General News – Page 2
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NewsOrbitMI and Maritime Data team up to boost AIS data quality
With the demand for maritime software providers increasing, two firms have teamed to improve AIS data
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NewsBV bolsters leadership team to drive growth and sustainability
Bureau Veritas in leadership reshuffle
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NewsBuilding on a versatile Ro-Pax platform
A look at one of the maritime industry’s largest ro-pax newbuild projects ever, demonstrating the popularity of Stena’s E-Flexer concept
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NewsUnion Maritime sets sail on sustainability with Norsepower
Norsepower has won a contract to install its Rotor Sails on a fleet of tankers being built for Union Maritime Limited
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NewsKongsberg’s new ‘Super-Efficient Bulker’ concept slashes fuel costs
Kongsberg new ’Super-Efficient Bulker’ aims to slash fuel costs even for vessels running conventional fuels
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NewsRisk-based class rules needed for marine sector
Updated Marine Vessel Rules include new functional requirements and a risk-based methodology to accommodate the latest technology, writes Dan Cronin, ABS
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NewsMid-term measure debate will Dominate runup to MEPC82
The 81st meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in London on 18 to 22 March 2024 was held the week after the Intersessional Working Group on the reduction of Green House Gases (ISWG-GHG 16).
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NewsGreen Corridor advances
A new green shipping corridor is set to be established between Singapore and Australia, following the agreement of…
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NewsFirst G45 type with EGR bypass
MAN ES licensee Mitsui has successfully delivered the first MAN B&W G45 type to feature…
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NewsBulker newbuild values at 15-year high
Values for newbuild vessels of 180,000 DWT are up by around 5.45% to US$69.63m
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NewsBook your delegate place at the Green Ports & Shipping Congress
The inaugural Green Ports & Shipping Congress takes place in Singapore next week
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NewsBook now for the Green Ports & Shipping Congress
There’s less than a month to go before the inaugural Green Ports & Shipping Congress
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NewsBIMCO: Ship recycling sinks to 20-year low
The recycling of bulkers, tankers and container ships has dropped to the lowest level in 20 years, BIMCO’s Filipe Gouveia has claimed. The decline reflects strong demand, following a series of market shocks, while low orderbooks have kept older ships operating for longer than usual.
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NewsFirst ClassNK TA for maritime ESS awarded to Corvus Orca
Corvus Energy’s Corvus Orca Energy Storage System has been awarded Type Approval by ClassNK.
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NewsMILESTONE IN CANADA’S ICEBREAKER RENEWAL
Chantier Davie of Quebec has been awarded the design contract for the planned series of six heavy icebreakers to be deployed by the Canadian Coast Guard.
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NewsCMA CGM selects Damen for retrofit campaign
Container liner owner and operator CMA CGM has selected Damen Shipyards Group to install energy efficiency solutions onboard a number of container vessels over the next few years. The agreement marks the first time CMA CGM has selected European yards for the installation of complex energy efficiency modifications.
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NewsE-FLEXER NEWBUILD FOR CANADIAN SERVICE
In the first North American application of the E-Flexer ro-pax ferry concept developed by Stena RoRo, the 203m Ala’Suinu is on positioning voyage from her Chinese yard of build for service in eastern Canada.
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NewsIndustry First Audit for the Operation of LCO2 Carriers
ABS has awarded an industry first ISM Document of Compliance to ECOLOG, a mid-stream Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) service provider, for the operation of liquified CO2 carriers on behalf of the Bermuda flag administration.
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NewsEuropean Offshore Electrical Power Bunkering Project Initiated
A new project has been launched to develop a comprehensive solution for offshore electrical power bunkering. The BlueBARGE Project is receiving funding from the Horizon Europe program and involving 14 partners from 10 European countries.
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NewsTrans-Atlantic green hydrogen deal
The Port of Argentia in Newfoundland and Hamburg Port Authority have signed a letter of intent committing the two countries to the export of Canadian hydrogen to Germay as part of the implementation of the Canada-Germany Energy Partnership and Hydrogen Alliance.
