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REGULATION

REGULATION

The IMO’s Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 11) met 14-18 March, noting the urgency of the development of draft lifecycle GHG and carbon intensity guidelines for…

22nd March 2022

IMO’s life cycle GHG emissions guidelines expected in December

22nd March 2022

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a cooperation agreement with HSD Engine to deliver its energy efficiency existing ship index (EEXI) solutions to MAN B&W-branded low-speed engines manufactured by HSD. 

22nd March 2022

HSD to resell MAN EEXI Compliance solutions

22nd March 2022

LNG

LNG

Wärtsilä has signed a service agreement with the Norway based fleet operator Knutsen OAS. The contract covers the reliquefaction plant for four LNG carriers and is designed to optimise their day-to-day operational…

22nd March 2022

Wärtsilä to service reliquefaction plant on four Knutsen OAS vessels

22nd March 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

German energy producer RWE  is following its plans to build the first German LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel near Hamburg with another nearby project - a terminal for the import of green ammonia. 

21st March 2022

​RWE plans to builds ammonia terminal in Brunsbüttel

21st March 2022

NEWS

NEWS

WE Tech Solutions has received an order to deliver its Solution One Economical Operations Solution with Shore Power Connection to two 6,500 CEU pure car truck carriers.

21st March 2022

WE Tech package for new PCTCs

21st March 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A joint industry project (JIP) was established this month with the aim of achieving a high level of standardization for maritime, containerized battery systems.

21st March 2022

JIP aims for standardised battery containers

21st March 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Australia-based Hysata’s hydrogen capillary-fed electrolysis cell can produce green hydrogen from water at 98% cell energy efficiency, well above the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) 2050 target and significantly better than existing…

21st March 2022

Electrolyser breaks efficiency records

21st March 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dutch maritime research institute MARIN has tested three different barriers aimed at averting collisions between ships and wind turbines.

21st March 2022

Collision barriers for wind turbines tested

21st March 2022

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Heerema’s largest crane vessels, Sleipnir and Thialf, have officially switched from using their engines to using shore power at the Port of Rotterdam.

18th March 2022

Sleipnir connects to shore power at Rotterdam

18th March 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Wärtsilä has developed a dedicated fuel supply system for methanol, MethanolPac. 

18th March 2022

Wärtsilä introduces MethanolPac

18th March 2022

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

UK crew transfer operator HST has taken delivery of the first of a new class of Damen Multi Cat, the 2309.

18th March 2022

First Damen Multi Cat 2309 delivered

18th March 2022

NEWS

NEWS

GTT has received an order from its partner, Jiangnan, for the LNG fuel tank design of four very large LNG-fuelled container vessels on behalf of Pacific International Lines (PIL).

18th March 2022

LNG VLGCs

18th March 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has ordered two newbuild superyachts, Ilma and Luminara, slated to set sail in 2024 and 2025 respectively. 

18th March 2022

LNG-fuelled propulsion for Ritz-Carlton superyachts

18th March 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An improperly tightened fastener led to a diesel engine failure on the passenger and car ferry Wenatchee resulting in nearly US$3.8 million in damages, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has…

18th March 2022

Maintenance error led to US$3.8 million casualty

18th March 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A new study has outlined the critical role ports play in driving and supporting the case for investment in energy infrastructure.

17th March 2022

Green corridors

17th March 2022

OPINION

OPINION

The extension of the UK National Shipbuilding Strategy to commercial maritime shipbuilding, as well as a renewed focus on improving export competitiveness is a welcome step.

17th March 2022

Bold Shipbuilding Strategy Needs Delivery To Match

17th March 2022

LNG

LNG

CMA CGM Symi, a 15,000 TEU LNG-powered containership, was bunkered with LNG at Shanghai Port on 16 March in what was the first ship-to-ship LNG simultaneous bunkering operation (SIMOPS).

17th March 2022

CMA CGM completes China’s first LNG SIMOPS bunkering

17th March 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A Turkish shipyard is set to land a £105m (US$138m) order from a Scottish Government-owned company for two 95m ro-pax ferries to serve Islay in the southern Hebrides. 

17th March 2022

Hebridean Ferry Order In Line For Turkey

17th March 2022

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Seaspan Shipyards has launched an immersive virtual reality system, HoloShip, to demonstrate new digital twin capabilities that it believes will transform how ships are built, constructed, and maintained.

17th March 2022

Seaspan Shipyards launches immersive visualization platform

17th March 2022

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

The introduction of methane oxidation catalyst technology into the 4-stroke market moved a step closer after Yanmar received an AiP from ClassNK for the concept in March 2022

17th March 2022

Yanmar vies to bring methane oxicat technology to market

17th March 2022