TANKER TO GET GTT FUEL AND EMISSIONS MONITORING
Ascenz, a GTT Digital company, has been selected by a major Mexican ship-owner to equip a tanker with its Electronic Fuel Monitoring System (EFMS). EFMS combines state-of-the-art digital technologies (mass flow meters, tank gauging sensors, on-board software,...
ECOINVENT SIGNS PARTNERSHIP WITH MAERSK ZERO CARBON CENTER
Switzerland-based research association ecoinvent and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have formalised their collaboration by signing a Knowledge Partnership Agreement, under which ecoinvent and the Center become official partners, committing to a...
ABS TO HELP DECARBONISE SUEZ CANAL
ABS and the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a long-term sustainability roadmap and decarbonisation strategy for the canal, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. The MoU will see ABS and SCA work together on...
UK GRANT AWARD FOR METHANOL WORKBOAT PROJECT
Vessel designer Chartwell Marine has been awarded a £320k Innovate UK Smart Grant, which will enable Chartwell and its consortium partners — Boat Electric & Electronics and Engineered Marine Systems — to develop and test the feasibility of a market-first...
INCAT CONSIDERS BATTERY POWER FOR BUQUEBUS NEWBUILD
Australian high speed ferry designer and builder Incat Tasmania says it is currently in discussions to deliver what should prove to be the world’s first large, lightweight, zero emissions ferry. Among vessels currently under construction at Incat is a 130m lightweight...
WIND-POWERED RO-RO SECURES EU FUNDING
Wallenius Wilhelmsen and its project partners have secured Horizon Europe funding totalling €9m to support building its sailing ro-ro vessel, known as ‘Orcelle Wind’, which is scheduled to be planned, built and put into service within the next five years....
NORWEGIAN AND INDIAN COMPANIES JOIN FORCES ON GREEN H2 PROJECT
H2Carrier (H2C) of Norway and Indian engineering conglomerate Larsen &Toubro (L&T) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with regard to co-operation towards developing floating green ammonia projects for industrial-scale applications, the...
MOL’S LNG FERRY ENTERS SERVICE
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) says that the first of Japan’s first pair of LNG-fuelled ferries, the ‘Sunflower Kurenai’, owned by MOL and operated by its group company Ferry Sunflower has begun operations, serving the Osaka-Beppu route between Sunflower...