LNG BUNKER MARKET TO GROW BY 60%-PLUS BY 2031
US market intelligence company Transparency Market Research says that stricter implementation of environmental regulations and standards for marine vessels, particularly on emissions to air, are shaping the revenue potential of the LNG bunkering market. LNG as a fuel...
HYBRID BIOMASS CARRIER TO BE POWERED BY ABB
The Roboship hybrid-electric vessel being developed by the e5 Lab consortium, comprising Asahi Tanker Co, Exeno Yamamizu Corporation, Mitsui OSK Lines and Mitsubishi Corporation, will be equipped with ABB’s complete modularised electrical propulsion package. The...
NYK TUG FLEET BEGINS SHIP-TO-SHIP BIOFUEL BUNKER TRIAL
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and its affiliate Sanyo Kaiji have started a continuous three-month trial using biodiesel fuel supplied by Toyotsu Energy Corporation in the tug fleet operated by Sanyo Kaiji. The biofuel will be supplied via ship-to-ship using a...
MOL HOPES TO ADOPT BIODIESEL FOR TANKER FLEET
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) subsidiary MOL Chemical Tankers (MOLCT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with commodity trading company Trafigura and its vessel fuel supply joint-venture company TFG Marine, to carry out a joint study on the full-scale supply of...
JAPANESE PARTNERSHIP INVESTIGATES IMPACT OF VOYAGE OPTIMISATION ON EEXI
Maritime software, services, and data analysis provider Napa is to work with class society ClassNK and Japanese general trading company Marubeni to assess what fuel and carbon emission savings can be achieved through voyage optimisation. Napa will use its Fleet...
EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP TARGETS ‘DIRTY LNG’ FUELLED SHIPS
European clean transport campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) has identified what it sees as a potentially significant problem with methane slip from LNG-fuelled ships. An investigation carried out for T&E in the Port of Rotterdam using an infrared...
ABS AiP FOR LNG TANK RECYCLING CONCEPT
ABS has issued approval in principle (AiP) for an innovative concept for a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel utilising storage tanks from older LNG carriers, jointly developed by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (‘K’ Line) and JGC Corporation, supported by Japan’s Ministry...
MHI COMPLETES AMMONIA/LCO2 CARRIER CONCEPT STUDY
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed a conceptual study for the design of Ammonia/Liquefied CO2 Carrier vessel capable of transporting both ammonia and liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2). The study, conducted with...