Latest Equipment News – Page 3
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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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NewsMethanol bunkering first at Antwerp-Bruges
Port of Antwerp-Bruges has reached a milestone in its ambition to become a multifuel port
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NewsThe merits of offshore electrical power bunkering
A project to advance offshore electrical power bunkering is making progress
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NewsHydrogen cluster agreement inked in South Korea
South Korea is venturing in to the hydrogen and carbon capture markets
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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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NewsTeaming up to develop new biofuels
A new biofuels partnership in Europe hopes to transform the market for renewable fuels
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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.
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NewsJERA begins world-first NH3 co-firing demonstration at Japanese thermal plant
JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) and IHI Corporation (IHI) have announced the beginning of the world’s first demonstration testing of ammonia substitution at a large-scale commercial coal-fired thermal power plant. The test involves the first application of fuel ammonia substitution at large volume (up to 20% of heating value).
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NewsFirst Japanese hydrogen fuel cell vessel delivered
The first Japanese passenger vessel to be powered by a hydrogen fuel cell system was successfully delivered in March 2024. The 33-metre long passenger vessel Hanaria was delivered by Hongawara Shipyard on 15 March 2024.
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NewsIBIA appoints three members to its board of directors
The International Bunker Industry Association has announced the election of three members to its board of directors.
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NewsHYBRID COASTER SERIES FOR NORDIC OWNERS
A new generation of 5,400dwt coasters introduced by a Finnish-owned Swedish company is claimed to cut CO2 emissions per cargo unit by as much as 50%, relative to existing vessels of similar size.
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NewsFINNISH TRIO SHARPENS STEEL SUPPLY CHAIN
A new generation of vessel blending bespoke capabilities in steel transportation with scope for a much broader cargo range has entered the Baltic and North European trade.
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NewsAccelleron and Furuno team up on digital services
A new digital partnership promises to ‘dramatically improve access to optimisation solutions’
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NewsThank You For The Music
Sadly, the March/April issue was the last issue of The Motorship that I will have the pleasure of editing. After just over five years, one pandemic and one of the most sustained periods of technological change in the industry since the Industrial Revolution, it is time for someone else to take over the reins. My successor at Mercator Media will be announced in April.
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NewsElectrification expanding beyond the passenger segment
Full electrification of deepsea vessels may be some time off yet, but the outlook isn’t as grim as some might suggest.
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NewsBlowdown a new target for methane slip reductions
Engine makers have ongoing work underway to reduce methane slip, including tackling emissions from blowdown.
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NewsBulk carrier life cycle assessment quantifies benefits of energy-saving technologies
The CHEK project’s analysis of the emissions reduction potential that multiple energy saving technologies would have on a Kamsarmax bulk carrier paves the way for decarbonisation solutions and more accurate ESG reporting.
