TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and Green Marine Bunkering have entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a joint development study on methanol as a new marine fuel in Singapore. Under the partnership, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and Green Marine Bunkering will study the feasibility to implement a vi
A joint study into ammonia safety onboard ships undertaken by the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS), has found that a range of mitigation methods, from ship design to crew training and operations, are required
In its new report “Electric Boats & Ships 2024-2044,” technology company IDTechEx has provided granular 20-year forecasts in unit sales, battery demand and battery market value for the electric ferry, electric cargo/container, electric Ro-Ro, electric cruise, electric OSV, electric tugboat and elect
Shortly after Bangladesh, Liberia has acceded to the Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships enabling the treaty to finally enter into force. The Hong Kong Convention aims to ensure that ships when being recycled after reaching the end of their operational live
Danish container shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has placed an order for six mid-sized container vessels with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. The company said that the six 9,000 TEU vessels will all have dual-fuel engines able to operate on green methanol and fuel oil. The ships a
In a bid to tighten the enforcement of existing sanctions against Russia, the European Union has implemented a comprehensive 11th package of measures, including significant restrictions on ship-to-ship transfers. The new regulations, adopted by the Council, aim to curb circumvention tactics employed
Danish shipping company Norden has completed the acquisition of Thorco Projects, a business specializing in general cargo segments such as break bulk, steel, and wind energy. The acquisition was announced last month as Norden is planning to gain access to new customer segments within the general car
The European Union (EU) has put forward an ambitious proposal to achieve net-zero emissions in the shipping sector by 2050. On 21 June 2023, the EU Delegation to the UN, together with Denmark, Palau and Samoa, and with the participation of Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General and ASG of the C
US energy infrastructure company New Fortress Energy (NFE) and energy logistics hub Ocean Point Terminals have welcomed the first LNG carrier at Ocean Point’s dock facilities in St. Croix, marking the commencement of LNG ship-to-ship transfer operations. Ocean Point Terminals and NFE announced the l
Hengli Shipbuilding (Dalian) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hengli Heavy Industry, has signed a contract for the construction of four 82,000 dwt bulk carriers and four 180,000 dwt bulk carriers, marking the shipbuilding company’s entrance into the large-scale bulk carrier construction market. The shipbu
Starting today the freight transport between Italy and Greece, the regular ro-ro line operated by the Grimaldi Group between Venice, Bari and Patras, will be served by two of the company’s “green giants”, the hybrid vessels Eco Catania and Eco Malta. The Neapolitan shipping group, in synergy with th
A green retrofit package solution designed by Dutch ship design company AURELIA in partnership with Econowind, Wattlab and Vertom has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the Italian classification society RINA. The solution incorporates rigid sails, solar panels, batteries, optimized weather
Norway-based shipowner Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (KCC) has concluded the shipbuilding contract for the construction of three third-generation CABU vessels with Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. and Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co. The contract is in line with the Letter of Inten
Italy’s cabling giant Prysmian has selected the name for its new cable-laying vessel (CLV), said to reflect a strong connection with its sister vessel Leonardo da Vinci. The new 171-meter-long CLV, currently being built by Vard in Romania, will be named Monna Lisa. The name was chosen through an int
