Green Marine
Sanctions against Russia put Norway’s hybrid cruise ship out of service
Norwegian eco-friendly hybrid-powered cruise vessel, Havila Capella, has been temporarily taken out of service due to its insurance being affected by sanctions against Russia.
BIO-UV Group eyes Italian maritime market with new partnership
French ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) producer BIO-UV Group has formed a partnership with Fluid Global Solutions (FGS), a provider of pumps and spares to the maritime sector, to strengthen its presence in the Italian ship repair and newbuilding market.
MOL aims to have 110 zero-emission ships by 2035
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines plans to deploy about 110 net zero emission ocean-going vessels by 2035.
ADNOC L&S to add two large LNG carriers to its fleet
ADNOC Logistics & Services, the shipping and maritime logistics arm of ADNOC, will add two 175,000 cbm LNG vessels to its fleet in 2025.
NYK in Japan’s first ship-to-ship biofuel supply trial for tugboats
For the first time in Japan, shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and its affiliate Sanyo Kaiji Kabushiki Kaisha have begun test navigation using biodiesel in tugboats supplied via ship-to-ship bunkering at the Port of Nagoya.
ABB propulsion for world’s 1st hybrid-electric biomass fuel carrier
Swedish-Swiss technology company ABB has been selected by Japan’s IHI Power Systems to deliver complete modularized electric propulsion package for the world’s first hybrid-electric biomass fuel carrier.
MOL, Trafigura to establish biodiesel fuel supply system
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), its unit MOL Chemical Tankers (MOLCT), Singapore-based commodity trading company Trafigura and its vessel fuel supply joint-venture company TFG Marine have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
Kawasaki Heavy scores third LPG/ammonia carrier deal with NYK
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has secured a contract with the compatriot shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) for the construction of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied ammonia gas (NH3) carrier powered by LPG fuel.
Dutch govt accelerating sustainable inland shipping
The Nationaal Groeifonds, an initiative of the Dutch Ministries of Economic Affairs & Climate Change and Finance, is investing in Zero Emission Services (ZES) to speed up the implementation of ZES’ system solution for inland shipping.
ESL Shipping joins Botnia Link H2 project
Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping, part of the Aspo Group, has joined Botnia Link hydrogen project as the first customer-side stakeholder.
Cemre Shipyard to build new Norwegian zero-emission battery ferry
Norwegian ferry company Torghatten Nord AS has contracted Turkish Cemre Shipyard to build a zero-emission double-ended car and passenger ferry that operates on battery-electric power.
Yang Ming to order five 15,000 TEU LNG-fueled boxships
Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. has approved the construction of five 15,000 TEU containerships that will be equipped with dual-fuel LNG marine engines.
LNG ferry Münsterland back in operation after retrofit
German ferry operator AG Ems has started operating the LNG-fueled retrofit ferry Münsterland on the route between Netherlands and Germany.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding sets sights on ammonia/LCO2 carrier commercialisation
Responding to increasing demand, Japanese Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has set its sights on commercialising the ammonia/liquefied CO2 carrier as an important part of the carbon dioxide capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) value chain.