Green Marine
New project to look into converting existing ships to zero-carbon fuels
A.P. Moller – Maersk, American Bureau of Shipping, MAN Energy Solutions, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, NYK Line, Seaspan Corporation and Total are joining forces through the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to assess the technical, financial and environmental potential of conver
How the Suez Canal was saved VIDEO
TomoNews has released this amazing video named “How the Suez Canal was saved”. With a length of 400 meters and a width of nearly 60 meters, the 20,000TEU container vessel Ever Given had been wedged in this vital shipping route for six days this March, blocking all shipping traffic. For the refloatin
LNG-powered ferry Eleanor Roosevelt officially unveiled
Spanish ferry operator Baleària has officially presented its pioneering fast ferry Eleanor Roosevelt in the ports of Palma, Ibiza and Dénia, where this LNG-powered vessel has been operating since 1 May.
Finnlines: Keel laid for 2nd hybrid RoRo
The keel was laid in China for the second of three hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels ordered by Finnish shipping company Finnlines.
ASP appoints ClassNK to evaluate ships’ CO2 emissions
Tokyo-based ship finance giant Anchor Ship Partners (ASP) has appointed classification society ClassNK for the evaluation of CO2 emissions of ships under its $5.5 billion worth green investment fund.
HHI, HGS complete decarbonisation and digitalisation JDP with ABS
South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Hyundai Global Service (HGS) and maritime and offshore classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have sealed a joint development project (JDP) which was concluded with Approval in Principle (AiP) for HGS smart ship technologies.
Norsepower: 5 tiltable rotor sails installed on Vale-chartered ore carrier
Finland-based clean tech company Norsepower has installed five tilting rotor sails onboard a newbuild very large ore carrier (VLOC) chartered by Vale, a Brazilian mining company.
NYK 1st Japanese shipping company to join ship recycling transparency initiative
Japan-based shipping company, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line), has joined the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI), an information disclosure platform hosted by the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI).
Japan to get LNG-fueled icebreaker for Arctic research
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has plans to build Japan’s first research vessel with ice-breaking capabilities to explore the Arctic.
ABS, KSOE, HMD and RMI to jointly develop CO2 carrier designs
Classification society ABS, South Korean shipbuilder Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (KSOE), its subsidiary Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator have signed a joint development program (JDP) to develop liquefied CO2 carrier design
Höegh Autoliners chooses Kongsberg-MAN digital solution for 4 more ships
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has elected four additional vessels to be added to a combined digitalisation project developed with Germany’s high-technology system and solution provider, Kongsberg and engine manufacturer, MAN Energy Solution.
Monjasa bunker market data integrated into ZeroNorth’s Optimise
Danish bunker company Monjasa and ZeroNorth, a digital spin-off from Maersk Tankers, have partnered up to power ZeroNorth’s Optimise vessel optimisation platform with bunker market data. The Monjasa’s bunker market indications are calculated on the basis of trading intelligence data, coupled with fa
Rotterdam green port project wins €25 million EU grant
Close to € 25 million of EU funding has been awarded as a research grant to the 45-member consortium headed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority to promote smarter, zero-emission transport in ports.
SHI completes LNG pilot test facility build
South Korean shipbuilder, Samsung Heavy Industries has completed its LNG pilot test facility at its Geoje yard.