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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Testament to the Japanese propensity for continuous improvement, a further iteration of the Dunkirkmax-type bulk carrier has made its trading debut in the Pacific.

4th January 2022

NEW DEVELOPMENT IN DUNKIRKMAX TYPE

4th January 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Much needed investment in the ferry line between the island of Sakhalin and the Russian mainland is taking form with the imminent completion of the first of two versatile newbuilds. 

4th January 2022

RAILSHIP RENEWAL IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST

4th January 2022

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has announced that it digitised its existing proprietary bunker and lube oil analysis operations in August 2021, and has added remote access and statistical analysis functionality to the results.…

31st December 2021

MOL plans to commercialise proprietary digital bunker and lube analysis capabilities

31st December 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Italian classification society RINA has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for an ammonia fuel supply system to CSSC Power. The award follows closely after RINA awarded an AiP to Zhangjiagang Furui Heavy…

31st December 2021

RINA awards NH3 AiPs to Chinese OEMs

31st December 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Korean Register (KR) has issued two separate Approvals in Principle (AiP) to Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for their designs of an ammonia-fuelled…

31st December 2021

Korean Consortium Awarded AiPs for NH3-fuelled Ammonia Carrier and Bunker Vessel By KR

31st December 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Russia’s Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex brought into full commission the country’s largest new dock for ship construction on 27 December, following the successsful conclusion of an inspection by The Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and…

30th December 2021

Zvezda unveils drydock as Arc7 LNG carrier programme advances

30th December 2021

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Ship engineering company Peak Marine Tech AS has awarded Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) a contract to supply the battery and control systems for the conversion of the Fjord Connector cable lay vessel.

30th December 2021

Zero emission cable layer conversion

30th December 2021

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Wärtsilä has completed the installation and commissioning of a hybrid power system onboard a 59,000dwt bulk carrier. The installation on the M/V Paolo Topic includes a PV solar energy solution, which will make it…

30th December 2021

Innovative hybrid PV solution installed on Ultramax

30th December 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Scotland’s premier ferry company plans to award its next, major shipbuilding contract to a non-UK yard. Detailed tenders for two vessels to serve the Islay route in the Hebrides have been invited…

30th December 2021

CALMAC FERRIES TO BE BUILT IN EUROPE

30th December 2021

REGULATION

REGULATION

The introduction of Scope 3 emissions reporting will accelerate the focus for extractive industries, such as oil and gas producers as well as miners, to lower the carbon footprint of their supply chains.

29th December 2021

Major customers in drive to slash Scope 3 emissions

29th December 2021