NORWEGIAN SHIP DESIGN STARTS DETAIL ENGINEERING FOR BATTERY CONVERSION
The ferry ‘Barøy’ owned and operated by Torghatten Nord is to be rebuilt at Fosen Yard during the second half of 2023, and Norwegian Ship Design, which started working on the project two years ago,is now starting on the detailed phase of engineering work....
WÄRTSILÄ BECOMES MISSION AMBASSADOR FOR ZERO CARBON SHIPPING CENTRE
Wärtsilä’s continuing project partnership with the Mӕrsk Mc-Kinney Møller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping has been further strengthened with the company signing as an official Mission Ambassador. The not-for-profit research and development centre is aimed at...
US REPORT IDENTIFIES FUEL CELL OPPORTUNITIES
A study by US consulting and market research company IDTechEx sees green fuels as one of the most promising solutions to decarbonise large sea-going vessels, and solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) is believed to offer a viable option. IDTechEx believes that rather than a...
IACS RE-COMMITS TO SAFETY IN DECARBONISATION
The Council of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) is to strengthen its quality structures in recognition of evolving technical developments and nascent international oversight, through adoption of a new six-year strategic plan and...
NEW MAERSK CEO WILL CONTINUE DECARBONISATION FOCUS
A.P. Møller-Mærsk (Maersk) has announced that Vincent Clerc, currently CEO of the company’s Ocean and Logistic business, will succeed Soren Skou as CEO of Maersk effective 1 January 2023. Skou led the company’s transformation from a diversified conglomerate to...
SHIP MANAGER SAYS ENGINE HEALTH MONITORING IS ESSENTIAL PART OF CII
Shipowners and charterers using the newly-released Emissions and Engine Health Monitoring System, via Columbia Shipmanagement’s (CSM) Performance Optimisation Control Room (POCR), will be aligned with BIMCO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) Operations Clause for Time...
DENMARK ASKS EU TO REWARD GREEN FIRST MOVERS
Danish Shipping, which represents more than 90 shipowners, together with the World Shipping Council and the Methanol Institute, has sent an open letter to decision-makers in Brussels, to urge strengthening of the FuelEU Maritime Regulation in order to drive the uptake...
MÆRSK MC-KINNEY MØLLER CENTER PUBLISHES LATEST DECARBONISATION REPORT
The maritime industry must take immediate collective action on an unprecedented scale to bring the decarbonisation of the industry closer to the Paris 1.5°C trajectory, states the ‘Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy’, a new report published by the Mærsk...