CMA CGM CARRIES OUT FIRST STS LNG BUNKERING IN ITALY
Edison and CMA CGM have achieved a successful ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering of LNG to a container ship, the first bunkering of a vessel of this type in Italy. The operation took place in the port of Trieste, where the Edison Group’s LNG carrier Ravenna Knutsen...
LR AND GNV COOPERATE ON DECARBONISATION TRAINING
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has collaborated with Italian ferry operator GNV to deliver the third edition of its training programme dedicated to fleet energy efficiency and decarbonisation. The three-day course, which took place at the MSC Training Centre in Sant’Agnello,...
LR ENDORSES BAR TECHNOLOGIES WAPS METHODOLOGY
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has independently reviewed and approved BAR Technologies’ methodology for calculating P-Wind – the amount of power that is generated by installations of BAR’s WindWings wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) technology....
ACCELLERON DIGITAL COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS ADDED TO SEAWISE PLATFORM
Accelleron, Turbo Systems United (TSU), its joint venture company with IHI, and seawise have entered into a partnership agreement to expand the reach of Accelleron’s digital solutions in the Japanese maritime market. Under the agreement, certain Accelleron digital...
SHI AND AMOGY FORM NEW AMMONIA-TO-POWER PARTNERSHIP
Ammonia-to-power system provider Amogy and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have formed a strategic contract manufacturing partnership to produce Amogy’s ammonia-to-power systems in South Korea. Under the agreement, SHI plans to establish a dedicated facility to produce...
ClassNK RELEASES NEW ALTERNATIVE FUELS GUIDELINES
ClassNK has released the ‘Part A Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels (Edition 3.0.1)’, which now includes supplementary explanations about interpretations of safety requirements for methyl/ethyl alcohol-fuelled ships, as well as compiling key...
ROTOR SAIL ORDER FOR LARGE BULK CARRIER
UK-based wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) designer Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the retrofit on another large vessel after installing five 35m units on the 400,000 dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC) ‘NSU Tubarao’. The vessel, owned by bulk...
BATTERY ORDER FOR CANADIAN HYBRID ICEBREAKER GOES TO SWEDEN
Swedish maritime battery system supplier Echandia has secured an order from ABB to supply a 3.7MWh battery system for a new hybrid icebreaker vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard to be built at Helsinki Shipyard. The contract marks Echandia’s first entry into the...