Green Marine

MOL and Vopak join in on FSRU for Hong Kong’s 1st LNG import terminal
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Royal Vopak will jointly own MOL FSRU Challenger (soon renamed to Bauhinia Spirit) which will serve Hong Kong LNG Terminal Limited 1.

Fosen Yard Emden bags order for 6 eco-friendly mini-bulkers
Germany-based shipbuilder Fosen Yard Emden GmbH has received an order for the construction of six mini-bulker cargo ships.

ABS grants AiP to ammonia-fueled Newcastlemax bulker design
Ammonia-fueled Newcastlemax bulker design from the ship management company Anglo-Eastern Technical Services (AETS) has received Approval in Principle (AiP) by the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

1,000 cbm of biofuel delivered to Boskalis for 2 dredgers
Dutch dredging company Boskalis has taken delivery of its largest-ever consignment of drop-in biofuel which will be used to power two hopper dredgers on upcoming projects in northwestern Europe.

bremenports: Adjustments needed to adapt ports to climate change
The PortKLIMA project, backed by bremenports, an infrastructure management firm operating ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven, has published the final report identifying the effects of climate change on seaports in Germany.

TotalEnergies: LNG bunker market could reach 10 MTPA by 2025
The LNG bunker market could reach ten million tonnes a year by 2025, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels forecasts in its new white paper on marine transport energy transition.

Marine insurers agree framework to support green shipping
Six of the world’s leading marine insurers have launched an initiative to provide transparency on carbon emissions and support the shipping industry’s green transition.

Havila Capella embarks on maiden voyage
Norwegian shipping company Havila Voyages has informed that its newbuild eco-friendly hybrid-powered cruise vessel, Havila Capella, began the maiden voyage.

Port of Gothenburg set to become transport hub for captured CO2
The Swedish Energy Agency has approved the partial funding of the collaborative project CinfraCap, bringing the region a step closer to a carbon capture infrastructure at the Port of Gothenburg.

Eagle Bulk Shipping becomes mission partner to zero carbon shipping center
US-based Eagle Bulk Shipping has signed a partner agreement with Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, an independent not-for-profit research and development center.

ABS approves K Shipbuilding’s methanol-ready design
South Korea-based K Shipbuilding has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its methanol fuel-ready medium range tanker design.

AqualisBraemar LOC acquires UK marine consultancy from Damen
London-based energy and marine consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC (ABL) has completed the acquisition of the UK operations of ship design and marine consultancy company OSD-IMT from Damen Shipyard.

e5 Lab, MHI team up on hybrid electric ROBOSHIP for biomass fuel carrier
Tokyo-based firm e5 Lab Inc. and shipbuilder Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have teamed up to design “ROBOSHIP”, a standard hybrid-electric propulsion vessel, for a 499-tonne biomass fuel carrier being built by Honda Heavy Industries.

Samsung Heavy picks GTT tank design for new LNG carrier duo
Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has ordered tank design for two new LNG carriers from the French LNG containment specialist GTT.