ANOTHER OFFSHORE VESSEL TO BE CONVERTED TO BATTERY
Volstad Maritime has contracted HAV Group company Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) to deliver the battery pack and associated control system for battery charging to the ‘Grand Canyon III’ offshore construction vessel. NES, which specialises in...
NEW BLUEPRINT TO BE LAUNCHED FOR GREEN CORRIDORS
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping says that as part of the Green Shipping Challenge, governments, ports, and companies are announcing steps that will help put the shipping sector on a pathway this decade to align with the 1.5-degree goal. The...
WASTE-TO-METHANOL PLANT ANNOUNCED FOR MIDDLE EAST
At COP27, Averda, an end-to-end waste management, treatment and recycling company in emerging markets, and US company WasteFuel, a developer of bio-refineries focused on converting Municipal Solid Waste into low-carbon fuels, announced a partnership to develop the...
GMF CALLS FOR ACTION TO ACCELERATE AUSTRALIA-EAST ASIA IRON ORE GREEN CORRIDOR
Following recent round table discussions, the participating stakeholders in a task force established by the Global Maritime Forum (GMF) have issued a joint statement, setting the priorities for industry action to accelerate the development of the Australia-East Asia...
RINA CONFIRMS ECOSPRAY MCFC TECHNOLOGY FOR CARBON CAPTURE
Classification society RINA has confirmed that the CO2 reduction achieved by the Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC) technology developed by Ecospray for Carbon Capture in shipping, matches the expected targets announced by the company at the beginning of the project....
EEXI AND CII CHALLENGES SOLVED BY SOFTWARE-BASED ENGINE CONTROL
Following successful upgrades of two tankers, the entire fleet at Christiania Shipping will now be equipped with the Frugal Propulsion system for automatic, intelligent engine control, which is expected to result in a significant reduction in fuel consumption and...
GREEN CRUISE SHIP OPTS FOR BIO-SEA BWTS
The ‘MSC World Europa’, first in a series of four next generation cruiseships to join the MSC Cruises’ fleet, has been delivered with a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) from the Bio-Sea by Bio-UV Group stable. As befitting one of the most...
MATSON ORDERS TWO MORE DUAL FUEL JONES ACT BOXHIPS
Matson Navigation Company, a US carrier in the Pacific, has signed contracts with Philly Shipyard. to build three new 3,600 TEU LNG fuelled Aloha Class containerships for an aggregate price of approximately US$ 1bn. The first vessel is expected to be delivered in the...