Green Marine
Port of Tallinn gets its 1st shore power solution
Tallink Grupp’s vessel Victoria I was connected to shore power in Tallinn Old City Harbour for the first ever shore power charging in Estonia on 11 September.
The Switch: Shipyards, shipping must shift away from a blinkered approach to CAPEX
Shipyards, and the industry that supports them, must shift away from a blinkered approach to CAPEX, Asbjørn Halsebakke, Director, Technical Solutions, Marine, Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch, argues. “By expanding our horizons beyond cost, and considering benefits and value,” he says, “all
Wasaline’s clean design RoPax ferry gets ABB’s Azipod electric propulsion
Aurora Botnia, Wasaline’s new the 150-meter car and passenger ferry, has been fitted with ABB’s ice-class Azipod electric propulsion. The new ferry, launched by the Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Constructions, will be operated by Wasaline on the world’s northernmost all-year passenger route between
Kuwait Oil’s new oil spill response vessel to feature Evac’s Cathelco MGPS
A new multi-purpose oil spill response and towage vessel being built for the Kuwait Oil Co will be installed with a Cathelco marine growth prevention system (MGPS) to prevent bio-fouling and corrosion in seawater pipework. The system is manufactured by Cathelco, part of the Evac Group since 2018. Ev
27 rescued migrants disembark from Maersk Etienne after 38 days
The 27 rescued persons who have been on board Maersk Etienne, a tanker owned and operated by Danish Maersk Tankers, for 38 days have been safely disembarked. The rescued group of people include a pregnant woman and at least one minor. They were transferred to the ship Mare Jonio operated by the non-
How has going under the radar for the shipping industry backfired today?
The shipping industry is faced with one of the greatest humanitarian crises in years, affecting over half a million people. Six months into the pandemic 300,000 seafarers are stuck at sea, some of them for 17 months, 6 months longer than allowed under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). Around 300
HHI wins Digital Twin Ready AiP for gas containment tank from LR
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register for its Digital Health Management (DHM) System for a Type B gas containment tank. The AIP follows a Joint Development Project (JDP) between the two parties launched in November 20
World Shipping Council denounces EU’s ETS plans
The World Shipping Council has raised serious concerns for maritime trade and global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if the EU expands its Emissions Trading System (ETS) to include international shipping. In July, the European Parliament’s environment committee voted to include CO2 emissi
HHLA’s sustainability strategy on track with new battery-powered AGVs
Germany’s terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) to implement its sustainability strategy at its terminal facilities in Hamburg.
Wight Shipyard delivers simultaneously built ferry quartet to Malta
Wight Shipyard Co has achieved a UK first by building four ferries simultaneously at its yard in Cowes, IOW, for a Maltese tour operator.
BIMCO: A look into 2020 fleet growth
BIMCO has released an overview of the three main shipping sectors and their respective fleet growths so far this year taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 and other geopolitical developments on the global trade. Bulkers The dry bulk fleet has seen both deliveries and demolitions rise over
End in sight for fairway adjustment project in Hamburg
Port of Hamburg, Germany, has just announced that the fairway adjustment of the Elbe River is on its home stretch. In the final stage this week, the cutter-head suction dredger (CSD) Fernão de Magalhães – owned by Jan De Nul – will do the remaining work on the Elbe river bed. According to the port,
MAN wins 1st order for engines compliant with new Chinese emissions legislation
MAN Energy Solutions has through its Chinese license, CMP, won a series of orders for small-bore, four-stroke engines compliant with the new emission protocols of the Chinese government related to the inland-and-coastal segment. The orders are for MAN 21/31, 27/38 and 23/30H types, which stem in gre
Wärtsilä gets PNE’s LNG bunker barge cargo tanks order
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has taken delivery of four LNG cargo tanks from its Chinese supplier.