DNV JOINS BALTIC BULKER CHARTERERS IN DECARBONISATION INITIATIVE
DNV and the Responsible Shipping Initiative (RSI), an alliance of Swedish dry bulk charterers, have launched a feasibility study to develop a commercial framework for orders of green-fuelled newbuilds to decarbonise the sea transport supply chain in the Baltic and...
PROPELLER TECHNOLOGY REDUCES UNDERWATER NOISE POLLUTION
A propeller technology capable of substantially reducing the underwater radiated noise (URN) generated by ships’ propellers has been developed by Oscar Propulsion and the University of Strathclyde. The patented PressurePores system reduces propeller tip vortex...
CHINESE SHIPOWNERS LOOK TO DECARBONISE THROUGH ICS
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has welcomed the China Shipowners’ Association (CSA) as a Full Member of ICS. The CSA will join the ICS Board, which oversees the policy positions ICS presents on behalf of shipowners worldwide with the industry’s...
HHI METHANOL ENGINE COMPLETES ACCEPTANCE TEST
Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) has successfully completed the FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) of its H32DF-LM methanol dual fuel HiMSEN engine, undertaken in collaboration with shipowner Maersk, at the HiMSEN production factory in...
SCANDLINES ZERO DIRECT EMISSION FREIGHT FERRY TAKES SHAPE
Ship operator Scandlines says that its new zero direct emission ferry, curently known as PR24, being built in Turkey for the Puttgarden-Rødby route, now has two-thirds of the steel plates cut , and the ferry currently consists of eight sections which have already been...
LOW-EMISSION RAL TUG DELIVERIES
Canadian naval architecture practice Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) has announced the delivery of low-emission tug ‘Hayden Grave’, a RApport 2600 design, to Bay-Houston Towing of Galveston, Texas from Master Boat Buildersof Alabama. The new tug is the first in a...
VOLSTAD AND NES TO CARRY OUT ANOTHER OFFSHORE BATTERY CONVERSION
Volstad Maritime has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) to deliver a battery package and associated control system for battery charging to the ‘Deep Cygnus’ subsea construction vessel. NES, which specialises in sustainable energy design and smart...
SCRUBBER PIPE REPAIRS EFFECTED WITHOUT DRYDOCKING
Belgian company Hydrex reports that its diver/technicians have recently carried out scrubber overboard pipe repairs in ports in Belgium and the Netherlands. Corroded pipes were replaced on two tankers, an LNG carrier and a ro-ro ship. In all cases the pipes were...