Tanker operator Stolt Tankers, part of Stolt-Nielsen Limited, says initial results from a biofuel trial carried out by one of the company’s chemical tankers have been very positive. Specifically, the 37,000 dwt chemical tanker Stolt Inspiration recently completed her transatlantic voyage partly powe
Hydrogen (LH2), be it blue, or green, is at the heart of the energy transition talks taking place around the globe, especially as major economies of the world pledge to become net-zero nations. Building up the hydrogen society has been a hot potato for decades and the switch from coal, fossil fuels,
A fusion-powered container vessel offers potential for lower transport cost, faster service, and zero emissions to air, DNV said in its Technology Progress Report on key energy systems technologies aimed at meeting global decarbonization targets. One of those technologies includes nuclear power, whi
The European Council has approved an extension of the Danish scheme for reduced tax charges for shore power for ships until June 2027. The scheme, which was due to expire in June this year, is being extended amid considerable backing from Danish shipping companies. The extension of the scheme for on
Bornholm Bunker Hub, a new international shipping consortium, has been launched to explore possibilities of establishing a bunkering station with green marine fuel on Bornholm.
Rederi AB Donsötank, a Swedish family-owned shipowner, has launched its second LNG-powered oil products and chemical tanker at Chinese Wuhu Shipyard Co. Named M/T Pacifico, the ice-strengthened ship, will featuring ice class 1A, and will have shore-connection for port operations, prepared for 1000 k
Dutch shipping company Schram Shipping has signed a contract with compatriot wind propulsion solutions provider eConowind for new wind-assist installation.
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and the classification society RINA have announced a novel propulsion design that aims to achieve “immediate compliance with IMO 2023 targets.”
Dutch marine transportation service provider Future Proof Shipping (FPS) has appointed Koedood Marine Group as the supplier of PEM fuel cell system to retrofit its inland containership to hydrogen power.
Rusia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and LNG supplier Sakhalin Energy have signed long-term time-charter contracts for two existing LNG-fuelled tankers of SCF’s Green Funnel series.
After partnering with BAR Technologies to bring WindWings to the global shipping industry, Yara Marine Technologies has now joined the International Windship Association (IWSA).
The technology group Wärtsilä believes it will have the industry’s first engine running on ammonia already this year, according to Juha Kytölä, Director of R&D and Engineering at Wärtsilä. “This year we will demonstrate an engine running on ammonia. The demonstration will start with a 40-percent amm
At this point in time, there is no technology in sight that would make large, ocean-going ships carbon-neutral in the next three to five years, CEO of German liner company Hapag-Lloyd, Rolf Habben Jansen believes. Jansen was one of the panelists of the Green Shipping Roundtable hosted yesterday by t
Scale Gas, a subsidiary of Spanish energy company Enagás, and marine fuel supplier Peninsula have reached an agreement for the construction, joint ownership and charter of LNG bunker vessel to service in the Strait of Gibraltar.
