SAMSKIP’S GREEN REEFER SERVICE CLAIMS 80% EMISSION SAVING
Logistics company Samskip is launching of its long-anticipated Moroccan Reefer Service, a new shortsea container route connecting Agadir and Casablanca directly with the UK and the Netherlands. Specially designed to meet the needs of the fresh produce sector, this...
NYK NAMES SIXTH GREEN LPG-FUELLED AMMONIA CARRIER
A naming ceremony has taken place at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries for a newly built very large gas carrier (VLGC), the sixth dual-fuel LPG/ammonia carrier ordered by NYK. On completion, the ship will be chartered by Astomos Energy Corporation, one of...
DNV HIGHLIGHTS PSC BWM CAMPAIGN
Classification society DNV has reminded ship owners and operators the Paris and Tokyo MoUs published the questionnaire for this year’s concentrated inspection campaign (CIC). The Paris and Tokyo MoUs have made available a questionnaire, containing 10 questions as a...
UK FUNDING TO HELP ANEMOI ADVANCE ROTOR SAIL DESIGN
Wind-assisted ship propulsion systems developer Anemoi Marine Technologies has won funding under the sixth round of the UK Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition. The £1.2m project will include the development of a next-generation folding sail system tailored to...
VARD TO BUILD TWO METHANOL-READY HYBRID SOVS FOR NORTH STAR
Vard has signed a new contract with UK shipowner-operator North Star, which Vard says marks a significant milestone in the companies’ shared commitment to sustainable maritime innovation. The agreement covers the design and construction of two hybrid service operation...
FKAB DESIGNED MR TANKERS DELIVERED EARLY
Swedish ship designer FKAB has announced the successful delivery of ‘Weco Memphis Elle’ and ‘Weco Senna’, the first two of a series of MR tankers ordered jointly by Hartree Partners, Weco Tankers and Oceangold Tankers, and constructed at...
CLASSNK CONSORTIUM INVESTIGATES AMMONIA FUEL TANKS
A consortium formed by ClassNK with IHI Corporation, JFE Steel Corporation, Tohoku University, and Institute of Science Tokyo has been selected by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to participate in a feasibility study program on...
FUNDING FOR CARNOT/MOL AMMONIA ENGINE PROJECT
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) reports that the future low-emission ammonia marine engine project led by UK company Carnot, in conjunction with MOL group company, MOL (Europe Africa) has been selected for the UK Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 6 (CMDC6). CMDC6...