LOW SULPHUR FUEL QUALITY ISSUES CALL FOR INCREASED MONITORING
Condition monitoring specialist CM Technologies (CMT) has warned that the recent spike in fuel quality problems at major bunkering hubs is creating fresh operational risks for shipowners and underlines the need for more rigorous real-time monitoring on board. Reports...
ABS REPORT SUGGESTS ADVANCED BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CAN SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE FUELS
According to the latest analysis from ABS. new advances in battery technologies have the potential to not only support direct electrification but also offer pathways to the integration of alternative fuels, enhanced operational efficiency and reduced fuel costs...
KONGSBERG TO EQUIP INDIAN ELECTRIC TUG
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract to deliver a fully integrated equipment package for India’s first electric tug, marking a major step in the country’s Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP). The project is said to represent the first-ever full electrical tug...
ACCELLERON’S REPORT AIMS TO BREAK CARBON-NEUTRAL FUEL DEADLOCK
Accelleron is launching a Net Zero report, calling on shipping to join forces with other industries and pool demand for carbon-neutral fuels. According to Accelleron, the call to decarbonise shipping has sparked a technological renaissance in the past decade that has...
RINA AND GES COOPERATE ON DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROGEN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY
Green Energy Storage (GES), an Italian innovative company in the field of green energy storage, and engineering consultancy, inspection and certification group RINA, have signed a framework agreement for the development of a hydrogen battery designed by GES. The first...
GREEN RO-RO CONCEPT FROM WALLENIUS AND KNUD E HANSEN
A new ro-ro vessel concept developed in collaboration between Wallenius Marine and Knud E Hansen builds on the Sleipner PCTC concept and on operational data from the Sleipner vessels ‘Future Way’ and ‘Way Forward’. The new ro-ro design, which...
RICARDO-LED PROJECT INVESTIGATES AMMONIA AS FUTURE MARINE FUEL
In a UK Government funded feasibility study, ammonia as a future fuel for the maritime sector, is to be assessed by Ricardo, Brunel University of London and the Port of Cromarty Firth. The study will aim to grow understanding in how the fuel could support the...
NAPA ELECTRONIC LOGBOOK AIDS COLOR LINE’S COMPLIANCE
Color Line, Norway’s largest and one of Europe’s leading cruise and transport companies, has signed an agreement with maritime software provider Napa, to deploy Napa Logbook across its entire fleet of five vessels. The implementation of the electronic...