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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards Group has won a deal to supply UK Dredging with a Shoalbuster 2711 water injection dredger (WID).

9th August 2023

Damen to supply WID for UK Dredging

9th August 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

The global methanol fleet is set to grow with shipowners Hafnia and Socatra announcing an order for four dual-fuel vessels capable of operating on methanol. The order for four 49,800 dwt Chemical IMOII Medium-Range (MR)…

9th August 2023

Hafnia places maiden dual-fuel methanol newbuilding order

9th August 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Cargill Ocean Transportation, the shipping arm of Cargill the international trading house, has signed a three-year contract with Denmark-based technology supplier ZeroNorth for vessel, voyage and bunkering optimisation software services.

9th August 2023

Cargill opts for Danish voyage optimisation provider

9th August 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Replenishment at sea (RAS) operations were recently completed between a UK-owned handysized tanker and a unit of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The trials saw fuel exchanged in both directions with the…

9th August 2023

UK Naval/Commercial Tanker Interaction

9th August 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A consortium which includes the Marubeni Corporation has been developing an integrated system which notifies ships of the optimal date and time for arrival.

8th August 2023

Clever tech in development to allow efficient just in time arrival

8th August 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

A team from Hanshin Diesel led by Satoru Higashikawa presented results at CIMAC 2023 demonstrating the thermal efficiency of the company’s low speed 4-stroke gas engine.

8th August 2023

Hanshin Gas Engine Thermal Efficiency Exceeds Diesel

8th August 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) have signed a five-year strategic partnership to explore decarbonisation.

8th August 2023

MOL inks decarbonisation deal with GCMD

8th August 2023

LNG

LNG

Mitsui E&S Co., Ltd. (Mitsui E&S) and a compressor specialist subsidiary, Kaji Technology Corporation, have announced the launch of a high-pressure boil-off gas (BOG) compressor for use on vessels burning LNG as fuel.

8th August 2023

First orders for new high-pressure BOG compressor supplier

8th August 2023

LNG

LNG

Bio-LNG bunkering is now available in almost 70 ports worldwide, according to new analysis by SEA-LNG.

8th August 2023

Bio-LNG bunkering options grow

8th August 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

The Adani Group is planning a green hydrogen plant as part of the new container development it is constructing at Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo West.

8th August 2023

Pursuing green hydrogen in Sri Lanka

8th August 2023