SWEDISH MARINE ELECTRIFICATION COMPANY EXPANDS TO NORWAY
Swedish company Echandia, a developer of battery systems for maritime electrification,has established a Norwegian office, and appointed Roy Storeng as leader for business development in Norway. Echandia operates in zero-emission energy solutions for heavy-duty...
DUAL-FUELLED VLCC DELIVERED IN CHINA
What is said by China Classification Society (CCS) to be the first LNG dual-fuel VLCC, the ‘Yuan Rui Yang’, is being handed over at Chinese yard Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) for shipping giant Cosco, and classed by CCS. Yang Guang, Deputy GM CCS...
DESMI SIGNS BWMS FLEET AGREEMENT WITH EGYPTIAN COMPANY
Elreedy Shipping Agency of Egypt has signed a frame agreement with Desmi Ocean Guard on the installation of Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) on board its fleet, wishing to mitigate the impacts of harmful aquatic invasions, being compliant and reducing pollution...
MAN eFUEL UNIT CAN BE SCALED UP FOR SHIPPING DECARBONISATION
MAN Energy Solutions has completed the construction of a methanol synthesis unit for a pilot plant in southern Chile to produce synthetic eFuels. The methanol synthesis unit uses Johnson Matthey proprietary CO2-to-methanol technology. After commissioning, scheduled...
TRAINING COMPANY TO OFFER ‘ALTERNATIVE FUELS’ COURSES
Stream Marine Training (SMT) is expanding its course catalogue, and due to industry demand is launching a one-day safety and awareness course for vessels carrying vehicles which are powered by batteries. SMT says shipping companies are set to have new challenges...
NEW ORDER FOR DAMEN SHALLOW-DRAUGHT VESSEL
Harlingen, the Netherlands, based maritime services company ST Maine Support has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards for the delivery of a new Damen Multi Cat 3313 SD workboat. Based on the Multi Cat 3013, the 3313 is a new addition to Damen’s Multi Cat range and,...
MAN B&W ME-GA BOOKS 100 ORDERS
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that its low pressure MAN B&W ME-GA engine – the latest addition to its dual-fuel portfolio – has already won 100 orders since May 2021, and the first ME-GA-powered LNG carrier is due to enter service in the summer of 2023....
KR SIGNS MARINE FUEL CELL MoU
The Korea Register (KR) has signed an MoU agreement with STX Energy Solutions (STX ES) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to work together on technology, standardisation and commercialisation of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). The agreement was...