Green Marine
MSC expands its Carbon Neutral Programme with South Pole
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has partnered with a climate solutions provider South Pole to develop the MSC Carbon Neutral Programme. The deal comes on the back of a similar program implemented in 2019 in selected countries, which is now being extended worldwide throughout 2020. Under the pro
RINA performs world’s 1st statutory and class surveys through live streaming remote technologies
Italian classification society RINA has carried out what it claims to be the world’s first statutory and associated class intermediate surveys with the use of remote technologies on the bulk carrier Cielo di Gaspesie, owned by the d’Amico Group. On completion, the Liberian International Ship & Corpo
MPA, Airbus, others to conduct coastal 5G SA trials at Singapore Maritime Drone Estate
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and M1 Limited have partnered with Airbus to conduct coastal 5G standalone (SA) network trials at the Singapore Maritime Drone Estate.
Study calls for urgent action on cutting emissions from existing ships
Urgent action is needed to target emissions from the existing ships in order to deliver on what is dictated by the global Paris Agreement, according to a University of Manchester study published today in the new journal BMC Energy. The sector also has to up its game if it is to deliver on the IMO 20
Stena Line cleared to close Trelleborg-Sassnitz ferry route
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has reached an agreement with the German Works Council to permanently close the ferry route between Trelleborg and Sassnitz due to the lower freight traffic caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The move will affect 130 German workers.
China’s 1st hybrid inland ship sets sail on Yangtze River
China’s first hybrid inland ship has started operations along the giant Yangtze River as part of a move to reduce emissions. The vessel will mainly sail on liquefied natural gas but it also features a diesel/electric propulsion system, according to China Classification Society (CCS). Shanghai ChangJ
Stellar Banner scuttled after being declared unseaworthy
Giant very large ore carrier Stellar Banner, owned by Polaris Shipping from Korea, has been scuttled off the Brazilian coast after an inspection of the ship’s hull found the ship to be unseaworthy. “Following an extensive inspection by the classification society and the surveyors, the structural in
Irish Continental Group scraps ferry deal with FSG
Dublin-based maritime transportation group Irish Continental Group (ICG) has terminated a contract with German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) for the construction of a new vessel for ICG’s subsidiary Irish Ferries. The termination follows the financially-troubled yard making an
APMT Rotterdam returns to Konecranes for more straddle carriers
The APM Terminals Rotterdam container terminal has ordered a fleet of 16 diesel-electric Konecranes Noell straddle carriers. Konecranes said that the order was secured in March and that the straddle cranes would be delivered and handed over by the end of September 2020. The Rotterdam-based terminal
Oldendorff buys Capesize bulker trio from Tata Power
Germany-based dry bulk carrier owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers has signed a “comprehensive” package deal with Singapore-based Trust Energy Resources, a subsidiary of Tata Power Company, India’s largest integrated power company.
Silverstream Technologies finalising deals to supply 15 more ships with its micro-bubbles system
London-based firm Silverstream Technologies is in the final stages of securing deals to supply an additional 15 ships with its micro-bubbles system that cuts fuel consumption. The Silverstream® System, a type of Air Lubrication System (ALS), pumps tiny bubbles through vents on the hull to reduce fri
BW’s FSRU arrives to serve new Brazilian LNG-to-power project
BW’s floating storage and regasification unit has arrived at a new terminal in the Brazilian Port Acu to start its contract serving Gas Natural Acu’s LNG-to-power project. The FSRU BW Magna finally docked at the project’s regasification terminal on Friday. The vessel has been waiting offshore the po
Singapore approves over 4,000 crew change cases during coronavirus
More than 4,000 cases of crew sing-on and signoff have been approved by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) for over 300 companies since 27 March 2020.
Dutch shipyard picks Ampelmann gangway for new icebreaker
Ampelmann has secured a contract from Royal Niestern Sander for the sale of a winterised A-type motion compensated gangway system.