Green Marine
LNG as fuel should be a no-brainer. So, what’s the hold-up?
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel has been touted as the best available solution for the maritime industry to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions for a while now. It has been transported for over 40 years and the shipping sector has learned a lot about it as a cargo but also as a fuel. [&
Jumbo, SAL form new heavy-lift alliance
Jumbo Shipping, a Dutch maritime heavy lift transport and engineering contractor, and SAL Heavy Lift, a Germany-based breakbulk and project cargo specialist, have launched a joint venture known as the Jumbo-SAL-Alliance.
Damen, Purus Marine partner up to finance green ships
Dutch Damen Shipyards Group has partnered up with Purus Marine, a newly formed, environmentally focused maritime vessel and infrastructure company, to finance green shipping projects.
RMC, TT-Line finalize deal for ferry duo
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions and Australian shipping company TT-Line Company have finalised an agreement for the construction of two car and passenger ferries after the deal was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Trafigura to co-sponsor MAN’s ammonia engine development
Swiss commodity trading house Trafigura has expanded its support to MAN Energy Solutions’ ammonia-fueled engine project.
Hempel supplies protection coatings for O2 tidal turbine
Denmark-based coatings supplier Hempel has provided coatings to protect Orbital Marine Power’s O2, the world’s most powerful tidal turbine.
Titan LNG bunkers Wes Amelie at Port of Antwerp
Titan LNG, a Dutch independent LNG supplier, has completed another bunkering operation at the Port of Antwerp .
Maersk Tankers sells 6 new LR2 product tankers
Maersk Tankers has on behalf of Maersk Product Tankers entered into a deal to sell six new Long-Range 2 (LR2) product tankers in an en-bloc transaction. The company said that the transaction was in line with Maersk Product Tankers’ asset strategy of continually adjust the fleet size and composition
Oldendorff trials biofuel in Singapore
German dry bulk operator Oldendorff Carriers has teamed up with BHP, and biofuels pioneer GoodFuels to carry out the first marine biofuel trial involving an ocean-going vessel bunkered in Singapore. The vessel selected for the trial was Kira Oldendorff,one of the company’s eco-Kamsarmaxes. The 2020-
Flex LNG charters quartet to Cheniere
Flex LNG, a pure-play LNG carrier company has entered into time charter party agreements with Cheniere for four LNG carriers.
Hapag-Lloyd orders 150,000 TEU to address container shortage
In order to tackle the global shortage of cargo containers, German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has placed an order for containers worth about $550 million.
ABS takes part in SOFC4Maritime fuel cell development project
Classification society ABS has decided to join SOFC4Maritime, a joint development project (JDP) to accelerate the development of the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology.
Hutchison Ports BEST receives CMA CGM Scandola LNG vessel
Hutchison Ports BEST, a semi-automated terminal, has welcomed LNG-powered vessel CMA CGM Scandola as the first container ship using LNG to arrive at the Port of Barcelona.
GPA orders eco-efficient container cranes
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has ordered 28 Konecranes eco-efficient container cranes for the Port of Savannah in the U.S.