HYUNDAI’S ULTRA-LARGE LIQUID CO2 TANKER GAINS APPROVALS
The next generation ultra large liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier for Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHI) and Hyundai Glovis has received approval in principle (AiP) from both ABS and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator. The...
BLUEPRINT FOR SHIPPING’S ‘GREEN CORRIDORS’
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, in a joint effort with McKinsey & Co, has developed a new blueprint for assessing the feasibility of green corridors. The blueprint provides an approach to designing and demonstrating the feasibility of...
DAEHAN DELIVERS HIGH-EFFICIENCY TANKER
The Daehan yard in Korea has recently delivered an 115,000 dwt crude oil carrier ordered by Greek operator Sun Enterprises. The new vessel is 249.9m long and 44m wide. It is an eco-friendly, high-efficiency vessel that satisfies Phase 3 of the Energy Efficiency Design...
MAN AND MAKITA EXTEND PARTNERSHIP FOR LOW-NOx SYSTEMS
MAN Energy Solutions’ service brand, MAN PrimeServ, and licensee Makita Corporation of Japan have signed a three-year agreement to intensify their cooperation, with the aim of offering service to customers worldwide in SCR-HP (Selective Catalytic Reducation-High...
AiP FROM ABS FOR METHANOL-FUELLED BULKER
ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding and China Ship Design & Research Centre (CSDC) for what is thought to be the world’s first methanol-powered Newcastlemax Bulk Carrier. The dual-fuel, 210,000 dwt vessel is equipped...
HEMPEL’S FUEL-SAVING HULL COATING NOW ON 3000 SHIPS
Coatings company Hempel says it has passed a landmark in the number of ships coated with its Hempaguard hull paint, after a 335m long container ship received the 3000th application of its flagship Hempaguard product during a dry-docking at Beihei Shipyard in China....
KDI HELPS GASLOG LNG FLEET BECOME GREENER
Kongsberg Digital (KDI) has recently signed an agreement with gas tanker operator Gaslog LNG, meaning that the entire fleet, counting 35 vessels, will be equipped with the KDI Vessel Insight infrastructure, resulting in better data collection and utilisation for the...
LR ISSUES AiP FOR EPS FILTREE CCS SYSTEMS
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) for Value Maritime’s Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) System, a prefabricated gas cleaning system that filters sulphur and 99% of particulate matter and known as Filtree, which is to be fitted on two...