Green Marine
Dutch Safety Board warns liners of container loss risk above Wadden Islands in MSC Zoe report
An investigation of the Dutch Safety Board into the container loss incident involving MSC Zoe has found that the shipping routes above the Wadden Islands during northwestern storms pose a risk for a container loss for large, wide container ships. Above the Wadden Islands there are two internationall
Artemis Technologies-led consortium bags $74 million to build zero-emission ferries
A Belfast Maritime Consortium led by Artemis Technologies, a spin-off from the America’s Cup sailing team, Artemis Racing, has won a £33 million ($40 million) UK Government innovation grant to develop zero emissions ferries in the city. With further investment from consortium partners, the total pro
Fastwater partners to explore commercialisation of methanol as green marine fuel
A consortium of Europe’s maritime research and technology leaders have launched the Fastwater project to demonstrate the feasibility of retrofit and newbuild vessels to operate on methanol as a pathway to fossil-free shipping.
Wärtsilä to boost efficiency of E-Marine’s cable layer
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted by Dubai-based E-Marine, a specialist operator of cable layer vessels, to improve the efficiency of its cable layer Umm Al Anber. The comprehensive scope of solutions ordered back in May includes two Controlled Pitch Propeller (CPP) systems with
Day of the Seafarer 2020: It’s time for the EU to resolve crew change crisis
On the Day of the Seafarer 2020, European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) are calling upon EU institutions and member states to start acting to resolve the current crew change crisis.
I-Tech: Over 40% of ships had unacceptable levels of barnacle fouling before COVID-19 costing industry billions in additional fuel spending
More than 40% of vessels were suffering from over 10% hard fouling coverage on the hull even before the idling of fleets due to COVID-19, analysis of hull fouling collection data in a new research commissioned by Swedish biotechnology company I-Tech AB shows. I-Tech contracted independent marine coa
Day of the Seafarer 2020 – Unsung heroes on COVID-19 frontline
The 2020 Day of the Seafarer pays tribute to unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic: the seafarers who continue to carry essential goods despite facing tremendous challenges, including being stranded on board.
Maersk, partners launch a center for zero carbon shipping
Industry majors led by shipping giant A.P. Møller – Mærsk have teamed up in an effort to develop new fuel types and technologies by launching the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. Aside to Maersk, the founding members include ABS, Cargill, MAN Energy Solutions, Mitsubishi Heavy
Decarbonization: How to order future-proof ships when we don’t know the end game?
The path toward decarbonization of the shipping industry in line with the IMO 2050 target – a reduction of 50% by 2050 compared to 2008, which still fails to deliver fully on the Paris Agreement objectives, is filled with uncertainty, which might be the main obstacle to the very vision this journey
FSG fighting to complete LNG-powered Honfleur
The board of creditors, self-administration and management of the financially-troubled shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) are fighting to continue the construction of the LNG-powered ferry Honfleur (newbuilding 774).
Costamare wraps up refinancing efforts with $140 million worth of loans
Athens-based owner and provider of containerships for charter Costamare has concluded its refinancing program launched at the beginning of this year, securing a total of over $435 million in new loans since January. The conclusion of the refinancing efforts has been marked with the execution of the
Construction starts on 2nd Wallenius SOL LNG RoRo
China’s CIMC Raffles, part of the CIMC group, has started building the second LNG-powered RoRo ship for Sweden’s Wallenius SOL. CIMC Raffles started working on the newbuild on June 8 at its yard in Yantai. The ice class vessel is the second out of a batch of two vessels ordered last year and claimed
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises: Europa 2’s cold ironing certified by DNV GL
Europa 2, a cruise ship operated by Germany-based cruise line Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, has had its cold ironing connection certified by the classification society DNV GL.
Stena RoRo’s ferry outfitted with hybrid scrubbers
Stena RoRo has converted the former Stena Superfast X day ferry into a night ferry, boosting the ship’s capacity and outfitting it with hybrid scrubbers. Hybrid systems have the flexibility to operate in both open and closed-loop mode. Enabling ships to switch to closed-loop operations in areas wher