MAERSK PARTNERS WITH CHINESE GREEN METHANOL PRODUCER
Following the announcement of six strategic green methanol partnerships across the globe earlier this year, A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has added a seventh methanol partnership with Chinese bioenergy enterprise Debo on the quest to boost global production capacity....
ABS BACKS MALAYSIAN HYBRID OFFSHORE VESSEL
ABS is supporting the first offshore supply vessel (OSV) in Malaysia to feature an innovative vessel design and battery system to support more sustainable operations. The new generation OSV will be designed to ABS Rules, and ABS New Technology Qualification (NTQ)...
MAERSK SUPPLY SERVICE AND ABERDEEN PORT LOOK TO OFFSHORE POWER BUOY
A.P. Moller Maersk Group company Stillstrom has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Port of Aberdeen on a pioneering project to significantly reduce emissions from vessels on standby outside the port. Under the MoU, Stillstrom and Port of Aberdeen will...
CANADA REPORTS SUCCESS WITH CRUISE SHIP REGULATIONS
The Canadian government has reiterated its commitment to a healthy environment, with clean waters and clean air, and has released the first results from its strict environmental measures for wastewater on cruise ships. The Canadian regulations exceed international...
WIND POWER FOR NORWAY’S CO2 CARRIER SHIPS
Norsepower, the Finland-based provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, has secured a contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry for delivery of single Rotor Sails onboard two newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered, wind-assisted CO₂ carriers commissioned...
ABS TO RE-EXAMINE NUCLEAR POWER FOR GREEN SHIPPING
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded ABS a contract to research barriers to the adoption of advanced nuclear propulsion on commercial vessels, as part of a US$ 800,000 research project – awarded by the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy in 2021 and formally...
GREENER ATB DESIGN FOR BRAZILIAN COASTAL SHIPPING
Canadian ship designer Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) has been awarded a contract by Rio Maguari Shipyard (Estaleiro Rio Maguari – ERM), located in Belém, Brazil, to develop the design package for an innovative Articulated Tug and Barge (ATB) for shipping containers along the...
FKAB GREEN TANKER DESIGN ADOPTED FOR NEW ALLIANCE
Tanker companies Furetank and Algoma are entering into a joint venture agreement to construct four climate friendly dual-fuel product tankers to trade in Northern Europe. Swedish Furetank AB and Canadian Algoma Central Corporation will own 50% each of the joint...