritime operations platform provider Helm Operations is partnering with UK-based Reygar to harness the benefits of digitalisation as part of the global effort to reduce the maritime sector’s carbon footprint. The collaborative research and development...
SINGAPORE TO COOPERATE WITH NORWAY AND IMO ON DECARBONISATION
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Ministry of Climate and Environment of Norway, with the intention to collectively undertake technical...
SAMSKIP’s ZERO-EMISSION FEEDER SHIPS TO BE BUILT IN INDIA
Indian shipbuilder Cochin Shipyard (CSL) has received the order from logistics company Samskip Norway for the design and construction of two zero emission feeder container vessels with an option for two more vessels. The project is believed to be one of the first zero...
NORWEGIAN ‘SEA ZERO’ PROJECT WILL LAUNCH ZERO-EMISSION PASSENGER SHIP BY 2030
Hurtigruten Norway, which is working towards its first zero emission ship by 2030, has officially kicked off its innovative research project in partnership with research institute Sintef and 12 maritime partners. The new consortium, which includes Cavotec, Vard,...
SUB-QUOTA COMPROMISE NEEDED IN FuelEU DEBATE
Ahead of next week’s trilogue meeting in Brussels on FuelEU Maritime, Sea-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition established to advocate for LNG and its decarbonisation pathway for shipping, has called for a compromise by all those involved in the trilogue...
EFFICIENT ENGINE GETS POWER BOOST
Wärtsilä’s 31 diesel engine, which the company points out is already officially recognised as being the most efficient in its class, is being upgraded for higher power output. The upgraded version delivers an increased power to size ratio within the same physical...
GTT COMBINES TWO SUBSIDIARIES TO CREATE NEW SUSTAINABILITY BRAND
The French GTT group is to create a new brand, Ascenz Marorka, which results from the collaboration of two GTT subsidiaries in the digitalisation of the maritime industry: Ascenz, a Singaporean company with an extensive experience in Electronic Fuel Management, and...
PRE-COMBUSTION CCS GAINS AiP FROM LR
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Rotoboost, a Nordic hydrogen production company, for its pre-combustion Carbon Capture System (CCS) Rotobox, which uses thermocatalytic decomposition process (TCD) onboard marine vessels, where part of...