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SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A new generation of short-sea cargo vessels designed for adaptation to the future development of southern Sweden’s Trollhattan Canal is taking shape in the Netherlands. The waterway, accessed from the sea by…

7th September 2023

Investment In Trade To Swedish Lakes

7th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV has identified carbon-neutral fuel supply constraints as a key challenge for the maritime sector, as the sector is likely to encounter tough competition for greener fuels from other sectors. As a result,…

7th September 2023

DNV: competition for alt fuel to pose challenge in key decade

7th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its new 45,000cbm LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) Carrier design. The design can be ordered with ammonia dual-fuel propulsion.

7th September 2023

LR AiP for NH3 dual-fuel 45,000cbm LPG Carrier

7th September 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Two separate feasibility studies examining the establishment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain between Australia and Japan are to be undertaken, following the agreement of memorandums of understanding (MoU). In the…

7th September 2023

Feasibility studies focus on Japan-Aus CCS logistics chain

7th September 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Wärtsilä has signed an agreement to provide Chinese shipping company China LNG Shipping (International) Company Ltd. (CLSICO) with optimised maintenance to support the operational efficiency of the main engines and gas valve units on board Dapeng Princess, the…

7th September 2023

Wärtsilä optimised maintenance for shallow draft LNGC

7th September 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

A 70,000 cbm liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) containment tank developed by Hanwha Ocean for an LCO2 carrier has been awarded an approval in principle (AiP) from DNV at the Gastech 2023 conference in…

6th September 2023

Bi-lobe LCO2 carrier tank design granted AiP by DNV

6th September 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS, GTT and DHT Holdings, Inc. signed a joint development project at Gastech 2023 to optimise a new, very large crude carrier (VLCC) with liquified natural gas (LNG) propulsion that meets Class and…

6th September 2023

ABS, GTT and DHT to Collaborate On LNG-Fuelled VLCC Optimisation Study

6th September 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce is to supply eight mtu Series 4000 engines for two new aluminium RoPax fast ferries.

6th September 2023

Rolls-Royce to power new fast ferries

6th September 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Kumiai Navigation, a Southeast Asian LPG tanker and bulk carrier company, has placed the first retrofit order for Alfa Laval’s fluidic air lubrication, OceanGlide for an LPG carrier. The system will be installed aboard a 54,000dwt…

6th September 2023

First LPG carrier air lubrication retrofit contract for Alfa Laval agreed

6th September 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Korean shipbuilder K Shipbuilding has launched a joint study project towards the development of a 12,000cbm liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier design with Korean Register (KR), along with industry partners Sunbo Industries and Dongsung Finetec,…

6th September 2023

K Shipbuilding in Korean-led 12k cbm DF LCO2 carrier joint study project

6th September 2023