General News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) held a formal naming ceremong for its first vessel that will operate on green methanol. The newbuild methanol-fuelled 2,100teu container feeder, Laura Maersk, was named in a ceremony hosted in the Port of…

15th September 2023

Naming ceremony for MeOH-fuelled Laura Maersk in Copenhagen

15th September 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Container line operator Maersk announced that it was investing in a green methanol production start-up on 14 September.

15th September 2023

Maersk invests in green methanol production company

15th September 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK government has unveiled a new package of clean maritime measures to safeguard business whilst reducing harmful emissions.

14th September 2023

UK unveils clean maritime package

14th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Newport Shipping has announced that it is launching a naval architect practice. The company plans to initially focus on designing and building vessels for the offshore wind market. It also announced that it will design and…

14th September 2023

Newport Shipping outlines CTV construction plans

14th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Indian government is planning to announce the removal of remaining cabotage laws, opening up coastal trade between the country’s ports to foreign owned and flagged vessels. 

13th September 2023

India eyes liberalisation of coastal trade

13th September 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Bureau Veritas (BV) participated in a project that aims to support the future commercial application of CCS technology, especially for older vessels in operation, and demonstrated the potential CII benefits.

13th September 2023

BV Study Quantifies CCS CII Benefit For Bulker Vessels

13th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Russia plans to accelerate the construction of ice-breakers and other ice-class vessels, according to a number of senior Russian state officials speaking during the Eastern Economic Forum, which is being held in…

12th September 2023

Russia to accelerate construction of ice-breakers and ice-class fleet

12th September 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Chinese shipyard group COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co. Ltd (CHI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Silverstream to explore the possibility of licensing the installation of the Silverstream air lubrication system in CHI’s…

11th September 2023

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry to explore air lube licensing deal

11th September 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ABS has announced that it is establishing a global ABS Electrification Center in Singapore. The centre will have an international focus, supporting electrification projects in the Asia Pacific region and more widely,…

11th September 2023

Singapore selected for global electrification centre

11th September 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

GTT’s venture capital arm has completed a funding round to support the development of automated wind-assisted propulsion systems.

7th September 2023

GTT raises wind propulsion funds

7th September 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an onboard CO2 capture and storage (OCCS) system developed by China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute Co., Ltd. (CSPI), a member of CSSC Power…

7th September 2023

ClassNK AiP for Chinese Onboard CCS System

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

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