JAPAN’s FIRST DEEP-SEA DUAL-FUEL METHANOL CARRIER DELIVERED
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) has taken delivery of a dual-fuel methanol carrier chartered from Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) from the HD Hyundai Mipo shipyard. The 47,960 dwt Kohzan Maru VII is powered by a Hyundai-MAN B&W 6G50ME-C9.6-LGIM electronically...
LNG CARRIER SUB-COOLER RETROFIT IMPROVES GHG EMISSIONS
Lloyd’s Register (LR), Cool Company and HD Hyundai Marine Solution (HD HMS) have successfully completed a reliquefaction retrofit on the ‘Kool Glacier’, a CoolCo-owned 162,000m3 LNG carrier, said to mark a significant step forward in sustainable shipping...
OPTIMARIN LAUNCHES NEW GUARDIAN BWTS
Optimarin has unveiled its latest ballast water treatment system (BWTS), Optimarin Guardian, which is designed to meet the evolving needs of vessel operators, especially in light of geopolitical uncertainty and rising energy costs. Guardian is designed to combine high...
JOTUN ENHANCES HULL PERFORMANCE WITH TAILORED SYSTEM
Marine coatings company Jotun is to launch the next generation of its Hull Performance Solutions (HPS), known as HPS 2.0, which is said to represent a significant enhancement to the former HPS, introduced in 2011. Included in HPS 2.0 are two new products for different...
DUTCH WAPS DEVELOPER SCALES UP OPERATIONS AND APPOINTS CEO
Netherlands-based wind assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) company Econowind is scaling up operations to meet growing global demand for sustainable propulsion solutions. Founder Frank Nieuwenhuis will now will now concentrate on development of the company’s...
SCRUBBER BAN PROPOSAL SEEN AS SHORT-SIGHTED AND COUNTERPRODUCTIVE
In a letter to maritime trade paper ‘Tradewinds’, reproduced on the Clean Shipping Alliance website, Anders Valland, research manager, Sintef Ocean, Tor Oyvind Ask, fleet director, Solvang and Stian Aakre, GM R&D, Wartsila Moss, have made the case...
CORVUS BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR ISLAND CLASS ELECTRIC FERRIES
Under a contract with BC Ferries, Damen Shipyards Group has selected Corvus Energy to supply Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for four new, fully electric capable passenger car ferries currently under construction to join BC Ferries’ fleet of hybrid electric Island Class...
CAUTIOUS WELCOME FROM COLUMBIA GROUP FOR UK-EU ETS ALIGNMENT
Columbia Group has welcomed the UK government’s announcement to link its emission trading system with the EU and is urging other countries to follow suit. Columbia Group company EmissionLink believes this move is a milestone moment in the journey of decarbonisation...