NYK COMPANY STARTS TRIALS OF 100% BIODIESEL
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) group company Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha have started a trial using Neste Renewable Diesel (hereinafter, NesteRD) supplied by Itochu Enex in tugboats operated by Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha. NYK believes this to be the first case in Japan of a...
CARNIVAL’S COSTA CRUISES DEMONSTRATES DECARBONISATION VIABILITY
Following Carnival subsidiary Aida Cruises bunkering its ‘AIDAprima’ ship with a blend of marine biofuel, made from 100% sustainable raw materials, Costa Group, parent of both Aida Cruises and Costa Cruises, has announced it will start testing biofuel as...
DUAL-FUEL ENGINES IMPRESS AT 36,000 HOURS RUNTIME
CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has successfully completed what it says is the first ever 36,000 running hours major maintenance on dual-fuel (DF) marine engines, carried out by CMS Korea at the...
US SHIPPING COMPANY OUTLINES SUSTAINABILITY AIMS
US shipping company Matson has published its 2021 Sustainability Report that describes the company’s progress toward achieving its environmental, social and governance goals. Matson chairman and CEO Matt Cox said: “In a year of extraordinary disruption and...
JOTUN CLEAN HULL PROGRAMME READY FOR GLOBAL MARKET
Norwegian coatings supplier Jotun says that its proactive hull optimisation programme, known as HullKeeper, enables ship operators to take control of their vessels’ hulls and gives tools to improve efficiency, lower costs and help with decarbonisation, as well as...
TIME TO ACT ON SEEMP III, SAYS LR
According to classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR), compliance with SEEMP Part III involves more than laying down a concrete plan for cutting carbon emissions, as shipowners must also consider impacts on capital and operating expenditure. SEEMP Part III...
RECOGNITION FOR PIONEERING CARBON CAPTURE PROJECT
The CC-Ocean (Carbon Capture on the Ocean) project, a cooperative venture between Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, ‘K’ Line) and ClassNK has received the Marine Engineering of the Year 2021 (Doko Memorial Award) from the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering...
CRUISE SHIP TRIES OUT SUSTAINABLE BIOFUEL
Dutch biofuel provider GoodFuels has completed its first bio-bunkering for a large passenger ship in partnership with Carnival Corporation’s Aida Cruises brand, marking an important step forward to achieving sustainability in the cruise industry. AIDAprima, a...