UK COMPANY TO SHIP CO2 TO NORWAY
UK environmental management company Cory and the Norwegian Northern Lights project have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the realisation of a major carbon capture and storage (CCS) project between the UK and Norway. Under the MoU, Cory and...
AiP FOR MHI AND NYK’S JOINT LCO2 CARRIER PROJECT
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) have been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) from the Japanese classification society ClassNK for their joint development of CO2 transport...
LARGE MULTI-FUEL SWEDISH RO-RO HANDED OVER
Swedish shipowner Wallenius SOL has taken delivery of ‘Botnia Enabler’, which it describes as the world’s largest ice-rated multi-fuel con-ro vessel, from the CIMC Raffles yard in China. Ragnar Johansson, MD, Wallenius SOL, said: “We’re incredibly pleased...
CCS SAYS CHINA WILL RAMP UP ALL-ELECTRIC SHIP PRODUCTION
According to China Classification Society (CCS), the Chinese shipbuilding industry intends to increase building fully electric battery powered ships to operate on the country’s extensive inland waterways network following the successful maiden voyage of the ‘Chang...
JAPANESE COMPANIES LAUNCH GREEN BULKER CONCEPTS
Concept designs for two environmentally-friendly bulk carriers have been developed by a consortium of Japanese companies. A 200,000 dwt class capesize LNG-fuelled and battery-powered energy-saving bulk carrier has been designed by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha...
‘K’LINE AND MPA JOIN SINGAPORE AMMONIA CONSORTIUM AND RECEIVE AiP FOR BUNKER VESSEL
The consortium set up to establish an ammonia supply chain for ship bunkering in Singapore, consisting of A.P. Moller – Maersk, Fleet Management Limited, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping, Sumitomo Corporation...
HYON AND MITSUI TO DEVELOP LARGE-SCALE H2 BUNKERING
Norwegian company Hyon has entered a collaboration agreement with the Japanese trading and investment company Mitsui, starting with a joint feasibility study for large-scale development of hydrogen ship fuelling solutions. Together, the parties aim to venture into...
US SOV OPERATION TO EMPLOY PLUG IN HYBRID VESSEL
Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, has awarded a long-term service operations vessel (SOV) charter agreement to US marine transportation provider, Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), which will use a plug-in hybrid vessel, said to be the first in...