Green Marine
Dorian LPG chooses Kongsberg’s tech for its fleet of LPG carriers
Norway’s Kongsberg Digital has signed a contract to install its Vessel Insight solution on U.S.-based Dorian LPG’s fleet of 22 LPG carriers.
CSL to test biodiesel on half of its fleet in 2021
Canadian shipping company Canada Steam Ship Lines (CSL) will be testing second generation biodiesel on half of its fleet over the course of the 2021 navigation season — a first for the Great Lakes shipping industry.
Saga Pure further invests in Bergen Carbon Solutions
Norwegian company Saga Pure ASA, formerly known as Saga Tankers, has entered into agreements to subscribe for NOK 15 million ($1.76 million) in a private placement in Bergen Carbon Solutions AS (BCS).
Sumitomo Heavy bags ClassNK AiP for methanol dual-fueled tanker design
Japanese shipbuilder Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for the design of a methanol dual-fueled tanker. The classification society confirmed that the design was in compliance with the IMO’s “Interim Guidelines for the Safety of Shi
IMO: Number of seafarers awaiting repatriation halved, but no room for complacency
The number of seafarers requiring repatriation after finishing their contracts has declined from around 400,000 in September 2020 to around 200,000 as of March 2021, with a similar number waiting to join ships. The figures are derived from collective industry analysis, according to the International
Høglund to supply automation and gas management systems for Tianjin Southwest Maritime VLECs
Systems integration specialist Høglund has signed two more contracts with Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co Ltd and Babcock LGE to supply integrated automation and control systems (IACS) and gas handling for two Tianjin Southwest Maritime-owned very large ethane carrier (VLEC) newbuilds.
Bureau Veritas classes Ghana’s FRU
Classification society Bureau Veritas has completed the classification of the Torman LNG floating regasification unit (FRU) at Tema port, Ghana in sheltered waters.
GEV wins ABS approval for its C-H2 ship containment system
The American Bureau of Shipping has issued an Approval in Principle to Australian Global Energy Ventures for their C-H2 Ship containment system. The hydrogen containment system, patent-pending, is the most critical component of the company’s C-H2 Ship. It is made up of two large (20 metre diameter)
NYK to transport eco-friendly renewable diesel for Neste
Singapore-based NYK Bulkship (Asia), part of Japanese shipping group NYK, has signed a contract of affreightment (COA) with Neste Shipping Oy, a subsidiary of Finnish Neste Oyj (Neste), for the ocean transportation of renewable diesel.
Wärtsilä tech ordered for six LPG carriers
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply the Cargo Handling and Fuel Supply systems for six new 93,000 cubic meters capacity Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) carrier vessels.
Hyundai Mipo, KSOE to develop liquefied CO2 tankers
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and its parent Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) have signed a joint development project with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Marshall Island Registry to develop liquefied CO2 tankers. The project is being pursued in line with the shipbuilder’s decarbon
UK unveils £20M fund to propel green shipbuilding
The UK government launched today a £20 million (about $27.7 million) competition to make innovative green maritime ideas a reality.
LNG-ready 16,000 TEU HMM Nuri joins HMM’s fleet
South Korea’s shipping company HMM has welcomed into the fleet HMM Nuri, the first of eight 16,000 TEU-class newbuild containerships designed as LNG-ready. Ulsan shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is building the series, scheduled to be delivered from this March throughout the second quarter
Qatar Petroleum issues tender to charter LNG fleet
Qatar Petroleum has issued an invitation to tender to a large group of shipowners as it aims to firm up long-term LNG carrier charters to cover its future production increase.