Green Marine
First international label for ocean protection launched
Classification society Bureau Veritas, French Ministry of the Sea, and Foundation de la Mer have issued the world’s first label for ocean protection, “Ocean Approved”.
Crowley opts for green ship recycling as it joins SRTI
Florida-based Crowley Maritime Corporation has become the first US-owned and 13th overall ship owner-operator that will publicly disclose its ship recycling policies, practices and process through the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) website.
Sembcorp Marine continues to face labour shortages due to Covid-19
Sembcorp Marine is experiencing labour shortages with a resulting cost impact due to the Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions.
Transocean delays deliveries for the world’s first 8th gen ultra-deepwater drillships
Transocean has agreed with Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard Pte, on the delayed delivery of two ultra-deepwater drillships.
The race against time to develop an ammonia-powered engine is on
The technology group Wärtsilä believes it will have the industry’s first engine running on ammonia already this year, according to Juha Kytölä, Director of R&D and Engineering at Wärtsilä. “This year we will demonstrate an engine running on ammonia. The demonstration will start with a 40-percent amm
CMA CGM reports strong Q1
French container shipping major CMA CGM closed the first quarter of this year with strong earnings growth.
OOCL Durban causes crane collapse at Taiwan’s port
The containership OOCL Durban, owned by Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), has collided with a stationary vessel and a gantry crane while maneuvering toward its assigned berth at Port of Kaohsiung.
LNG-powered ferry Aurora Botnia sets off on sea trials
Wasaline’s LNG-powered ferry Aurora Botnia has left shipbuilder Rauma Marine’s shipyard for its sea trials, ahead of delivery expected later this month.
Erma First acquires Germany’s marine water system supplier
Greece-based ballast water equipment manufacturer Erma First has obtained German marine water system provider RWO, considered to be one of the leading suppliers of systems for water and wastewater treatment aboard ships and offshore rigs.
World’s 1st ULCV converted to LNG arrives home
During the weekend, the 15,000 TEU Brussels Express — the first large containership in the world to have been converted to gas propulsion — reached its homeport of Hamburg, German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd said.
Biofuels may raise enforcement concerns, new study finds
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have commissioned a new study on the upcoming FuelEU Maritime proposal raising serious concerns over biofuel promotion.
Saipem: New facility to feature the largest heavy lift crane in Guyana
The Saipem Guyana Offshore Construction Facility, a new facility from Italy’s offshore contractor Saipem, has been inaugurated in Guyana.
New green giant joins Grimaldi
Italy’s Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Eco Catania, the fifth of twelve new hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ships belonging to the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class.
LNG-powered Mardi Gras makes U.S. debut docking
Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras, the first LNG-fueled cruise ship in the Americas, has docked at Cape Carnival, Florida.