GTT AND HUDONG-ZHONGHUA SHIPBUILDING INCREASE LNG BUNKERING EFFICIENCY
GTT and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding have launched a joint innovation project to optimise the design and performance of LNG bunkering vessels. The initiative aims to enhance operational efficiency and reduce operating costs by integrating advanced technologies and...
ABB ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR NINE SHUTTLE TANKERS
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and ABB have signed an agreement to equip a fleet of shuttle tankers with ABB’s Onboard DC Grid power system platform. Engineered to optimise fuel efficiency, reduce emissions and enable a flexible integration of energy sources, the...
Class NK AND DBJ EVALUATE FINANCING TOWARDS NET ZERO
The Zero-Emission Accelerating Ship Finance programme, jointly operated by Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and ClassNK, has evaluated the LPG dual-fuel LPG/ammonia carrier ‘Crystal Odyssey’, owned by Kumiai Navigation and financed by DBJ . With environmental...
AiP FROM BV FOR HUDONG-ZHONGHUA GAS CARRIER DESIGNS
Two pioneering ship designs: a 201,000m3 LNG carrier featuring a three-cargo hold layout, and a 42,000m3 CO2 (carrier. have been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) certificates from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV). The 201,000m3 LNG carrier is the first of...
LR PARTNERSHIP TO ESTABLISH GREEN AMMONIA HUB FOR SHIP FUELLING
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German developer DAI Infrastruktur for Project Ra, a large-scale green ammonia production and bunkering development at East Port Said, Egypt. The appointment comes as shipowners move...
DANFOSS DRIVES FOR JAPANESE ELECTRIC TUG
Danfoss Drives says it is driving the building of a battery-electric tugboat and a the associated shore supply system, taking another step towards meeting the 2050 IMO standard. Tugboats are considered an attractive application for electrification; with their light...
FIRST LCO2 TRANSFER CONCLUDED IN CHINA
What is believed to be the world’s first ship-to-ship liquified carbon dioxide (LCO₂) transfer has been successfully completed at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Hangzhou Bay, Shanghai. The project was led by Shanghai Qiyao Environmental Technology (SMDERI-QET), a...
BSO TAKES DELIVERY OF METHANOL-READY CSOV FROM ULSTEIN
Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of the commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) ‘Windea Curie’, yard number 320 from Ulstein Verft. Its diesel-electric propulsion system and substantial battery energy storage significantly reduce its...