MEXICAN GAS PROVIDER EXTENDS SEA-LNG GLOBAL REACH
Sea-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition established to demonstrate the commercial and environmental benefits of LNG as a marine fuel, has welcomed Énestas, a Mexican natural gas company, which provides access to LNG for power generation, industry and transport....
GRIEG STUDY LOOKS AT VIABILITY OF AMMONIA FUEL TRANSFORMATION
A group of industry experts led by Grieg Star Shipping has concluded that deep-sea shipping can transform to ammonia as fuel, but there are several difficult hurdles to overcome. The group examined the possibilities of retrofitting an open hatch vessel to run on green...
DNV APPOINTS OFFSHORE CLASSIFICATION DIRECTOR
DNV has appointed Torgeir Sterri as new Offshore Classification Director for DNV Maritime, with effect from 1 March 2023. Lucas Ribeiro, former Area Manager for Iberia, Italy and Malta, will succeed Sterri as Regional Manager for West Europe. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO,...
ALFA LAVAL LEADS ONLINE SUMMIT TO EXPLORE DECARBONISATION
The shipping industry’s need to take decisive action to reduce its carbon footprint is the driving force behind the Marine Innovation Summit 2023, which will deep dive into pressing topics of how to achieve decarbonisation with the support of digitalization, and...
SHIP AGENCY OFFERS SUPPORT FOR METHANOL-FUELLED VESSELS
Port services provider S5 Agency World (S5) has begun providing global hub and port agency support to Proman for its first methanol-fuelled tankers, having successfully coordinated two new methanol-powered vessels ‘Stena Pro Patria’ and ‘Stena Pro...
FORESHIP GAINS 40th SHIP BATTERY CONTRACT
Design and engineering consultancy Foreship has secured a 40th shipboard battery project, following previous consultancy, design and installation assignments which have included the largest Energy Storage System (ESS) ever connected and key work to standardise systems...
BIO-UV GROUP APPOINTS NEW CEO
French water treatment specialist Bio-UV Group has appointed Laurent-Emmanuel Migeon as its new Chairman and CEO, succeeding company founder Benoît Gillmann. Gillmann, who founded the company in 2000, said: “After more than 22 years of service dedicated to the...
RINA CERTIFIES MAN METHANOL FOUR-STROKE ENGINE
Classification society RINA has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to MAN Energy Solutions for its methanol-ready MAN L/V 32/44CR engine. The AiP covers an upgrade concept for the four-stroke engine for conversion to dual-fuel running on methanol to...