Green Marine
Sanmar lands order for zero-emission electric tug from Norwegian operator
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards has secured an order to provide Norway-headquartered marine services company Buksér og Berging with its first electric tugboat.
MOL, EnviroNor team up on a floating desalination vessel
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Norway-based EnviroNor AS have signed a memorandum of understanding to discuss collaboration on a floating desalination vessel and have begun collaboration toward commercialization. A floating desalination vessel is a floating infrastructure vessel e
World’s 1st dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC named
Norwegian provider of shortsea RoRo transportation United European Car Carriers (UECC) has held a naming ceremony for its first dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid pure car and truck carrier (PCTC).
Michelin kicks off installation of its 1st WISAMO wingsail on MN Pelican
Michelin’s Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) project has hit an important milestone with the launching of the installation of the company’s wing sail on the first merchant ship. The wing prototype with a surface area of 100 sqm is being installed on Compagnie Maritime Nantaise – MN’s container ship MN Pél
Wuhu Shipyard floats out 1st dual-fuel bitumen tanker for Continental Bitumen/Tipco
China’s Wuhu Shipyard has launched the first out of two new dual-fuel bitumen tankers built for UK-based firm Continental Bitumen.
TotalEnergies and Shell join first Hydrogen Area at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022, coming up on 29 and 30 November in Amsterdam, will feature a Hydrogen Area for the first time, with TotalEnergies, Strohm, Green Team Twente, Shell, and TU Delft Hydro Motion Team set to join this inaugural moment for Offshore Energy and Navingo BV.
Carnival to install air lubrication on 10 more ships
Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, is expanding the installation of air lubrication systems to the majority of the cruise line brands in its fleet through 2027. The cruise major expects to generate significant savings in fuel consumption and carbon emissions by reducing
GoodFuels, partners test isotopic tracer for marine biofuels
Dutch biofuels provider GoodFuels has joined hands with global certification organisation Control Union and France’s IDS Group to test the effectiveness of an isotopic tracer for marine biofuels.
European Investment Bank boosts clean energy financing with €30B for REPowerEU plan
The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) has agreed to support the REPowerEU plan with additional €30 billion in loans and equity financing over the next five years.
GTT rolls out three-tank LNG carrier concept with approvals from DNV and BV
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received two approvals in principle (AiP) from classification societies DNV and Bureau Veritas (BV) for its three-tank LNG carrier design. According to GTT, the technological solution aims to increase the profitability and overall performance of the vessel.
Grimaldi books construction of five ammonia-ready car carriers
The Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has signed an order for the construction of five new Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTCs) with China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu, which is part of China Merchant Industry Holdings. The agreement foresees an option for additional five units, for a total i
Capital Ship Management takes delivery of 2nd ammonia-ready VLCC
Athens-based Capital Ship Management Corp. has welcomed into the fleet M/T ‘Alterego’, a second of two ammonia and LNG fuel-ready sister ships delivered in 2022. The 300,000 dwt, eco-type crude oil, scrubber-fitted VLCC tanker was built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, South Korea. The first vesse
German govt gives conditional nod to COSCO’s minority stake in HHLA container terminal
The German government approved the acquisition of a minority stake in HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) by the Chinese company COSCO Shipping Ports Limited (CSPL), Hamburger Hafen und Logistik confirmed earlier today. The approval is subject to conditions, which include a limitation of the sha
SodaFlexx treats scrubber emissions from ships with baking soda
London-based equipment innovator SodaFlexx has developed a concept to treat exhaust gas emissions from ships with sodium bicarbonate powder, also known as baking soda. As of 1 January 2020, the IMO Sulphur Cap entered into force limiting the use of sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships operating o