Green Marine
Green Marine-WOC partnership targets maritime sustainability
Voluntary environmental certification program Green Marine and international cross-sectoral alliance World Ocean Council (WOC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve maritime sustainability.
MSC Aurora, Western Durban fined $81,474 in the USA
A Panama-flagged boxship and the Philippines-flagged bulk carrier have been fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over inspection, monitoring, and reporting violations in California and Louisiana.
Aberdeen Harbour wins green funding for shore power project
Aberdeen Harbour has received more than £400,000 (around $537,000) from the UK Government to fund a joint demonstration project aimed at providing shore power within the existing Aberdeen North Harbour.
DSME orders GTT tank design for new LNG carrier
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered tank design from French LNG containment specialist GTT for a new LNG carrier.
Damen opens new service hub in Germany
Dutch shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards Group has decided to establish a new service hub in Hamburg, Germany.
K Line added to Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has been selected again as an Asia Pacific Index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), one of the leading global indices for ESG investing, for the 11th consecutive year since 2011.
Danaos Shipping joins Methanol Institute
Greek shipping owner Danaos Shipping has become the newest member of the Methanol Institute (MI), a global trade association for the methanol industry.
BV, BESSÉ team up to improve maritime cyber security
Certification and classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) and French insurance consultancy BESSÉ have formed a partnership to strengthen cyber security in the maritime sector.
V.Group joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center to greenify shipping
UK-based ship management company V.Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping and launched a dedicated ‘Sustainability & Decarbonization’ department.
DNV gives green light to CrewSmart’s planned maintenance system
CrewSmart, the end-to-end management system for maritime operations, has secured Type Approval from class and certification society DNV for its Planned Maintenance System (PMS).
DCSA: New standards enable just-in-time arrivals
Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a non-profit group established to further digitalisation of container shipping technology standards, has published interface standards and messaging application programming interface (API) specifications for all 50 event timestamps.
Shipbuilder selected for first US subsea rock installation vessel
Philly Shipyard, Inc. has won a contract from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to construct one Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel – the first such ship to enter the US market. Great Lakes retains a right of first refusal on a second ship, the Philadelphia-based shipbuilder said. T
Himalaya Shipping chooses ABB shaft generator solutions for 12 bulkers
Bermuda-based shipping company Himalaya Shipping has decided to equip twelve of its ultra large bulk carriers with shaft generator solution provided by Swiss technology company ABB.
Grieg Edge picks LMG Marin to design green ammonia tanker
Naval architect company LMG Marin has secured a contract with Grieg Star Group’s innovation hub Grieg Edge to design one of the world’s first green ammonia fueled tankers.