DENMARK WELCOMES NEW EU GHG AGREEMENT
Danske Rederier (Danish Shipping) says that the new European standard method of calculating GHG emissions is good news for the country’s shipping companies, as a level playing field will ensure comparable claims about reduced emissions. An agreement reached by...
PENINSULA ADDS METHANOL-READY BUNKER VESSEL FOR ARA REGION
Fuel supplier Peninsula has begun operation of ‘Omega’, a 115m long 6,500m3 capacity estuary barge on time charter with Victrol, delivering an advanced bunkering solution in the Belgian North Sea region. Omega is the only estuary barge of this size serving...
DNV OPENS UK CENTRE TO SUPPORT CRUISE SHIP DECARBONISATION
DNV has opened its new London Cruise Centre, intended to strengthen DNV’s support for cruise owners, operators, ports and yards throughout Europe and beyond – providing local, time-zone aligned support, alongside DNV’s global technical capabilities and competencies...
BV SIGNS DECLARATION OF COOPERATION TO ACCELERATE NUCLEAR FOR MARITIME APPLICATIONS
Bureau Veritas (BV), along with more than 30 European companies from the French and international nuclear and maritime sectors, has formally signed the ‘Declaration of Cooperation for Accelerating Nuclear for Maritime Applications to meet Climate...
ACCELLERON AND HYUNDAI FORM EMISSIONS MONITORING PARTNERSHIP
Accelleron has signed an agreement with Hyundai Marine Solution (HMS), the aftermarket and digital division of shipbuilder HD Hyundai Group, to enter a strategic cooperation on digital solutions. Under the partnership, the companies will seek closer integration and...
EUROPEAN SHIPOWNERS NEED FAST FOLLOW-UP TO STIP
European Shipowners (ECSA) welcomes the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), an action plan for investment in clean fuels published by the European Commission, as a good first step that identifies many gaps and shortcomings in the existing European policy and...
DAMEN LAUNCHES ICE-CLASS HYBRID COMBI-FREIGHTER DESIGN
Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled the latest platform in its successful cargo vessels portfolio, the Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 ICE, first in a new series of ice class cargo vessels. Commercial Director Damen Cargo Vessels Remko Bouma said: “Our aim has been to...
WIND OPTIMISED TANKER DESIGN OFFERS SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS
Helsinki-based shipping energy efficiency specialist Bluetech’s wind-optimised tanker design models have been shown to offer significant gains in propulsion power and fuel savings on representative trade routes, based on a joint research project with tanker owner...