KM EQUIPMENT FOR TWO MORE WIND SERVICE SHIPS
Following an order for Kongsberg Maritime (KM) announced in June 2021 to design and equip two construction service operation vessels (CSOVs/SOVs) for the Norway-based offshore wind service company Integrated Wind Solutions ASA (IWS), the company has received a...
SHIP MANAGER OPENS NEW GREEK OFFICE
Columbia Shipmanagement has established a new office in Greece, situated in Southern Athens near Piraeus, and close to the capital city. Columbia Shipmanagement Greece will provide ship management and maritime services to new and existing clients. Headed by GM Gregory...
GREEK EQUIPMENT COMPANIES EXPLORE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
With sustainability now a key priority for marine equipment manufacturers, HEMEXPO President, Eleni Polychronopoulou, discusses new technology development and its impact on the maritime industry. Recent decades have seen a dramatic acceleration in the development and...
UNIONS QUESTION SAFETY ASPECTS OF P&O FERRIES’ GREEN NEWBUILDS
Maritime professionals’ organisation Nautilus International, along with other unions representing seamen and officers on ro-ro and ro-pax vessels have spoken out at length about P&O Ferries decision to, with minimal notice, terminate the employment of 800...
ZERO EMISSION SHIPPING PROJECTS NEARLY DOUBLE IN PAST YEAR
The Getting to Zero Coalition’s third update of the report ‘Mapping of Zero Emission Pilots and Demonstration Projects’ includes significantly more projects – up from 106 to 203 – focusing on ship technologies and fuel production as well as bunkering and...
FUEL PRICE DIFFERENTIAL UNDERLINES BENEFITS FOR SCRUBBER-EQUIPPED SHIPS
According to BIMCO, the current $200 per tonne price spread between very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) is increasing the advantage for ships fitted with exhaust gas scrubbers. BIMCO says that the price gap between VLSFO and HFSO has...
TECO2030 AND NARVIK HYDROGEN TO DEVELOP HYDROGEN FUEL VALUE CHAIN
Teco2030 has signed a letter of intent with Norwegian energy company Narvik Hydrogen to cooperate on relevant projects with the aim of developing a complete hydrogen value chain for Teco2030’s fuel cell solution. As part of the agreement, the two parties will...
BV EXTENDS REMOTE INSPECTION CAPABILITIES
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) is now providing owners and operators with the possibility of surveying ships through Remote Inspection Techniques (RIT) operated by BV’s own surveyors in France. BV considers this as an important milestone as it confirms its...