General News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

QatarEnergy has announced the beginning of a second round of LNG shipbuilding orders, confirming an order with Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for 17 LNG carriers. 

28th September 2023

QatarEnergy signals beginning of second round of LNG orders

28th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bureau Veritas and shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean have completed a Joint Development Project (JDP) to enable 3D model based approval for the classification of ships.

28th September 2023

JDP on 3D Model Based class approval completed

28th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured the first ever approval in principle (AiP) for two­­‑stroke engines fuelled with ammonia. Lloyd’s Register awarded the AiP to WinGD’s X-DF-A dual-fuel range.

28th September 2023

First AiP for WinGD’s X-DF-A engine

28th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A French shipbuilder has been shortlisted for the construction of two vessels to serve the traffic between the Isles of Scilly and the English mainland. The Piriou organisation, based in Brittany, has…

28th September 2023

French Yard Favoured For UK Ferries

28th September 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Talks have taken place to discuss the potential of green hydrogen projects along the Suez Canal.

26th September 2023

Green fuel potential along the Suez Canal

26th September 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Three of Japan’s largest shipowners have agreed to join a Kawasaki Heavy Industries-led consortium that is seeking to develop a maritime liquefied hydrogen (LH2) supply chain for imports into Japan. 

26th September 2023

Japanese shipowners join LH2 transportation and carrier consortium

26th September 2023

LNG

LNG

A new zero-carbon emissions LNG carrier design includes an ammonia-fuelled gas turbine and a heat recovery system using supercritical CO2.

26th September 2023

Ammonia-fuelled gas turbine planned for LNG carrier

26th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Norway’s maritime sector has gained a valuable project for a high-capacity, newbuild cable layer. West coast builder Ulstein Verft has landed the construction contract entailing a 150m vessel to Norwegian design for…

26th September 2023

Norwegian Yard Lands Cableship Contract

26th September 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A consortium of ports, carriers and cargo owners has unveiled a plan to reduce emissions on one of the world’s busiest container shipping routes.

25th September 2023

Pacific shipping corridor takes shape

25th September 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

In a first for Babcock’s LGE business, it has won the first orders for its cutting-edge cargo handling and reliquefaction system for two 22,000m³ liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers. The vessels will feature Babcock LGE’s…

25th September 2023

First reference for Babcock LGE LCO2 solution on new 22,000cbm carriers

25th September 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

DNV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Light Structures AS, a leading supplier of fibre optic condition monitoring systems, to cooperate on the development of new methodologies and solutions at the intersection of…

25th September 2023

DNV to explore integrating live CM data in digital twin services

25th September 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed an agreement with Malaysian energy producer Petronas, and its subsidiary MISC Berhad to establish a joint venture to invest in the development and commercialisation of liquefied Carbon…

25th September 2023

MOL, Petronas and MISC Berhad to form LCO2 carrier JV

25th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Container liner giant COSCO Shipping has announced that it is participating in a Chinese project to develop a green methanol supply chain on 21 September.

21st September 2023

COSCO Shipping in first Chinese green MeOH supply chain MoU

21st September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Explora Journeys, the luxury travel brand of the Cruise Division of MSC Group, has confirmed the order for the construction of two LNG-fuelled luxury cruise ships featuring hydrogen-powered solid oxide fuel cells with Fincantieri.

21st September 2023

MSC confirms orders for dual-fuel cruise ships with SOFC fuel cells

21st September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB has announced it will supply a power, propulsion and automation package for two newbuild short-sea container ships to be built by Cochin Shipyard for the global logistics company Samskip Group. The order is highly significant as the vessels will…

21st September 2023

ABB power and propulsion package for Samskip H2-fuelled containerships

21st September 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

In what represents a further step towards the potential introduction of autonomous zero-emission shipping into the European short-sea sector, Conoship Internation of Groningen has been commissioned to develop an autonomous 200 teu shortsea container vessel…

21st September 2023

North Sea unmanned zero-emission feeder project advances

21st September 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

London-based freight insurance provider TT Club is calling for greater emphasis on the critical dangers of toxic gas emissions arising from lithium-ion battery fires.

20th September 2023

Wider Dangers Of Battery Fires

20th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Two of the largest names in the container liner sector, A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S (Maersk) and CMA CGM, have announced plans to join forces on several areas relating to decarbonisation. The collaboration,…

19th September 2023

Maersk and CMA CGM to work together on alt fuels

19th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japanese general trading company Mitsui & Co., Ltd (Mitsui) has acquired a minority stake in Finnish energy efficiency solution provider WE Tech Solutions (WE Tech).   

19th September 2023

Mitsui takes minority stake in WETech

19th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions is understood to have expressed concern to IACS, the International Association of Classification Societies, about the lack of a set of unified requirements relating to ammonia-fuelled engines and their…

15th September 2023

MAN ES stresses need for common NH3 standards

15th September 2023