General News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Sanyu Kisen have agreed to build a demonstration test ship to transport liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2).

2nd February 2022

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding to build world’s first demonstration ship for LCO2 transportation

2nd February 2022

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

The IMO has formally confirmed that the International Windship Association (IWSA) has been granted full consultative status at the regulatory body.

1st February 2022

IMO grants the International Windship Association consultative status

1st February 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Aker Carbon Capture, Altera Infrastructure and Höegh LNG have entered a non-exclusive collaboration to explore a full value chain offering for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).

31st January 2022

Höegh LNG to collaborate on full value-chain for carbon capture and storage

31st January 2022

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, INTERTANKO, has voiced its support of a recent proposal which advocates the inclusion of charterers as responsible parties in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

28th January 2022

INTERTANKO welcomes idea of charterers as responsible parties in the EU ETS

28th January 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

NYK and Uyeno Group Holdings have agreed that NYK will acquire a 10% stake in Uyeno Transtech, a domestic tanker operating company in the Uyeno Group.

28th January 2022

NYK and Uyeno Group form business alliance on future energy supply in Japan

28th January 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Volkswagen Group Logistics has become a signatory of the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) which calls for transparent, responsible ship recycling practices.

28th January 2022

Volkswagen Group Logistics joins Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative

28th January 2022

REGULATION

REGULATION

European shipowners (ECSA) have welcomed the proposal of the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the EU ETS, Peter Liese, for a binding clause in contractual agreements between shipowners and commercial operators to ensure…

25th January 2022

Polluter-pays or Polluter-gets-paid?

25th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Damen Shipyards Group has opened a new Service Hub in the Americas.

21st January 2022

New Damen Service Hub

21st January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Bureau Veritas (BV) has been selected to undertake the project certification of the first offshore windfarm in the Celtic Sea, in Wales, UK and one of the largest floating offshore wind projects…

19th January 2022

BV to certify Celtic Sea’s first windfarm

19th January 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has signed a Partnership Agreement with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to support the decarbonisation of the shipping sector.

19th January 2022

ICS and IRENA partner to advance global green fuel transition

19th January 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A.P. Moller - Maersk aims to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2040 – one decade ahead of its initial 2050 ambition and has also set associated 2030 targets.

13th January 2022

A.P. Moller – Maersk accelerates Net Zero emission targets

13th January 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A 3D-printed fuel injection nozzle developed by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and MAN Energy Solutions could reduce NOx emissions

12th January 2022

3D-printed fuel injection nozzle could reduce NOx emissions

12th January 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Danish Shipping (Danske Rederier) has launched a new three-year strategy titled Toward Zero.

11th January 2022

Danish Shipping Launches Toward Zero Strategy

11th January 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Seaspan Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp., has finalised financing for its 70 containership newbuild program.

10th January 2022

Seaspan finalises finance for its 70 vessel newbuild program

10th January 2022

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Avikus, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group’s subsidiary specialising in autonomous navigation technologies, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ABS to obtain the Approval in Principle (AIP) for its autonomous ship technologies…

10th January 2022

Hyundai Heavy Industries Partners with ABS on autonomous ship technology

10th January 2022

LNG

LNG

A subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed long-term charter agreements for six newbuild 174,000cbm LNG carriers with shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. (MOL), according to local social media reports. The…

7th January 2022

CNOOC inks long-term charters for six LNGC newbuildings – reports

7th January 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

South32, the international mining company, has signed a sustainability-linked contract of affreightment (COA) with KCC Chartering AS, a subsidiary of Klaveness Combination Carriers.

5th January 2022

South32 inks sustainability linked CoA with Klaveness subsidiary

5th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A new cloud based navigation platform has been certified for industry simulator-based training

20th December 2021

Mandatory simulator-based training

20th December 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ClassNK has announced that it will make electronic certificates and reports issued for ships as standard service from 30 January 2022.

20th December 2021

ClassNK to make e-certificates standard from January

20th December 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Nor-Shipping will hold its 2022 exhibition and event programme on 4-7 April in Oslo and Lillestrøm, Norway. The announcement of the revised dates follows just two days after the organisers opted to postpone…

15th December 2021

Nor-Shipping to be held in April 2022

15th December 2021