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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Silverstream Technologies, the UK cleantech provider, and Orient Marine Co., Ltd. (Orient Marine) have signed a new Agency Agreement to provide  sales support of the Silverstream System in Japan.

20th April 2023

Orient Marine to market UK air lube system in Japan

20th April 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A joint study produced by Ricardo-AEA Ltd and DNV on behalf of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on the readiness and availability of low- and zero-carbon ship technology and marine fuels has concluded that existing…

20th April 2023

IMO decarbonisation study turns focus to alt fuels demand

20th April 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Chevron has announced the agreement of a joint study agreement (JSA) with the Angelicoussis Group into the transportation of ammonia in tankers. The deal was announced between the Energy Transition focused division of…

19th April 2023

Chevron in NH3 joint study project with Angelicoussis Group

19th April 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the first of six multipurpose RoRos built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan in Korea.

19th April 2023

First of a new G5 RoRo class delivered

19th April 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ørsted and Acciona have joined forces to explore options for floating offshore wind foundations, opening the door to the potential for deeper installations.

19th April 2023

MoU explores floating offshore wind options

19th April 2023

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

VPS, the global marine fuel and oil testing advisory company, has opened a new Oil Condition Monitoring (OCM) Laboratory in Singapore.

19th April 2023

​VPS Opens New Laboratory in Singapore

19th April 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

DNV has launched Emissions Connect, an emissions data verification engine and data management platform, designed to help the maritime industry accurately assess and work with emissions data. The solution provides a trusted,…

19th April 2023

DNV launches real-time emissions data verification solution

19th April 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

South Korean container operator HMM has announced that it will conduct field tests on an onboard carbon capture and storage system on a multipurpose vessel in its fleet in the second half of 2023.…

19th April 2023

HMM to trial Korean onboard CCS in H2 2023

19th April 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK has released Guidelines for Additional Fire-fighting Measures for Container Carrier, which specify requirements for indicating additional fire safety measures on container carriers as a class notation.

18th April 2023

ClassNK releases Container Carrier firefighting guidelines

18th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Caterpillar Marine and Svitzer, the marine operations and towage operator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to adopt solutions that enable Svitzer to utilise methanol in their fleet. The implementation of…

18th April 2023

Svitzer inks methanol retrofit MoU with Cat

18th April 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

The first order for an onboard carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) device developed by China’s Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute (SMDERI) in connection with a newbuilding project has been placed.

18th April 2023

First newbuilding order for SMDERI onboard CCUS unit

18th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Roll-Royce Power Systems has been awarded a state grant to support the development of green hydrogen capacity produced from electrolysers at its headquarters in Friedrichshafen, as well as the development of test benches designed…

18th April 2023

Rolls-Royce hydrogen test bench expansion

18th April 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kongsberg has announced the establishment of a standalone business unit, Kongsberg Discovery, which will incorporate the company’s former Sensors and Robotics division. 

18th April 2023

Kongsberg Maritime establishes Sensors and Robotics business area

18th April 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ClassNK has released three new features for its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) management tool.

17th April 2023

ClassNK adds emissions tool features

17th April 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd., and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd have received an approval in principle for an ammonia-fuelled gas carrier design from ClassNK.

17th April 2023

MOL receives AiP for NH3-fuelled gas carrier design

17th April 2023

LNG

LNG

Marine pump specialist Svanehøj is acquiring California-based Complete Cryogenic Services, a specialist in service and overhaul of submerged pumps on LNG tankers.

17th April 2023

LNG submerged pump specialist acquisition

17th April 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS Wavesight, an ABS-affiliated software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, has teamed up with ActZero©, a cybersecurity specialist, to help safeguard fleets from the growing threat of cyberattacks.

17th April 2023

ABS Wavesight in tie-up with cybersecurity provider

17th April 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Wärtsilä is participating in a Norwegian state-funded project to develop ammonia reforming technology for installation on board ammonia (NH3) carriers. The objective of the project is to enable ammonia to be converted back…

17th April 2023

Norwegian project to develop ammonia reforming technology for NH3 carriers

17th April 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

A new consultancy project led by Maersk’s green tech subsidiary Njord is seeking to use carbon credits to improve the business case for investments in fuel efficiency technologies for operating assets.

13th April 2023

Carbon credits underpin efficiency device retrofit project

13th April 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

A new report from Lloyd’s Register’s Maritime Decarbonisation Hub suggests that the technological readiness of onboard Onboard Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (OCCUS) is advancing but notes that economic factors will determine whether adoption will be feasible for…

13th April 2023

Onboard CCS ready to offer pathway to compliance: LR

13th April 2023

LNG

LNG

Deltamarin and GTT have received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for their LNG-fuelled 12,500cbm Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) design. The design retains the same cargo capacity as a standard VLCC owing to…

13th April 2023

Dual-fuel VLCC Design Maintains Cargo Capacity

13th April 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

GE Power Conversion will partner up with Keppel Shipyard for the delivery of electrical modules onboard two Petrobras FPSO vessels.

12th April 2023

GE partners up with Keppel for Petrobras FPSO project

12th April 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Naval architecture consultancy Knud E Hansen has designed a liquefied CO2 carrier that it claims will be required for the transportation of CO2 from landbased storage facilities to offshore and onshore terminals prior to…

12th April 2023

Knud E Hansen unveils LCO2 carrier concept design

12th April 2023