STANDARD METHOD ESTABLISHED FOR DETERMINING GHG EMISSIONS FROM RO-RO VESSELS
The Global Ro-Ro Community (GRC), which includes Eastern Car Liner, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Mitsui OSK Lines, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Wallenius Wilhelmsen and ClassNK has announced guidelines for calculating GHG emission intensity for ro-ro ships, such as car...
MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS TO LEAD ‘NH3 SPARK’ AMMONIA ENGINE PROJECT
EUDP (Energiteknologiske Udviklings- og Demonstrationsprogram /Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme), a Danish state initiative, has announced the ‘NH3 Spark – FutureFlex’ project, with the aim of developing a dual-fuel, four-stroke genset engine...
BUREAU VERITAS VALIDATES BLUE VISBY EMISSIONS METHODOLOGY
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has confirmed the validity of the emissions reduction methodology of the Blue Visby Solution, a multilateral platform developed by the Blue Visby Consortium, which aims to cut emissions from shipping by around 15% through...
MOL ORDERS LNG-FUELLED VLCC
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is to order a new LNG-fuelled very large crude carrier (VLCC) to sail under a long-term time charter contract with Idemitsu Tanker Co of Tokyo. This will be the first dual-fuel VLCC to be chartered to a Japanese oil company, and will be built at...
WÄRTSILÄ LOW-EMISSION ENGINE SELECTED FOR CANADIAN FISHING VESSEL
Wärtsilä will supply its type 20 main engine and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for a new 40.9m long fishing vessel, specifically designed for lobster fishing in North Atlantic waters. The new vessel has been ordered by Canadian operator Clearwater...
ELECTRIC FOILING VESSEL FOR ORKNEY TO BEGIN 3-YEAR TRIAL
Artemis Technologies, alongside Orkney Ferries and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), have announced the arrival in Orkney of the fully electric hydrofoil vessel – the Artemis EF-12 Workboat XL, named ‘Zevi 1’. The arrival of the Belfast-built Artemis EF-12...
ClassNK ENDORSES MITSUI’s EMISSION-REDUCING BIOFOULING CONTROL
ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products and Solutions to the ‘Falcons’ biofouling control service developed by Mitsui E&S. In order to promote the spread and development of innovative technologies, ClassNK has offered...
NORDEN AND MICROSOFT PARTNER FOR EMISSION REDUCTION
Danish shipping company Norden is working on a pilot project with Microsoft to help reduce its maritime supply chain emissions by utilising Norden’s biofuel voyage and Book and Claim solution. Norden COO Anne Jensen said: “We are pleased to work with a...