Singapore-based ship manager Synergy Group is rolling out new tailor-made Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to its growing number of female seafarers. Synergy, which manages a fleet of over 540 vessels and employs over 20,000 seafarers, commissioned Hercules Safety to manufacture the new gear. The
World’s largest container shipping company MSC is ready to embrace alternative fuels as part of its commitment to decarbonize its operations, Claudio Abbate, Vice President of Maritime Policy and Government Affairs at MSC Group, said. Abbate said the company was “willing and ready” to further adopt
Vard, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, has signed a contract with an international shipping company for the design and construction of a new cable-laying vessel. The 95-meter-long vessel will be built entirely by the Vard network, including the main systems and equipment. It will comprise 60 single cabi
Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued four Approvals in Principle (AiPs) to French LNG containment specialist GTT recognizing the company’s latest development projects in alternative fuels. The concepts that won approvals include: – Concept of 12,500m3 LNG Dual-fuelled VLCC fitted with
Dutch shipbuilder Damen has delivered new eco-friendly ASD Tug 2811 to National Energy Corporation (NEC), a subsidiary of the state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago.
Ship management company Anglo-Eastern has received an integrated carbon intensity indicator (CII) tool from Finnish technology group Wärtsilä.
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has agreed to sell its platform supply vessel (PSV) fleet to U.S. offshore vessel operator Tidewater for a total cash consideration of approximately $577 million, marking an exit from the PSV segment. The PSV fleet consists of 37 vessels, all of which are
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has delivered a 190,000 dwt dual-fuel bulk carrier Ubuntu Unity to its owner Clouds Marine SA, based in the Marshall Islands. The LNG-powered Capesize bulk is intended for Greek-based Maran Dry Management, according to the data from VesselsValue a
London-based equipment innovator SodaFlexx has completed the installation of an integrated dry exhaust gas cleaning system onboard a 65,402 DWT bulk carrier.
Amogy Inc., a Brooklyn-based developer of energy-dense ammonia power solutions, is making waves in the maritime industry with its ammonia-to-power system which has a massive potential to decarbonize shipping operations. The company just revealed its project which involves retrofitting a 1957-built t
MSC Istanbul, an ultra-large containership that ran aground in the Suez Canal on March 5, has been refloated. The Suez Canal Authority said that the 16, 652 containership ran aground during its northbound transit, heading to Portugal from Malaysia. Upon grounding, the canal authority dispatched four
Brooklyn-based technology startup Amogy Inc. is retrofitting a tugboat to run on its ammonia-to-power system and is planning to present the vessel in late 2023. Namely, Amogy intends to sail the tugboat later in 2023 in upstate New York, pending further safety testing and regulatory discussions. The
Oslo-listed Hunter Group ASA and DNV classification society have entered into a joint cooperation agreement for the development of a low-pressure mid-stream shipping solution for Carbon Capture and Storage. The parties have agreed to work together to develop a 40-70K cbm liquified CO2 carrier with 2
TMC Compressors has been chosen to deliver the marine compressed air system to six LNG carriers that Jiangnan Shipyard is building for ADNOC Logistics & Services.
