General News – Page 13
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NewsITT to acquire Svanehøj
US manufacturing company ITT is to acquire privately held Svanehøj Group
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NewsHyundai Glovis Plans World’s Largest Car Carriers
Hyundai Glovis, the shipping and logistics specialist of the Hyundai Motor Group, is set to order an extensive series of pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs) of record-breaking capacity.
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NewsProgressing new standards for offshore floating wind
The progress towards floating substations being integrated to DNV-ST-0145 continues
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NewsRINA announces appointment of new ceo
Classification society RINA s.p.a has announced the appointment of Carlo Luzzatto as the future CEO and General Director of RINA S.p.A.
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NewsSouth African ports plan their hydrogen roadmap
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the development of a terminal facility and related facilities for hydrogen initiatives at its commercial seaports.
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NewsWärtsilä handling systems for new LPG carrier series
Wärtsilä Cargo Handling Systems have been ordered for five newbuild very large LPG carriers to be built in South Korea at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen bunkers first biofuel in Korea trial
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has conducted its first biofuel bunkering involving the use of a B30 HSFO-biofuel drop in blend in Korea. The bunkering of the 6,354 teu pure care and truck carrier Torrens was undertaken at Masan Port in South Korea.
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NewsWärtsilä announces plans to divest Gas Solutions unit
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has announced plans to divest its Gas Solutions business unit, alongside plans to consolidate the Exhaust Treatment and Shaft Line Solutions business lines within its Marine Power division, with effect from January 2023.
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NewsTailor-Made Service Vessels For Largest Wind Farm
A major programme of investment in support vessels tailored to the long-term needs of the offshore wind sector on the UK Continental Shelf is being rolled out by the Aberdeen company North Star Renewables.
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NewsDavie concludes Helsinki shipyard acquisition
Group Davie, the privately-owned Canadian shipbuilder, has concluded the acquisition of the assets of Helsinki Shipyard Oy.
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NewsWorkload Builds At Revived Spanish Yard
A growing production programme testifies to the resurgence of the former Hijos de J.Barreras shipyard in Spain’s Galicia region under the name Astilleros Ria de Vigo.
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NewsLR outlines EU ETS implementation steps
Lloyd’s Register has provided further guidance on the key steps that ship owners/ship managers/charterers are recommended to follow ahead of the entry into effect of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive on 1 January 2024.
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NewsNorwegian consortium targets operate NH3-fuelled containership operations by 2026
Yara International’s subsidiary Yara Clean Ammonia has announced plans to form a joint venture with North Sea Container Line (NCL) to order and operate a container ship that will use pure ammonia as fuel.
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NewsDanelec acquires MacGregor’s VDR division
Danish company Danelec, a leading supplier of electronic equipment to the maritime sector, has acquired MacGregor’s Voyage Data Recorders division. With this investment, Danelec enhances its installed base to a total of 16,000 vessels.
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NewsKongsberg Maritime in decarb technologies collaboration with Solstad
Kongsberg Maritime has announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Solstad Offshore to identify and trial decarbonisation technologies across Solstad’s fleet.
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NewsDNV JDP To Study CCS Feasibility For Boxships and Bulkers
DNV has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with AL Group and its Singapore company Asiatic Lloyd Maritime LLP to examine the technical and economic feasibility of applying CCS technology on board AL Group’s containerships and Kamsarmax bulk carriers.
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NewsTürk Loydu completes IACS membership process
Türk Loydu has completed the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) membership process, and has been accepted as a member of the association with immediate effect.
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NewsHiMSEN confirms 2025 pure-hydrogen engine launch plans
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) has announced that it plans to commercialise a pure-gas four-stroke hydrogen-fuelled marine engine concept and that it anticipates a 2025 market launch for the engine.
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NewsMeyer partners up with C-Job in strategic market move
Meyer Group has acquired a 50% stake in C-Job Naval Architects
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NewsKR awards AiP to Hanwha Ocean’s Onboard CCS System
An onboard CO2 Capture System (OCCS) developed by Hanwha Ocean received Approval in Principle (AiP) from KR, in collaboration with the Marshall Islands Registry. The award was announced during Kormarine 2023 in Busan, South Korea.
