NORWEGIAN COASTAL EXPRESS UNDERGOES ‘EUROPE’S LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL UPGRADE’
Hurtigruten Norway has initiated one of Europe’s largest environmental ship upgrades, which will mean that the rebuilt ships will cut CO2 emissions by 25% and NOx emissions by as much as 80%. The upgrades, to be completed in 2023, will affect Hurtigruten...
‘OFF THE SHELF’ ULSTEIN HEAVY LIFT SHIP FILLS RENEWABLE ENERGY GAP
According to Ulstein Design and Solutions, a shortage is predicted of specialised heavy lift vessels needed to install the increasing number of larger, next generation wind turbines, a situation which will jeopardise future offshore wind farm realisations. Proven,...
GERMAN COMPANY ADDS BIO-SEA BWMS MAINTENANCE PARTNERSHIP
Germany’s Hagedorn Products has added commissioning, maintenance and servicing of Bio-Sea ballast water management systems (BWMS) to its existing sales agreement with France’s Bio-UV Group. Close to the major shipping hubs of Hamburg and Bremerhaven, Hemmoor-based...
WÄRTSILÄ AND SOLSTAD OFFSHORE COLLABORATE ON FLEET DECARBONISATION
In its efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of its 90 vessel fleet, Solstad Offshore has turned to Wärtsilä, aiming to achieve a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030. The agreement aims to identify, evaluate, and implement solutions that will increase fuel...
KOGNIFAI APP PROVIDES ‘ALTERNATIVE TO RESPONDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS’
Korean company Lab021’s Vessellink service, which is said to provide a vessel-to-cloud data infrastructure, capturing and aggregating data in a cost-effective and secure way, is the latest addition to Kongsberg Digital’s Kognifai Marketplace. Lab021 is...
AiP FOR CHINESE GREEN METHANOL VLCC
A concept design for a VLCC fuelled by green methanol, produced joinly by China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co, part of China State Shipping Corporation and COSCO Shipping Energy has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification societies DNV...
SPANISH SHIPYARD CUTS ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT
Gondan Shipbuilders says it is leading a pilot project to calculate its Carbon Footprint with the aim of improving the reduction, absorption and compensation of greenhouse gas emissions in the Asturias region of Spain. The project, promoted by the Regional Ministry of...
MITSUI TO BUILD MHI TURBOCHARGERS UNDER LICENCE
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment (MHI-MME), a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Nagasaki, has concluded a licensing agreement giving Mitsui E&S Machinery, a Mitsui E&S Holdings Group company, rights to...