ABS TO ESTABLISH LNG TRAINING IN QATAR
Classification organisation ABS is to open a global liquified natural gas (LNG) training centre in Doha, Qatar, as part of its support of Qatar’s National Vision 2030 and the Tawteen Programme, which focuses on education and quality employment for Qatari nationals. In...
GRIMALDI ORDERS FIVE AMMONIA-READY PCTC VESSELS
The Grimaldi Group has signed a contract for the construction of five new PCTCs (Pure Car Truck Carriers) with the shipyard China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu, part of China Merchant Industry Holdings. The agreement foresees an option for additional five units,...
ICS PROPOSES FUND TO REWARD FIRST MOVERS IN DECARBONISATION
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has announced proposals to accelerate the maritime sector’s transition to net zero by financially rewarding ships and energy producers that invest in low/net zero emission...
LOW-EMISSION FUELS LEAD TO ORDERS FOR INERT GAS SYSTEMS
Survitec’s Maritime Protection brand has registered a significant increase in orders for Inert Gas (IG) systems over the past two years following a surge in orders for newbuild vessels with LNG-burning engines. This increase is partly attributed to the global shipping...
LNG NEWBUILDS TO BE POWERED WITH WinGD X-DF TECHNOLOGY
WinGD’s latest generation of X72DF-2.1 engines will power 25 vessels as part of the QatarEnergy’s North Field East (NFE) project, believed to be the biggest LNG carrier newbuilding project in history. The 50 dual-fuel engines which feature the new on-engine iCER were...
LOW EMISSION DAMEN WORKBOAT FOR POLISH OFFSHORE WIND
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the ‘Fairplay-37’ to Fairplay Towage Polska in Gdynia, Poland, a Damen Shoalbuster 2711 ICE which is set to play an important role in the development of the emerging offshore wind energy sector in the Polish sector of...
CONSORTIUM HOPES TO DECARBONISE THROUGH HEAT FLOW TOPOLOGY
A new consortium, known as Hemos (Holistic Energy Management and Optimisation System) funded through the Horizon Europe initiative, has been formed to find a “Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes”. The Hemos consortium consists of LTH-Baas,...
BWTS RETROFITTED AFLOAT ON OSV
Bio-UV Group’s maritime division and its engineering partner 3C Metal have completed the at-sea retrofit installation and commissioning of a low-flow ballast water treatment system aboard ‘Greatship Maya’. Greatship Maya is a multipurpose offshore supply...