Startup climate-tech company Seabound has teamed up with Crestchic Loadbanks, a specialist in the provision of load bank testing equipment, to test Seabound’s carbon capture prototype. London-based Seabound has developed a unique carbon capture device that traps and stores CO2 from fuel exhaust with
Vessels calling at Israeli ports will need to burn marine fuels with a 0.10% maximum sulphur content under new regulations taking effect in February 2023, the North Club informed. As informed, the Israeli government is enacting new regulations that will put in place measures similar to the EU direct
As we enter a new year, it is time for us to have a look back at the most-read stories from the past year. 2022 has been a rather turbulent year in many respects. As the world started to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, another black swan event rocked the shipping markets to the core, […]
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries hosted keel laying ceremonies for two LNG carriers on the same day earlier this week. The keels were laid for two 174,000 cbm LNG carriers that are being built for Norway-based Knutsen OAS Shipping AS. The vessels will be classed by Lloyd’s Reg
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries announced that it has successfully demonstrated its own Boil-off gas Recovery System (BReS), and received a Statement of Fact from the ABS classification society. BReS is a system that recovers boil-off gas that is naturally evaporated in the fuel ta
American Bureau of Shipping has released a set of requirements to guide the industry in the application of carbon capture technology at sea. The rules have been developed working with shipyards, ship owners, and operators, and they focus on wet scrubbing post-combustion technologies. “Carbon capture
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has released the timelapse of its two-year-long construction of the new fast passenger ferry MyStar. The time-lapse video shows various stages of the construction process throughout different seasons as we get a behind-the-scenes peek into the cre
Another surge of scrubber retrofit orders seems to be on the cards as owners seek to reap fruits from the VLSFO- HSFO (Hi-5) spread. The lead-up to IMO 2020 saw a peak interest in scrubber investments as shipowners lined up to get vessels retrofitted or built with scrubbers in shipyards. However, ov
The maritime industry must take immediate collective action on an unprecedented scale to bring the decarbonization of the industry closer to the Paris 1.5°C trajectory, according to Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. International and domestic shipping uses approximately 12.6 EJ
The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) has joined the critics of the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) framework voicing opposition to its use as a benchmark for medium-term measures as part of the IMO’s revised GHG Strategy. INTERCARGO said that its members expressed thei
The best solution for the shipping sector to cut CO2 emissions in the short term is to resort to fuel consumption efficiency measures in anticipation of greater maturity of green fuels’ production and the development of the relevant infrastructure, as explained by Barry Bednar, CEO of SodaFlexx. The
Norwegian tanker shipping heavyweight Frontline is poised to have exhaust gas cleaning systems installed on over half of its fleet of over 70 ships. The company’s owned fleet included 37 scrubber-fitted vessels at the end of the third quarter of 2022, including 15 VLCCs, 19 Suezmax tankers and three
British provider of marine engineering services James Fisher has welcomed MV Sir John Fisher, the first of two 6,000 dwt LNG dual-fuel tankers, to its fleet at a delivery ceremony held on November 21. Built and launched at China Merchants Jinling (CMJL) shipyard in Yangzhou, China, the dual-fuel tan
Greek shipowner Safe Bulkers has placed an order for additional Alfa Laval PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning systems bringing the number of vessels to be fitted with the systems to 25. The company has just installed its 21st PureSOx scrubber, and four more retrofits are scheduled through the first half o
