Green Marine
Wärtsilä: Scrubbers can play a central role in carbon capture
Exhaust gas cleaning systems, better known as scrubbers, can play a central role in carbon capture and storage to help drive shipping’s decarbonization, Wärtsilä believes. Specifically, the company argues that as the technology advances it enables manufacturers to design and upgrade scrubbers to cap
North Sea trials underway for Odyssey of the Seas
Odyssey of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International’s second Quantum Ultra-class cruise vessel under construction at Germany’s Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, set off on an extensive sea trial on late 14 March.
Edda Wind orders two more CSOVs, prepares for IPO
Edda Wind has ordered two more Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) and will start preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) on Euronext Growth Oslo. The two CSOVs will join Edda Wind’s fleet in 2023 and 2024 from Astilleros Gondan shipyard in Spain, where two CSOVs are currently bein
Denmark joins co-sponsors of $5 bn research fund to decarbonize shipping
Denmark has joined as a co-sponsor of the proposal to create a $5 billion International Maritime Research and Development Board (IMRB) was submitted to the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The proposal was submitted on the 10th of March 2021 by Georgia, Greece, Japan, Liberia, Malta,
Van Oord steps up fleet decarbonisation efforts
Van Oord has entered into collaboration with FUELSAVE for the adoption of innovative combustion conditioning technology that is expected to further reduce the emissions on its fleet.
Russia to grant subsidies for Far North-bound newbuilds
The Russian government has decided to provide subsidies for newbuild vessels destined for the Far North region.
Bureau Veritas introduces new classification rules for wind propulsion systems
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has released new-generation classification rules for wind propulsion systems that are expected to help support and drive the development of zero-carbon propulsion options for modern ships.
Klaveness Digital urges cargo owners to focus on Scope 3 emissions
Klaveness Digital, part of the Norwegian shipowner Torvald Klaveness Group, has challenged industry players to act on Scope 3 emissions now or risk increasing costs and losing competitive advantage, in a recent webinar discussing the opportunities of digitalization and decarbonization.
4th giant hybrid Ro-Ro joins Grimaldi’s fleet
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Eco Savona, the fourth of the twelve ultra-modern hybrid Ro-Ro units of the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) series ordered from the Jinling shipyard. The hybrid ro-ro ship has a length of 238 meters, a beam of 34 meters, a gross tonnage of 67,311 tonnes,
Bulkers suffer water ingress after collision in Greece
A Maltese-flagged bulk carrier Afina I has collided with Liberia-flagged bulker Kiveli northwest of Kythira island, Greece, causing water ingress to both ships. According to the Greek Coast Guard, which sent several patrol boats and anti-pollution vessels to the site, there has been no marine pollut
Høglund scores LNG retrofit of Base Marine’s vessel
Norway-based Høglund Gas Solutions has signed a contract with oilfield services provider Halliburton to provide a turnkey LNG retrofit of the 5932-dwt RoRo – combination carrier Hannah Kristina.
Innovation Fund Denmark bankrolls consortium to commercialize sustainable fuels
A consortium of 17 partners from Denmark and other European countries have received more than DKK 30 million ($ 4.8 million) from Innovation Fund Denmark to bring the production of sustainable fuels for aircraft and ships to the stage of commercialization. The project, named Low Carbon fuels for avi
Port of Tallinn to use only locally produced green electricity
The Port of Tallinn has entered into a renewable energy purchase agreement with local energy group Eesti Energia and now consumes only green electricity produced in Estonia.
Demolition of crude oil tankers: All talk and little walk
The industry buzz around large scale demolition of crude oil tankers has brought little tonnage to the scrapyards crushing market recovery hopes pinned on scrapping, BIMCO said. The year 2021 has been tough on crude oil tanker freight rates across the board so far. Nevertheless, there has been all t