Green Marine
Kongsberg Maritime chooses Sonihull antifouling systems
Sonihull, the UK-based provider of environmentally friendly anti-fouling systems, has signed an agreement with Norwegian maritime technology group Kongsberg Maritime to be its sole-supplier of ultrasonic anti-fouling systems.
Study: Too expensive for ships to evade EU carbon market
The risk of shippers evading the EU carbon market is minimal, as it would not be cost-effective, a study by Brussels-based environmental NGO Transport and Environment shows. In 2019, the European Union committed in its European Green Deal to extend the European emissions trading system (ETS) to the
Hyundai Samho names world’s first LNG-powered large bulker duo
South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has completed the construction of the world’s first LNG-fueled large bulk carriers.
KSOE bags order for VLCC quartet
South Korean shipbuilder Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has received an order for the construction of four very large crude carriers (VLCC) from an undisclosed shipowner in Asia.
MOL trials renewable biodiesel fuel on one of its tugboats
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has completed a sea trial on one of its operated tugboats using next-generation renewable biodiesel fuel developed by euglena Co. euglena biodiesel fuel is a renewable fuel produced with used cooking oil and Euglena, a type of algae similar to brow
Victoria Cruise Terminal readies for shore power project
The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) Board of Directors has decided to move forward with the next stage of the shore power project for the Victoria Cruise Terminal at The Breakwater District, British Columbia, Canada.
BW Gemini completes loading in Houston. BW LPG to add more retrofits
BW Gemini, the world’s first very large gas carrier (VLGC) to be retrofitted with pioneering LPG dual-fuel propulsion technology, completed its loading at Enterprise Terminal in Houston on 14 December.
HHI to use Jotun’s Hull Skater to protect HMM’s newbuilds from biofouling
South Korean majors Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), which controls about 10% of the global newbuild market, and container shipping major HMM have committed to utilizing Jotun’s Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) on a series of newbuilds. The HullSkater is a remotely operated robot that stays with the vess
Grimaldi Euromed secures $42.5 million loan to finance Eco Barcelona
Grimaldi Euromed, a subsidiary of the Grimaldi Group specializing in the maritime transport of passengers and RORO cargo, has won a €35 million ($42.5 million) loan facility from CaixaBank S.A. The loan is intended to finance the acquisition of a new Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel Eco Barcelona. Th
Explosion rocks Hafnia tanker at Jeddah port
A Singapore-flagged LR1 Product tanker has been hit from ‘an external source’ whilst discharging at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 14 December 2020, causing an explosion and subsequent fire onboard.
15 hybrid cranes join SC Ports’ Leatherman Terminal
South Carolina Ports has welcomed 15 hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes intended for its Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, a new container terminal set for opening in March 2021. The RTG cranes were fabricated by ZPMC and then shipped across the Pacific Ocean and through the Panama Canal before making the
SHI rolls out ship design featuring infectious disease prevention solutions
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has won approval in principle for a ship design that is fitted with technology for the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases during ship operations. The design is of particular importance having in mind how COVID-19 has impacted the life of
NYK tests again remote navigation of tugboat
NYK and its group companies have completed a second test of the remote navigation of a tugboat as part of the Japanese government’s project for the realization of autonomous ships by 2025.
Lloyd’s Register awards AiP to Jiangnan for its VLGC digital ship design
Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipyard Co. has won Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) digital ship design, the first AiP for a digital VLGC design in China. LR said that digital systems are considered systems installed on board ships that woul