DAMEN DELIVERS ALL-ELECTRIC TUG TO NEW ZEALAND
Damen’s first all-electric harbour tug, an RSD-E Tug 2513, with 70t bollard pull, has been handed over to its new owner, Ports of Auckland (POAL) in New Zealand. The tug had been known as ‘Sparky’, but has now received its Māori name, Tiaki. The 25m tug is...
CANADA MOVES TO LIMIT UNDERWATER NOISE
The Government of Canada is investing in new technologies that will help reduce underwater noise from vessels on Canada’s waters, in answer to concerns that underwater noise can negatively impact the marine environment and vulnerable marine mammals— including...
FEEDER MANAGEMENT COMPANY ADOPTS CII SOLUTION
German shipowner OKEE Maritime, which manages a fleet of 10 container vessels in regional feeder services worldwide, has ordered digitalisation tools from StormGeo, a company in the Alfa Laval group, to improve environmental performance, including the newly...
MAN, STENA AND PROMAN JOIN ON METHANOL RETROFIT PROJECT
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Stena Teknik – Stena’s inhouse R&D division – and Proman – the world’s second largest methanol producer – regarding their mutual cooperation on a project to retrofit MAN 48/60 engines to make...
FIRST EPA 4 BULKER BEGINS OPERATION ON GREAT LAKES
The ‘Mark W Barker’, the first new US-flagged Great Lakes bulker in almost 40 years, has successfully completed sea trials and will now begin trading throughout the freshwater lakes and river networks with EPA 4 engines and zer-pollution water-lubricated...
UECC AND SVITZER SIGN DECARBONISATION AGREEMENT
Ro-ro operator UECC says it is raising its sustainability game by expanding the use of carbon-neutral biofuels in its logistics chain through a new partnership for decarbonisation with Svitzer, a global towage provider and wholly owned subsidiary of AP Moller-Maersk....
FORTO CLIENTS CAN OPT FOR BIO-FUEL VIA HAPAG-LLOYD
Through a new partnership with Hapag-Lloyd, global liner shipping company Forto has launched a biofuel programme for ocean shipping customers who seek to reduce their transport emissions. Customers booking full container load (FCL) sea freight shipments with Forto can...
ALL-ELECTRIC PCTC RO-RO EQUIPMENT ORDER FOR MACGREGOR
Cargotec company MacGregor has been selected to supply ro-ro equipment for four vessels to be built by the Guangzhou Shipyard International in China for H-Line Shipping of Korea. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the owner starting in Q2 2024 and are...