NORWAY TO FUND FUTURE HIGH-SPEED VESSEL PROJECT
Teco 2030 of Norway is leading a consortium with partners Umoe Mandal and Blom Maritime to develop a hydrogen powered zero-emission high-speed vessel, with up to NOK 5m in funding support. The vessel will combine Teco 2030 fuel cells and energy-efficient catamaran...
JAPANESE CONTAINER SHIPPING PARTNERSHIP OPENS NEW DECARBONISATION HQ
Ocean Network Express (ONE), the integrated liner service of Japanese ship operators ‘K’ LINE, MOL and NYK, has opened its new ONE Green Office in Singapore, designed and conceptualised as an educational, interactive and collaborative space for green...
UK RESEARCH INTO AMMONIA AS MARITIME FUEL
A group of academic and industrial partners has been awarded a £5.5m grant by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to accelerate understanding, technologies and policies relating to the use of ammonia as a sustainable fuel, in a five-year...
MULTI-TANKER DEAL FOR APC’S GREEN TANK COATING
USA-based manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has signed a major multi-ship deal with Turkish ship management firm Chemfleet to recoat ten tankers. According to APC global marine manager, Capt Onur Yildirim, APC now holds 80% of the Turkish marine coatings...
ABS CERTIFIES SOV FOR SUSTAINABILITY
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued a ‘Sustain-1’ class notation to the DP3 Subsea Operations Vessel ‘Southern Star’ which is owned by Tasik Toba Subsea and managed by Thome Offshore. Sustain-1 is an ABS environmental sustainability notation for vessels...
CMA CGM INVESTS IN BIOMETHANE PRODUCTION
The CMA CGM Group, and its low-carbon energy partner Engie, have announced plans today to invest in France’s first industrial and commercial unit for second-generation biomethane production, known as the Salamander project. The project is intended to meet the...
IACS MOVES TO SUPPORT NEW FUELS AND DECARBONISATION TECHNOLOGIES
The Independent Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Council, chaired by Nick Brown, CEO Lloyds Register, at its 85th session, recognised the challenge of ensuring that ambitious targets with expedited timescales for decarbonisation are delivered safely and...
WIND ASSISTANCE FOR BERGE BULKER
Dry bulk operator Berge Bulk is to equip its 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax bulker ‘Berge Olympus’ with four BAR Tech WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies. James Marshall, CEO Berge Bulk, said: “This partnership with BAR Tech and Yara Marine is a great step...