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
European shipping emissions grew 3% last year as the industry edges closer to pre-pandemic levels, a new analysis by NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. The analysis says that European shipping emitted over 130 million tonnes of CO2, with cruise ship emissions well up on the year before combine
Australia’s Port of Newcastle has formalized 30 partnerships with domestic and multi-national organizations aimed at advancing the port’s plans of regenerating a 220-hectare parcel of industrial wasteland into a dedicated Clean Energy Precinct. The once-in-a-generation project is one of two key deve
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
Taiwanese container shipping major Evergreen Marine has sealed the order for twenty-four methanol dual-fuel containerships in a monumental step toward decarbonizing its fleet. The construction deal has been divided between industry major Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), and Nihon Shipyard, a joint ve
Green transition remains a central underlying driver for shipping markets, according to the latest review from Clarksons Research, which estimates that 44% of newbuild tonnage ordered in the first half of this year was alternative fueled. With 62 orders secured in the first six months of 2023, metha
The first ME-GA engine has completed gas trials aboard an LNG carrier built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for Norwegian shipping company, Knutsen OAS Shipping, MAN Energy Solutions announced. The new engine is an Otto-cycle variant of the company’s ME-GI engine, designed for LNG/fuel-oil
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
Korea Maritime Consultants Co., Ltd. (KOMAC) has secured approval in principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its design of an ammonia-fueled containership. The 3,600-TEU vessel design aims to address what KOMAC forecasts will be as an increase in the market need for small-scal
In Europe, we have been seeing an increasing amount of climate change evidence that makes us reconsider our outfit choices every day and if (not) bringing an umbrella was the right thing. A not-so-snowy winter, no nice spring weather, a lot of summer rain in Southeastern and Central Europe, but very
Greece’s Capital Ship Management (CAPITAL) has welcomed the last of six LNG fuel-ready tankers with eco-friendly design – the newbuild 50,000 dwt chemical/product medium range tanker M/T Akrisios. The company announced the delivery of the vessel, which was built by Hyundai Vietnam Shipyard Co. Ltd.,
Three Japanese companies Marubeni Corporation, Biofuel Technology Research (BTR) and Tabichi Kaiun Co. have jointly performed fueling of a fully-pressurized LPG carrier with biofuel produced from biomass-based waste liquid and green methanol. According to the partners, this is the world’s first appl
Spanish energy company Enagás has received the first LNG carrier at its El Musel LNG terminal in Gijón ahead of the commercial start-up of the terminal. According to Enagás, Thenamaris-owned LNG carrier Cool Racer with a capacity of 174,000 m3 arrived at the terminal on 1 July. The ship delivered a
