PROMAN STENA BULK TANKERS TAKE ON KOREA’S FIRST METHANOL BUNKERS
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between methanol producer Proman and tanker shipping company Stena Bulk, has announced that the company’s two operational methanol-fuelled tankers have become the first vessels to bunker methanol in Ulsan, South Korea. Stena...
DNV GRANTS AiP TO FLOATING GREEN AMMONIA PRODUCTION UNIT
An industrial scale concept for a floating production unit to produce green ammonia at sea has secured Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV, affirming the technical feasibility of the design. The so-called P2XFloater concept, developed by Norway-based H2 Carrier, is...
PLANS FOR LARGE SCALE GREEN HYDROGEN PLANT IN UK
US company Air Products and Associated British Ports (ABP) have announced their intention to partner in bringing the first large scale, green hydrogen production facility to the UK. The facility would import green ammonia from production locations operated by Air...
WÄRTSILÄ SCORES DUAL-FUEL FAST FERRY REFERENCE
Wärtsilä is to supply the engines, waterjets, and fuel storage and supply system for a new high speed catamaran ferry which is being built at the Incat yard in Tasmania, Australia on behalf of Argentinian ferry operator, Buquebus. With overall length of 130m, width of...
NIPPON PAINT ANTIFOULING MAINTAINS EFFICIENCY THROUGH LAY-UP
Nippon Paint Marine has reported substantial interest in its Aquaterras antifouling system following growing evidence that cruise ships are returning to service after lengthy lay-up with hulls completely free of biofouling. After full application of Aquaterras...
BV ISSUES NEW ‘BIOFUEL READY’ NOTATION
Bureau Veritas (BV) has released a new ‘Biofuel Ready’ notation to support the wider deployment of biofuels in the shipping industry. This notation will help the maritime industry address the main challenges related to the use of biofuels by ships, providing...
NAVAL ARCHITECT BACKS NUCLEAR FOR FUTURE SHIP PROPULSION
New research by C-Job Naval Architects shows nuclear energy could be applied as marine propulsion in the future, with Molten Salt Reactor technology offering the most potential in the long term. According to the independent ship design company, nuclear technology has...
OFFSHORE VOC CAPTURE CAN HELP DECARBONISE SHIPPING
VOC capture and utilisation during loading of crude oil tankers is believed to offer an important contribution to decarbonisation of shipping, and Norwegian company Vaholmen, working in conjunction with ABS, Ulstein Design and Solutions and Wärtsilä Gas Solutions,...