EUROPEAN SHIPOWNERS SAY MORE EFFORT NEEDED FOR CLEAN FUEL UPTAKE
The European Parliament has now adopted its position on the FuelEU Maritime Regulation ahead of the negotiations with the Council, a move which is broadly welcomed by European shipowners, but the Associations of European Shipowners (ECSA) stresses that more...
DUAL-FUEL RETROFITS FOR TWO CHINESE LPG CARRIERS
MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, has signed a contract to retrofit two LPG carriers for Tianjin Southwest Maritime, a Chinese liquefied gas carrier operator. The Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong) yard will host the conversions of the...
KONGSBERG ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY FOR SWEDISH FERRIES
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Holland Shipyards Group (HSG) to provide electrification and control systems with automated functionalities for up to four new all-electric ferries for the Swedish Transport Administration, with two firm for delivery and...
EMSA REPORTS ON ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Two alternatives to fossil fuel in the maritime transport sector, biofuels and ammonia, are analysed in a set of new reports released by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). The reports, prepared to support the European Commission in the ongoing work on the...
ABS AND SINGAPORE MPA EXTEND GREEN SHIPPING PARTNERSHIP
Green shipping corridors and clean energy marine hubs, shipping decarbonisation as well as alternative fuels and digital solutions were discussed when Teo Eng Dih, CEO Singapore Maritime & Port Authority (MPA) visited the ABS world HQ in the US. Teo, who was...
UK CONSULTANCY OPENS HYDROGEN TEST CENTRE
Ricardo, a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, has celebrated the official opening of its hydrogen test facility at its headquarters in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. The facility has been designed to leverage and extend Ricardo’s capabilities...
BELOW WATERLINE EMISSIONS MUST BE CONSIDERED TOO
Although the global maritime industry is making significant progress in the fight to reduce ship greenhouse gases and other ship-to-air emissions, it should not lose sight of what may be going on below the waterline, members of the World Ocean Council (WOC) have been...
LARGE METHANOL TWO-STROKES ORDERED FROM MAN FOR MAERSK SEXTET
Hyundai’s shipbuilding division (HHI-SBD) has ordered six MAN B&W G95ME-C10.5-LGIM dual-fuel main engines in connection with the construction of six 17,000 TEU container vessels for AP Moller–Maersk. Hyundai’s engine machinery division (HHI-EMD) will build the...