ULSTEIN BEGINS BUILD OF LOW-EMISSION CSOVs
The steel cutting ceremony for Ulstein Verft’s yard number 318, the first of two offshore wind newbuilds for the Norway-based shipowner Olympic, has been carried out at the hull yard, Crist, in Gdynia, Poland The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2024, and are...
NORDIC ROADMAP DRIVES THE ROUTE TO DECARBONISATION
The Nordic Roadmap has been set up to provide insights to the Nordic nations on the topic of future fuels for shipping, and its inaugural conference was hosted by DNV at Høvik, Norway, focusing on concrete initiatives that will drive the decarbonisation of shipping....
BIMCO ADOPTS CII CHARTER PARTY CLAUSE
BIMCO’s Documentary Committee has adopted a CII Operations Clause for Time Charter Parties which will help the industry implement new IMO requirements. The new regulations on the carbon intensity of international shipping will come into force on 1 January 2023....
MEYER TAKES OVER FORMER ‘GLOBAL DREAM’ BUILD FOR DISNEY, PLUS CONVERSION TO GREEN FUEL
The German Meyer Group has announced that it has been contracted by Disney Cruise Line to complete the build of a cruise ship under construction at the former MV Werften yard in Wismar. Meyer Group plans to employ several hundred former employees of MV Werften and...
MARINE LOGISTICS COMPANIES OFFER CARBON OFFSETS
Maritime logistics providers Marinetrans and Best Global Logistics have concluded a deal with Justdiggit, a non-profit ‘regreening’ NGO with offices in Amsterdam (NL), Nairobi (Kenia) and Arusha (Tanzania) to offer carbon offsets, a collaboration which the companies...
INCAT CROWTHER TO DESIGN HYBRID RESEARCH VESSEL
The Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI) at the University of Wisconsin-Superior has commissioned Incat Crowther to design a new low-emission battery hybrid research vessel. Described as a ‘floating classroom’, the 20m long USCG-certified catamaran will support the...
FINCANTIERI DELIVERS SECOND MSC EVO CRUISESHIP
MSC Group’s Cruise Division has taken delivery from Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard of its new flagship ‘MSC Seascape’, the 21st to join the MSC Cruises fleet and the fourth to have been built by Fincantieri as part of a €7bn investment package for...
GASUM TO COLLABORATE WITH PAVILION ENERGY AND CNOOC FOR LNG BUNKERS
Sea-LNG member Gasum, Pavilion Energy, and CNOOC Gas and Power Group have signed an agreement for strategic collaboration to strengthen the global LNG bunker supply network for customers in Singapore, North-West Europe (including Amsterdam, Rotterdam and...