EEXI ONLY EFFECTIVE AT HIGHER SHIP SPEEDS, SAYS NAPA
Finland-based maritime software specialist NAPA has shared preliminary results of its latest research into the potential effect of EEXI Energy Efficiency Index for Existing Ships) on the global bulk carrier fleet. EEXI measures and restricts CO2 emissions per...
GLDD ORDERS ULSTEIN DESIGN OFFSHORE WIND VESSEL
The Jones Act compliant rock installation vessel design, known as ULSTEIN S211, has been developed by Rotterdam based Ulstein Design & Solutions. The contract includes the option for a second vessel. US dredging company Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co (GLDD) has...
12-SHIP MACGREGOR HATCH COVER ORDER FROM JAPAN
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a significant hatch cover order for 12 containerships each of 3,055 TEU capacity, to be built by Japan Marine United (JMU) for the Taiwanese shipping company, Wan Hai Lines. The scope of supply includes design and key...
SUSTAINABLE HULL CLEANING SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE IN SRI LANKAN PORT
In-water hull cleaning specialist HullWiper has formed a partnership with underwater and related services company World Subsea Services to bring hull cleaning solutions which are described as “sustainable and affordable” to vessels calling at the Port of...
IMO CONSIDERS MID-TERM MEASURES FOR CO2 CUTS
Various proposals for mid-term measures to reduce GHG emissions, including a number of submissions related to potential market-based measures, have been submitted and considered by an IMO working group, involving more than 350 participants from some 70 Member States,...
ONE SEA EMPHASISES ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF AUTONOMOUS SHIPPING
One Sea, an open industry alliance formed to lead the way towards autonomous shipping, advises that with the need for action on climate change becoming increasingly urgent, the maritime industry could make good use of autonomous technology to support its...
SHIP DESIGNER BELIEVES CARBON CAPTURE IS FEASIBLE ONBOARD RO-PAX SHIPS
Finnish company Deltamarin says it can see first hand how the shipping industry is under a lot of pressure to cut green house gas emissions in the coming years, with all of the company’s design projects involving examination and implementation of various...
RO-RO COMPANY BACKS ‘AGGRESSIVE’ EMISSION CUT STRATEGY IN EUROPE
UECC is calling for “aggressive” emissions targets to be set by the EU under the proposed move to include shipping in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) that it believes will level the playing field by hugely increasing operating costs for pollutive vessels operating...