EPS SIGNS LNG BOXSHIP CHARTER DEAL WITH CROWLEY
US shipping and logistics company Crowley has awarded Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) a contract for the charter of four newbuild containerships powered by LNG for Crowley’s US-Central America trade. Using LNG significantly lowers vessel...
HOLLAND AMERICA ACHIEVES 78% CO2 EMISSIONS CUT
Carnival cruise brand Holland America Line has completed what it believes to be the cruise industry’s first multiweek test of biofuels in a 20-day test conducted in partnership with producer and supplier of sustainable biofuels GoodFuels and Wärtsilä. The ship...
NZ COASTAL FREIGHT GOES GREEN WITH METHANOL-READY RO-RO
New Zealand’s Move Logistics Group says that procurement has been approved, and a project is now underway, for a new methanol-ready coastal freight vessel. Having secured NZ$ 10m in co-investment funds from transport agency Waka Kotahi to support coastal...
ClassNK ESTABLISHES ZERO-EMISSION FINANCE WITH JAPANESE BANK
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and ClassNK have jointly established the ‘Zero-Emission Accelerating Ship Finance Programme’ to support the maritime industry’s transition toward decarbonisation. As tightened environmental regulations and the...
TECO 2030 LAUNCHES SHORE POWER BARGE CONCEPT
Norwegian company Teco 2030 has applied its containerised fuel cell technology to a design for a floating barge to provide shore power to ships in port. The solution comprises Teco 2030 fuel cell modules, batteries, power electronics, safety and automation systems,...
NEW FAST FERRY CHOOSES MAN 175D FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
The Austal shipyard in Vietnam has ordered four 16V175D-MM engines, delivering 2,720 kW at 1,800 rpm for waterjet propulsion, in connection with the building of a high-speed catamaran ferry for customer Degage Group. The 66m, 574-passenger ferry is scheduled for...
ROYAL IHC TO OFFER ALL-ELECTRIC DREDGERS
Dutch specialist shipbuilder Royal IHC is expanding its portfolio of Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSDs) with electrical counterparts for each of the Beaver types, which are expected to be available from stock soon. For nearly 60 years, Royal IHC has continuously...
DESIGN APPROVAL FOR INNOVATIVE LCO2 CARRIER
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry (LISCR) have awarded Design Approval to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the development of the world’s first 30,000m3 liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2)carrier. The new carrier will...