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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABS has launched a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and carbon accounting service to enable organizations to quantify their GHG emissions, understand their climate impact and set goals to limit emissions. 

3rd March 2022

ABS launches carbon accounting service

3rd March 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The first of two new generation cruise ships that will start the ‘Allura’ class for Oceania Cruises, a brand of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, has been launched at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard…

2nd March 2022

Oceania Cruises launches Allura class

2nd March 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Specialty insurance firm, Fidelis Insurance, has become the seventh signatory to the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance (PPMI).

2nd March 2022

Fidelis joins PPMI

2nd March 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MAN Energy Solutions has announced plans to invest up to EUR500 million (USD554m) in its subsidiary H-TEC SYSTEMS to accelerate the beginning of serial production of PEM electrolysers as quickly as possible.

2nd March 2022

MAN announces significant hydrogen production investment

2nd March 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The first steel has been cut for Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) second construction service operation vessel (CSOV) at the China Merchants Heavy Industry facility in Jiangsu. 

2nd March 2022

Steel cut for second Skywalker class vessel

2nd March 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Construction of an LNG-powered car and passenger ferry is underway at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), Finland. The Spirit of Tasmania IV is destined for the crossing between mainland Australia and Tasmania.

2nd March 2022

Construction underway on Australian LNG-powered ferry

2nd March 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Norwegian ship owner Egil Ulvan Rederi for its zero-emission self-discharging hydrogen-fuelled bulk carrier, With Orca.

2nd March 2022

AiP granted for zero-emission bulk carrier

2nd March 2022

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to GTT, Alwena Shipping, and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI) Zhoushan shipyard for a new concept, combining LNG retrofit and the up-sizing of large…

2nd March 2022

AiP for dual-fuel conversion and extension of containerships

2nd March 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Methanol Institute has announced TotalEnergies Marine Fuels as the association’s newest member company.

2nd March 2022

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels joins Methanol Institute

2nd March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A marine electrification company is expanding into Norway on the back of continued growth

1st March 2022

Battery developer expands

1st March 2022

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The UK government launched a consultation in February 2022 to form a fully considered cost/benefit analysis around the proposed introduction of shore power charging in the UK. 

1st March 2022

UK launches consultation on shore power

1st March 2022

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS has published a whitepaper proposing a goal-based framework for future rules to enable autonomous vessel operations.

1st March 2022

ABS autonomous vessel whitepaper

1st March 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Stena RoRo has been the project manager for the construction of the world’s largest hospital ship, Global Mercy, which is currently in Rotterdam being outfitted for a mission in West Africa.

1st March 2022

Stena RoRo builds world’s largest civilian hospital ship

1st March 2022

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Damen Shipyards Group and Caterpillar signed a global value agreement enabling Damen to provide bow-to-stern services including fleet management and monitoring systems.

1st March 2022

Damen and Caterpillar sign global agreement

1st March 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Port of Valencia has signed a deal with Spain’s National Hydrogen Centre (CNH2) to construct a mobile hydrogen supply station to provide fuel to a reach stacker crane and terminal yard tractor…

1st March 2022

Port of Valencia in hydrogen-fuelled stacker trial

1st March 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Indian power ministry has said that it wants to manufacture 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen per annum by 2030, to meet its emission targets and also become an export hub.…

1st March 2022

India reveals green hydrogen production goals

1st March 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DB Schenker says that it will be able to reach net carbon zero-emission on a well-to-wake basis on the Less-than Container Load (LCL) segment, following the purchase of 2,500 tonnes of biofuel from…

1st March 2022

DB Schenker claims biofuel first for LCL containers

1st March 2022

TURBOCHARGER

TURBOCHARGER

Accelleron, the global leader in heavy duty turbocharging for diesel and gas engines, has entered into a partnership with Swiss-based engineering and technology specialists, Sauber Group.

28th February 2022

Accelleron inks technical collaboration deal with Sauber

28th February 2022

LNG

LNG

Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) has delivered a dual-fuel LNG fuelled VLCC to shipping giant COSCO. The Yuan Rui Yang was delivered on 28 February. 

28th February 2022

DSIC delivers dual-fuel LNG powered VLCC

28th February 2022

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Hagland Shipping has taken up an option for a further mini geared bulker at Royal Bodewes shipyard in the Netherlands. The 5,000 dwt newbuilding will be equipped with a shore power connection, and…

28th February 2022

Hagland exercises self-discharging bulker option

28th February 2022