Green Marine
Wärtsilä bags tech order for ethane-fueled VLECs
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the cargo handling and fuel supply system for two new 98,000 cbm Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC).
Update: Crew evacuated from coronavirus-hit livestock carrier in Fremantle
Confirmed coronavirus cases have been evacuated from a livestock carrier berthed at Fremantle Port, Western Australia, and placed in quarantine.
Euronav bags $713 million loan
Belgian tanker giant Euronav has secured a $713 million loan facility from Norwegian finance provider Nordea. The facility comprises a revolving credit facility of up to $469 million and a term loan of up to $244 million. The loan facility was signed on September 11, 2020 with the first drawdown on
KSS Line opts for Hyundai’s smart ship solutions
Hyundai Global Services (HGS), a solutions provider firm of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), has signed a contract to deliver its Smart Ship and Satellite Communications package to KSS Line’s LPG carrier fleet. The Smart Ship and Satellite Communications package is a combination of the ISS – an IoT p
Saga Tankers rebrands, invests in renewables
Norwegian shipping company Saga Tankers has moved into the renewable energy sector with a new investment into a hydrogen fuel company. As part of the renewable energy strategy, the company will divest non-core assets and change its name to Saga Pure ASA. The company has appointed Bjørn Simonsen as C
MOL moves forward with research on autonomous collision avoidance
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a contract to conduct a joint study on collision avoidance algorithms and autonomous collision avoidance.
DCSA rolls out Just-in-Time Port Call programme
Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a non-profit group established to further digitalisation of container shipping technology standards, in conjunction with its nine member carriers, has published standard data definitions for the port call process.
Nakilat reports 23.6 per cent profit jump
Qatar’s Nakilat, the world’s largest LNG shipper, reported a 23.6 per cent jump in the third quarter of 2020.
Stena Bulk, OGCI to explore potential of carbon capture in shipping
Swedish tanker shipping company Stena Bulk has joined forces with the voluntary energy group Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) in a feasibility study on carbon capture onboard ships while at sea. OGCI said the project was in part an extension to OGCI member Aramco’s work on demonstrating carbon
Drewry: Growing unattractiveness of seafaring career to tighten officer availability
A career at sea has lost much of its capacity to attract newcomers. This could lead to the global shortage of seafarers, Drewry believes.
Wärtsilä tech ordered for Harvey’s LNG-fueled PSVs
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply its energy storage system (ESS) to be retrofitted on four Harvey Energy class LNG-fueled platform supply vessels (PSVs).
Western Australia: COVID-19 cases discovered on another 2 international ships
Western Australia has reported COVID-19 cases onboard two more internationally flagged vessels that are currently docked at Fremantle.
ZIM, Alibaba seal strategic cooperation deal
Container shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services and e-commerce and technology group Alibaba have entered into a broad strategic cooperation agreement for the direct purchase of sea freight.
It’s all about power flow
Integration of renewable energies on a ship – and in other island networks Interview with Jeroen van Tilborg, founder and managing director of the Dutch D&A Electric Diesel engines are used to drive the ship. The power required for other auxiliary drives and for the on-board power grid is mostly gen