General News

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

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

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

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Lloyd’s Register has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Babcock LGE’s multi-fuel gas supply and CO2 cargo handling systems, ecoFGSS-FLEX® and ecoCO2®.

5th September 2023

NH3 multi-fuel gas supply system receives AiP

5th September 2023

LNG

LNG

DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to Hudong-Zhonghua’s new 271,000cbm LNG carrier design. The new design’s increased cargo capacity will make it the largest gas carrier in the world.

5th September 2023

DNV AiP for 271,000cbm LNGC at Gastech

5th September 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Auramarine has received an order for three methanol fuel supply system packages for a series of hybrid tankers on order in China for Swedish shipowner Terntank.

5th September 2023

Auramarine wins methanol fuel supply system orders

5th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) is reported to have placed an order for three Newcastlemax bulk carriers with Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, with an option for a further three vessels, according to…

4th September 2023

EPS reported to place 3+3 dual-fuel NH3 Newcastlemax order

4th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Resurgent UK shipyard group Harland & Wolff (H&W) has woven another strand in its business development strategy by pitching for the construction and operation of ferries to serve the Isles of Scilly.…

4th September 2023

Harland & Wolff Pitch For Ferry Business

4th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norway’s state innovation agency, Innovation Norway, launched risk-based loans for environmental investments in the country’s short-sea shipping sector.

4th September 2023

Innovation Norway offers green shipping funding

4th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

China’s shipbuilding industry has reached a new milestone through the production of its first large-scale cruise vessel, the 135,500gt Adora Magic City. An extended trials campaign was implemented by builder Shanghai Waigaoqiao…

1st September 2023

China In New Challenge To European Yards

1st September 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The second phase of the Nippon Foundation’s MEGURI2040 project was announced in July 2023. The project, which intends to support the full-scale commercialisation of fully autonomous ship technology by 2025, will focus…

31st August 2023

Japanese fully autonomous vessel project targets 2025 commercialisation

31st August 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

DNV has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and MISC Berhad (MISC) for their Floating CO2 Storage Unit (FCSU) concept. The innovative design is capable of functioning as an intermediate CO2 storage unit or as…

31st August 2023

AiP For Floating CO2 Storage Unit Concept

31st August 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) is planning to place an order with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co for a dual-fuel methanol-powered very large crude carrier (VLCC), according to a stock exchange filing.

30th August 2023

CMES to order methanol-fuelled VLCC

30th August 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

DNV has confirmed that Erma First’s alternative maritime power (AMP) system, BLUE CONNECT, meets the requirements to be categorised as an ‘energy-saving device’ (ESD). In the same document, DNV recognises the solution’s ability…

29th August 2023

Erma First’s AMP solution recognised as Energy Saving Device

29th August 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

K Line has inked a memorandum of understanding with Navtor to develop K Line’s global fleet monitoring and support system. Under the terms of the agreement, K Line will extend the functionality of NavFleet,…

29th August 2023

K Line adopts Navtor fleet monitoring platform

29th August 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Wärtsilä is announcing that it has begun to offer carbon capture and storage (CCS) feasibility studies to shipowners and operators. The studies have already been conducted on a range of vessel types including…

29th August 2023

Wärtsilä to offer onboard CCS feasibility studies

29th August 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Testing of a mobile robotic welding solution to raise shipbuilding efficiency has begun in Italy. The MR4Weld outdoor automated system is the first issue of a collaboration agreement implemented in 2021 by…

29th August 2023

Flexible Robot To Work In Italian Yards

29th August 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The European Commission (EC) launched an online consultation to evaluate its Ship Recycling Regulation that ran until early June 2023. The results of the work will probably increase the number of ships recycled…

24th August 2023

EC ship recycling consultation likely to drive change towards responsible practices

24th August 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Norwegian shipmanagement specialist OSM Thome has announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Norwegian green shipping specialist Pherousa Green Shipping AS (PGS) to collaborate on a series of 63,000dwt ammonia-fuelled Ultramax…

22nd August 2023

OSM Thome inks NH3-fuelled Ultramax series deal

22nd August 2023