Green Marine

EU bans Russian vessels from ports, ‘edges closer’ to banning Russian oil imports
The European Union members have announced a new, fifth round of sanctions against Russia and its businesses due to the war in Ukraine.

Schottel becomes complete system supplier for electrical, green propulsion with new acquisition
German propulsion expert Schottel has decided to acquire a majority stake in elkon, a Turkish specialist for marine electrical system integration.

Concordia Damen, STC pick Zepp.solutions for training vessel
Concordia Damen and STC Group have picked zepp.solutions to supply a hydrogen fuel cell system and storage solution for a training vessel.

Chariot, Port of Rotterdam ink green hydrogen import MOU
Chariot, an Africa-focused transitional energy company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dutch Port of Rotterdam International, a global energy hub and Europe’s largest seaport which handles a significant portion of Europe’s total energy demand.

Cargo tank system for LCO2 transport at ambient temperature gets green light
Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC), an affiliate of Nippon Yūsen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) Group, has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society DNV for its PCO2 tank system for the transportation of liquefied CO2 (LCO2).

Jiangnan orders GTT tank design for its 1st large LNGCs
Chinese shipyard Jiangnan has ordered tank design for two large LNG carriers (LNGCs) from the French LNG containment specialist GTT.

World’s largest hybrid ferry to run on Leclanché battery system
A zero-emission ferry ordered by Danish ferry operator Scandlines will run on a 10 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) from Swiss energy storage solutions company Leclanché.

Three Castor Initiative members sign MOU to build zero-emission VLCC pair
Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR), shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and shipping company MISC via its subsidiary, AET, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the development and construction of two very large crude carriers which can be operated on zero-emission fue

A.P. Moller Capital becomes mission ambassador to Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center
A.P. Moller Capital, a fund management company, has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, an independent not-for-profit research and development centre, as a mission ambassador.

Avenir LNG and Achema in LNG ship delivery to Klaipeda
Avenir LNG and Achema have organised the first LNG ship delivery to the small-scale Klaipeda LNG terminal in Lithuania.

Amon Maritime, BSM form ammonia-powered ship management JV
Hamburg-based maritime services company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and the Norwegian ammonia specialist Amon Maritime have decided to form a 50/50 joint venture named Ula Ship Management.

Zero-Emission Shipping Mission publishes Industry Roadmap
Zero-Emission Shipping Mission, which aims to accelerate international public-private collaboration to scale and deploy new green maritime solutions, has published the Industry Roadmap as a step closer to achieving its goal.

Wärtsilä, partners join forces to speed up ammonia engine development
A consortium of shipping stakeholders, coordinated by the technology group Wärtsilä, is working to develop demonstrators for two-stroke and four-stroke marine engines running on ammonia fuel.

Grieg Edge’s green ammonia tanker design gets DNV’s approval
Classification society DNV has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a green ammonia tanker that also runs on green ammonia developed by LMG Marin, Wärtsilä and Grieg Edge.