DNV ISSUES AiP FOR GTT AND SHELL LIQUID HYDROGEN CARRIER
GTT of France has been granted two Approvals in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for the design of a membrane type containment system for liquefied hydrogen (LH2) and for the preliminary concept design of a LH2 carrier. These approvals are part of an...
UK BWMS REGULATIONS COME INTO FORCE
Following the UK’s accession earlier in 2022 to the IMO International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (Ballast Water Convention), the UK domestic regulations for ballast water meanagemnt have entered into...
DAMEN FCS TO HELP ROYAL NAVY PLAN FOR FUTURE SHIPS
The UK Royal Navy ‘NavyX’ innovation team has taken delivery of a modified Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 4008, named ‘XV Patrick Blackett’ after a distinguished naval officer and scientist. The high speed vessel, the first Damen ship to be delivered to...
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT BACKING FOR WIND ASSISTED PROPULSION PROJECT
UK company Smart Green Shipping (SGS) has launched a £5m R&D project for its fully automated FastRigs wing sail technology and digital routing software that will harness wind power to deliver major fuel and emissions savings for the shipping industry. The...
PRIMESERV MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR PIONEERING DUAL-FUEL DREDGER
MAN PrimeServ, the after-sales service brand of MAN Energy Solutions, has signed a long-term service agreement (LTSA) with GIE Dragages-Ports, which includes inspection kits and preventative maintenance services as well as remote assistance (PrimeServ Assist) and...
GOODFUELS AND SPAR REPORT ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL BIOFUEL TRIAL
Dry bulk tonnage owner Spar Shipping, ship manager Fleet Management Ltd and biofuels supplier GoodFuels have successfully completed a 10-day trial of 100% sustainable marine biofuel on board the Spar Shipping bulk carrier ‘Spar Lynx’. Spar Lynx was...
SMT RUNS FIRST BATTERY AND FUEL CELLS AWARENESS COURSE FOR Li-ion BATTERY SAFETY
Marine training course provider Stream Marine Training (SMT) has run its first Battery and Fuel Cells Awareness course to arm seafarers with the knowledge on the potentially life-threatening risks of lithium-ion batteries. As a fast-growing new energy storage system,...
MEXICO COULD LEAD THE WAY IN ZERO-EMISSION FUELS
A new P4G report, produced in conjunction with the Getting to Zero Coalition, entitled ‘Shipping’s energy transition: strategic opportunities in Mexico’ suggests that Mexico has potential to accelerate and benefit from international maritime...