UAE/JAPAN COMPANIES TO UNDERTAKE ECO SHIP PROJECT
A major shipping company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Eco Marine Power (EMP) of Japan have agreed to undertake a joint Eco Ship technical study related to renewable energy solutions for ships including Aquarius Marine Solar Power, EnergySail and...
EDDA WIND LAUNCHES NEW CTV
Norwegian service operation vessel (CSOV) provider and operator Edda Wind has launched a daughter craft crew transfer vessel (CTV) designed by UK company Chartwell Marine. The innovative vessel has been built by Alicat Workboats and named Boreas Worker. It was built...
KONGSBERG EQUIPMENT FOR ITALIAN LOW-EMISSION NAVAL SHIP
Kongsberg Maritime is to provide a suite of equipment to a newbuild ship named ‘SDO-SuRS’ (Special and Diving Operations – Submarine Rescue Ship) to be built by the Italian shipyard T Mariotti for Marina Militare Italiana (the Italian Navy). Crucial...
NORWEGIAN DESIGNER JOINS ZERO-EMISSION CRUISE PROJECT
YSA Design has become a member of the team planning to build the first zero-emission cruise ship, following a formal invitation to join the consortium behind the Northern Xplorer (NX) venture. The Oslo-based design firm will take oversight of key aspects of project...
NEW SVITZER APPOINTMENT TARGETS SUSTAINABILITY
Towage provider Svitzer, part of the AP Moller-Maersk group, has appointed the current Svitzer Australia CCO Ivan Spanjic as Global Head of Green Ports, a role that is said to be central to helping Svitzer’s customers better adjust their assets and operations to...
‘K’ LINE SIGNS CONTRACTS FOR FIRST FULL-SCALE CCS SHIPS
A signing ceremony has taken place for bare boat charter and time charter contracts for two 7,500m3 liquefied CO2 ships between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (‘K’ Line) and the Norwegian Northern Lights joint venture. Both companies shared the recognition that...
AiP FROM DNV FOR INFLATABLE SAIL SYSTEM
Classification society DNV has awarded an AiP to Michelin for the Wisamo wing sail system, the first AiP to have been awarded to an inflatable wing sail design which is currently being installed for testing on the DNV classed ro-ro ‘MN Pélican’. First...
STANDARDISED DATA WILL HELP ACHIEVE DECARBONISATION
French digitalisation company Opsealog has launched a white paper calling for greater data sharing across supply chains to help achieve shipping’s decarbonisation and sustainability ambitions. The paper suggests a more collaborative approach to digitalisation in the...