MEYER Group, an international consortium specializing in cruise shipbuilding, has presented a cruise ship concept that manages without fossil fuels. MEYER presented the “Reverse” concept – a concept that shows what a cruise ship could look like in the year 2100 – at the global cruise trade fair in F
Antwerp Terminal Services (ATS), a joint venture between MSC PSA Europe Terminal (MPET) and PSA Antwerp (PSAA), today officially launched the world’s first H2 dual fuel straddle carrier in the Port of Antwerp. The straddle carrier uses H2 dual fuel combustion engine technology, developed by Antwerp-
The end of March has been eventful for Norden as it partnered up with Spar Shipping on the use of biofuel and acquired Capesize vessels to improve its portfolio of freight service solutions towards its dry-segment customers. Norden and Spar Shipping, both Danish companies, have bunkered approximatel
A chemical tanker Monjasa Reformer was boarded by pirates on Saturday, March 25, some 140 nautical miles West of Port Pointe-Noire, DR Congo. A group of five pirates approached the tanker in a skiff before boarding it, the British-French naval maritime response center Maritime Domain Awareness for T
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has introduced a new radical derating retrofit solution, Wärtsilä Fit4Power, to extend the emissions-compliant lifetime of merchant vessels.
Korean Register (KR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Microsoft Korea to collaborate on digital transformation and enhance their technological capabilities. KR said the aim was to digitally transform the shipbuilding and maritime industry by leveraging fourth-industrial revolution
Multinational retail conglomerate Inter IKEA Group has joined the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), as the first member alongside co-founders Amazon, Patagonia, and Tchibo.
Singapore’s first LNG hybrid tug, JMS Sunshine, has received LNG via truck-to-ship bunkering operation conducted by Pavilion Energy. For this operation, a total of 34 cubic metres of LNG was transferred from the trucks to the receiving vessel at Jurong Port on 29 March, Pavilion Energy revealed in i
Oceanbird, a project aimed at developing a wind-powered cargo ship, is moving forward with the assembly of a land-based prototype of Oceanbird Wing 560, its first full-scale wing sail. The Alfa Laval and Wallenius-backed JV company said that the prototype will be assembled at the Oresund DryDocks sh
Associated British Ports (ABP) and Sizewell C are developing plans to locate a direct air capture (DAC) facility at ABP’s Port of Lowestoft, which would be capable of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a large order to supply comprehensive packages of roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) equipment for two dual-fuel LNG pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) being built for RoRo shipping company Sallaum Lines. The vessels are Sallaum Lines’ first-ever newbuilds and will be
Dutch marine biofuel provider GoodFuels has completed the biofuel bunkering of a pure car truck carrier owned by Hyundai Glovis, the logistics arm of South Korea’s Hyundai Group.
The adoption of alternative, low-carbon fuels in the shipping industry is one of the key aspects of achieving the goal of mitigating the impact of international maritime trade on air pollution and the emission of greenhouse gas. Cost is a particularly important consideration, as the adoption of new
Construction of LNG carriers for Greek LNG shipping services provider GasLog has started at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) Shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. According to GasLog’s social media update, the construction began with the steel cutting of 174,000 cbm LNG carrier, Hull No. 25
