SHORT SEA SERVICE PROMISES SIGNIFICANT CO2 REDUCTION
Low-emission ship operator Samskip has officially launched of its new shortsea service connecting Agadir and Casablanca in Morocco directly with the UK and the Netherlands. The new Morocco–Europe service is designed to move cargo of all types from fresh produce to...
STRATEGIC DELIVERS LOW-EMISSION FERRY PAIR TO BERMUDA
Aluminium shipbuilder Strategic Marine of Singapore has delivered two 40m 550-passenger low-emission catamaran ferries to the Government of Bermuda ahead of schedule and within budget. The delivery is the culmination of a two-year process which saw Strategic Marine...
NET-ZERO INVESTOR JOINS MMMCZCS
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) is pleased to announce that MarineFifty is joining the Centre as a Knowledge Partner. The partnership is said to build on a shared commitment to scalable, evidence-based solutions to enable and...
MTF PRODUCES GUIDELINES FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL RISK ASSESSMENTS
The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF)has published new guidelines for conducting qualitative risk assessments for alternative-fuelled ships: Hazid and Hazop. The use of alternative fuels will be key to addressing the 2023 IMO strategy on reduction of GHG emissions...
ECHANDIA REPLACEMENT BATTERY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC FERRY
Echandia of Sweden has been selected to deliver a new battery system for ferry ‘Ellen’, operated by Ærøfærgerne in Denmark. Echandia will supply a 3.2MWh LTO battery system to replace the previous 4.3MWh NMC system. The new system is designed for a 15-year...
EVERLLENCE BRINGS ITS TWO-STROKE AMMONIA ENGINE TO MARKET
Everllence has unveiled its new dual-fuel B&W ME-LGIA (-liquid gas injection ammonia) two-stroke engine. Using the Diesel principle and the company’s dual-fuel liquid gas injection concept, the ME-LGIA engine shares many of the same features as Everllence’s...
MHI DELIVERS LOW-EMISSION FERRY
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has delivered the large ro-pax ‘Keyaki’, to the Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co and Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT), from MHI’s Enoura yard. The new...
NORTH STAR BATTERY-ELECTRIC HYBRID SOV BEGINS BUILD IN INDIA,
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in India has held a keel-laying ceremony for a hybrid electric Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for North Star Shipping (Aberdeen), ordered to serve the growing offshore renewable energy segment. The 85m battery-electric hybrid SOV, second...