Converting containership vessels to alternative fuels is technically and economically feasible, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping said citing findings of a new report. As the industry moves to decarbonize its fleet, numerous questions remain to be answered on the best pathways f
An LNG dual-fueled and ammonia fuel prepared very large crude carrier (VLCC), developed jointly by China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), TotalEnergies, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), and GTT has received approval from the Bureau Veritas classification society. The approval in principle (AiP)
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), its group company MOL Techno-Trade (MOLTT) and Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen) have formed a strategic partnership to progress fuel efficiency of MOL Group-operated vessels and minimise vessels’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Singapore-based tanker owner and operator Hafnia Tankers has entered into an agreement with compatriot F-Drones to use drones for the delivery of goods to the company’s vessels. Under the agreement signed in September, Hafnia will use drones for deliveries to Singapore-based vessels, the company sai
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHI) has decided to expand its partnership with American software company Palantir Technologies to digitise operations.
Stena Ebba, Stena Line’s fifth E-Flexer vessel, has set sail towards the Baltic Sea, following the completion of construction works and sea trials at the China Merchant Jinling (Weihai) shipyard, China. The Stena Ebba will join its sister vessel Stena Estelle on the Karlskrona-Gdynia route later thi
Solstad Offshore’s construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Ocean is saving more than 25% fuel since the installation of a battery and shore power system. Investing in battery hybrid systems for its vessels is one of Solstad’s measures taken to achieve the target of 50% emission reduction by 2030,
A broad coalition of 35 maritime companies supported by Transport and Environment NGO are urging the European co-legislators to add ships under 5,000 GT including offshore and service vessels into EU regulations targeting decarbonization of the shipping industry. A joint letter addressing the EU Par
Norwegian company ASKO Maritime AS hosted a christening ceremony last week for two fully electric, autonomous vessels in the Port of Moss, Norway. MS Marit and MS Therese are named after world-leading cross-country ski champions Marit Bjørgen and Therese Johaug, who acted as the vessels’ godmothers.
A Dutch startup named Circular Maritime Technologies (CMT) has been launched targeting unsustainable shipbreaking practices that have seen ships taken apart by hand on South East Asian beaches. CMT aims to become the world’s first circular ship dismantling yard by developing and integrating technolo
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has won design approval for the development of the world’s first 30,000cbm liquefied carbon dioxide carrier. The new carrier will incorporate a new type of steel in its tanks, supporting greater efficiencies in the carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain. The steel u
Norwegian digital solutions provider Kongsberg Digital has signed an agreement on the Vessel Insight infrastructure with Gaslog LNG, a Bermuda-based provider of LNG shipping services.
The demand for containerships is expected to increase by 10 percent as of 2023 as shipowners move forward with the implementation of the IMO 2023 regulations, BIMCO estimates. Meeting Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and achieving a good Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) rating is a hot t
ABS has awarded approval in principle to Sea Machines and Foss Maritime for their vessel autonomy system, the SM300, that provides autonomous navigation and collision detection and collision avoidance (CDCA). Foss plans to install Sea Machines’ SM300 system on board its harbor tug Rachael Allen to e
