General News – Page 32
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding and Hapag-Lloyd agree on biofuel
DHL Global Forwarding has signed an agreement with Hapag-Lloyd for the use of advanced biofuels starting with a shipment of 18,000 teu.
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NewsNewbuild orders are increasingly new-fuel ready
Clarksons Research reports that a record 268 newbuild orders calling for alternative fuels were received in the first half of 2022, and more will be alternative fuel ready.
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NewsBroken wire caused berthing accident
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report (M19C0054) on a March 2019 berthing incident involving the roll-on/roll-off ferry Apollo in Matane, Quebec.
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NewsElomatic establishes new ship design subsidiary
Finland-based Elomatic Oy has established a subsidiary in Wismar, Germany, focusing on ship design and offshore wind power structures.
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NewsSupply Chain Issues Hit German Makers
German suppliers of marine equipment and systems recorded a 2.5% drop in turnover last year, but new orders surged by more than 14%.
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NewsKR representative elected Chair of IACS Hull Panel
Korean Register’s Cho Hyungmin, Principal Surveyor of Ship & Offshore Technology Team, has been elected the next Chair of the IACS Hull Panel.
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NewsTGE wins gas handling order for Northern Lights LCO2 carriers
German company TGE Marine Gas Engineering says that it has been awarded a contract by Dalian Shipbuilding (DSIC) to deliver the gas handling systems for two new liquid CO2 (LCO2) carriers. The carriers have been ordered in connection with the Northern Lights CO2 Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility in ...
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NewsCarbotreat and VDL AEC Maritime partner on CCS
Netherlands-based companies VDL AEC Maritime and Carbotreat have joined forces to provide carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions for LNG and HFO fuelled vessels.
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NewsCMA CGM and MPA collaborate on decarbonisation and digitalisation
The CMA CGM Group and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have agreed to collaborate on maritime decarbonisation.
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NewsNo links to Russia: IRS
IRS responds to media reports that it has links to Russia shipping entities
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NewsEmanuele Grimaldi appointed ICS Chairman
The International Chamber of Shipping’s board has appointed Emanuele Grimaldi, Managing Director of the Grimaldi Group, as chairman.
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NewsSling failure caused accidental release during lifeboat drill
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) found that weakened hardware and an improperly secured lifeboat sling caused the accidental release of a free-fall lifeboat during a drill aboard the bulk carrier Blue Bosporus in British Columbia in December 2020.
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NewsMAN and Greek owners make decarbonisation commitment
Following a meeting during the 2022 Posidonia trade fair in Athens, MAN Energy Solutions and the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) have announced their mutual commitment to a policy of decarbonisation.
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NewsMOL conducts carbon-offset voyage with car carrier
A Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) car carrier has completed a carbon-offset voyage for the ocean transportation of completed cars from Japan to Europe by using voluntary carbon credits.
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NewsReport: many ships not suitable for new fuel conversion
Operational and technical measures are the most viable route to emissions abatement for the existing fleet of tankers, bulkers and containerships as many of these are unsuitable for low-carbon fuel conversions, according to a study entitled Energy Transition in Shipping – Facts and Timeline.
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NewsParis MOU calls for more awareness about vessel stability
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MoU) on Port State Control carried out a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on stability jointly with the Tokyo MOU between September 1, 2021 and December 1, 2021 and found the results ambiguous.
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NewsABS and Arcsilea to study CII, EEXI and EEDI for the EU
ABS and Arcsilea have won a tender from the European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) to carry out a technical study on the Future of Ship Energy Efficiency Measures.
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NewsRotterdam is aiming to make its first patrol vessels emission-free from 2025
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced plans to make its first patrol vessels emission-free from 2025, with the aim of significantly lowering emissions from operations at the port.
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NewsMEPC78 fails to agree on revised GHG targets
The 78th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met from 6-10 June but failed to reach agreement on more ambitious GHG targets or on the establishment of the International Maritime Research Board (IMRB) and International Maritime Research Fund (IMRF).
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NewsINTERCARGO: Governments must share the load
It would be a mistake to place responsibility for meeting IMO’s zero emission shipping targets fully on the shoulders of the shipping industry, warns INTERCARGO, as the IMO’s MEPC 78 debates steps to meet IMO ambitions for zero emission shipping by 2050 this week.
