Damen Shipyards Group has secured the first sale of its Damen Air Cavity System (DACS), an air lubrication system, borne out of a collaboration with the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). The system maintains a thin layer of air over the flat bottom of a vessel’s hull, reducing resistance in
Swiss freight trader Cargill has completed two pilot projects with Safetytech Accelerator, a dedicated technology accelerator established by Lloyd’s Register, involving robotic hull cleaning solutions and automated data collection from ship machinery. The projects were selected as part of Safetytech
MSC Cruises, the cruise division of Swiss shipping giant MSC Group, has achieved a drop in carbon emissions intensity worth 33.5 percent since 2008, and is on track to achieve its 40 percent reduction target ahead of 2030, the company revealed in its sustainability report for 2022. “We continue to s
Between 2021 and 2022, more than 39% of global bunkers exhibited a fuel content delta of 2% or more compared to the amounts stated in their delivery paperwork, a new report examining bunker discrepancies in the maritime industry released by Texas-based green-tech start-up FuelTrust said. The primary
MAN Energy Solutions is about to start developing retrofit solutions for medium-speed marine engines as part of a research association including WTZ Roßlau gGmbh and TU-Darmstadt. The three-year research project, ‘CliNeR-ECo’, is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate
Finnsirius, the first of two hybrid ro-pax vessels, was delivered to freight and passenger shipping company Finnlines at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai, China, on 18 July 2023. Finnsirius will start operating on the Naantali–Långnäs–Kapellskär route in September 2023. The second vess
Chengxi Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has signed a contract with China Shipbuilding Industry Trading and Huaxia Financial Leasing for the construction of two 82,600-ton bulk carriers. The Kamsarmaxes have been independently developed by CSSC Chengxi. The deal builds
The first quarter of 2023 saw Carbon Emissions Index (CEI) improvements on the majority of top 13 container trades, evaluated by Xeneta, an Oslo-based ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform. The average CO2 emitted per ton of cargo carried fell on ten of the world’s le
Dutch shipping company JR Shipping has completed the installation of Value Maritime’s Filtree and Carbon Capture technology on the 9th vessel, MV Emotion. The installation on the 2008-built containership of 1,440 TEU was completed in Hamburg, Value Maritime said in an update. The latest development
The jury is still out on the fuel choice for a series of twenty new vessels the Singapore-based container shipping major Ocean Network Express (ONE) has on order. “We haven’t made a decision yet on which technology to choose. The jury is still out and like the rest of the industry we are very intere
Hawaii-based shipping company Pasha Hawaii has taken delivery of the MV Janet Marie, the second of two new ‘Ohana Class’, LNG-powered container ships built at AmFELS, a member of Seatrium Group. The 774-foot (235-meter) vessel joins Pasha Hawaii’s fleet serving the Hawaii/Mainland trade lane, as wel
US-headquartered LPG shipping company Dorian LPG has taken delivery of the 2023-built dual-fuel LPG carrier Cristobal, the third dual-fuel LPG carrier to join the Dorian LPG fleet on long-term time charter with purchase options. The 86,000 cbm VLGC was built by South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Indu
Maritime fuel supplier Peninsula has completed its first sustainable biofuel delivery to Norden’s bulk carrier La Luna in Gibraltar.
The State of California has granted more than $1.5 billion – including approximately $450 million for zero-emission infrastructure, locomotives, vessels and vehicles – as part of the state’s work to build a more efficient, sustainable and resilient supply chain.
