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REGULATION

REGULATION

The European Commission formally announced its long-awaited Fit for 55 package of environmental measures on 14 July. The package contains a number of aspects that will impact shipping, including the introduction of…

15th July 2021

EU EXPECTS TO APPLY ETS TO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

15th July 2021

MSPFFC

MSPFFC

Berit Hinnemann currently works as the Head of Decarbonisation Business Development for Maersk, where she and her team develop the supply of the green fuels for Maersk’s decarbonization plans, especially the supply…

15th July 2021

Berit Hinnemann

15th July 2021

REGULATION

REGULATION

The publication of the UK government’s Maritime Decarbonisation Plan today (12 July) has delayed publication of a detailed roadmap of the country’s decarbonisation roadmap until 2022. The plan has drawn lukewarm reactions…

14th July 2021

UK Maritime Transport Plan postpones detailed 2050 roadmap

14th July 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed a method for simultaneously increasing the strength and ductility of an alloy.

14th July 2021

NEW PRECIPITATES TECHNIQUE BOOST STRENGTH, DUCTILITY OF STRUCTURAL ALLOYS

14th July 2021

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Vard Electro is to install its hybrid battery power system on board an Atlantic Towing platform supply vessel, the first time this multiple mode of battery technologies has been used on a…

14th July 2021

Vard hybrid battery ESS for Atlantic Towing

14th July 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Fuelsave is to deploy its combustion conditioning technology in the offshore oil and gas sector for the first time, following the signing of a landmark contract with Seadrill.

14th July 2021

FUELSAVE moves into offshore oil and gas

14th July 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

An EU-funded research project into the application of ammonia as a maritime fuel is also seeking to demonstrate the feasibility of a number of clean technology approaches. The ENGIMMONIA project is also…

13th July 2021

Ammonia research project to probe clean tech and energy management solutions

13th July 2021

LNG

LNG

Wärtsilä will provide the main and auxiliary engines, as well as the fuel storage and supply system, for a new Italian LNG-fuelled ferry.

13th July 2021

Wärtsilä supplies LNG ferry

13th July 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mastermind Shipmanagement Ltd., Navkratis Ltd., and DESMI Ocean Guard A/S are pleased to announce that Mastermind Shipmanagement has selected the CompactClean Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) for installation on its owned fleet…

13th July 2021

Mastermind Shipmanagement Ltd. and DESMI Ocean Guard signed a Frame Agreement for the Supply of 13 x BWMS

13th July 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

An installation of an innovative weather routing and voyage optimisation platform aboard four Capesize vessels owned by Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. allowed the vessels to achieve fuel efficiencies of up to 12%,…

13th July 2021

First combined weather routing and voyage optimisation platform achieves promising efficiencies

13th July 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABB has launched a new online platform to help shipowners, managers and charterers optimise ship performance fleet-wide. The software as a service (SAAS) solution, ABB Ability™ Marine Fleet Intelligence – Advisory, combines…

13th July 2021

ABB launches new digital fleet-level optimisation solution

13th July 2021

LNG

LNG

TotalEnergies has announced that its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge has successfully completed her sea and gas trials. The new vessel, which will be TotalEnergies first France-based LNG bunker barge,…

12th July 2021

Second TotalEnergies LNG Bunker Barge Completes Sea and Gas Trials

12th July 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dutch shipbuilders have reasserted the industry’s prominence in the short-sea domain, landing a succession of new domestic and export contracts this year, writes David Tinsley.

12th July 2021

RESILIENT DUTCH PLAY TO STRENGTHS

12th July 2021

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

There’s enough interest from shipowners in ammonia as a fuel that engine designers and classification societies are pushing forward with addressing its poor combustion properties, toxicity and corrosiveness, but not everyone wants…

12th July 2021

AMMONIA AS A FUEL DIVIDES OPINION AS FIRST MOVERS PROCEED

12th July 2021

REGULATION

REGULATION

Every individual engine could require testing for biofuel under a strict interpretation of current Marpol rules, reports Paul Gunton

12th July 2021

PODCAST: MARPOL fuel regulations need to reflect market changes: WinGD’s Weisser

12th July 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Many operators of high speed engine vessels are not managing their engine’s lubrication as efficiently as they could, according to the results of an analysis of lubricant samples taken by ExxonMobil.

12th July 2021

ExxonMobil launches oil drain service

12th July 2021

LNG

LNG

GTT and partner Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group have been given a double approval in principle by China Classification Society (CCS) and DNV for a ‘Ballast-Water-Free’ LNG bunker and feeder vessel concept.

9th July 2021

AiP for ballast-water-free LNG vessel concept

9th July 2021

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

The first ever unmanned marine systems (UMS) certificate has been awarded to SEA-KIT International by Lloyd’s Register for its 12 metre X-Class unmanned surface vessel (USV) for geo-data specialist, Fugro.

9th July 2021

SEA-KIT awarded first UMS certificate by LR

9th July 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Air lubrication for marine vessels is a developing solution that will radically reduce fuel consumption and environmental impact. Having acquired a minority stake in Marine Performance Systems B.V., a Rotterdam-based maritime technology…

8th July 2021

Alfa Laval invests in the development of Dutch air lubrication technology

8th July 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Japan’s latest shipbuilding alliance has landed a further, major export contract from Taiwan for intra-regional container vessels, writes David Tinsley.

8th July 2021

FURTHER BOXSHIP SERIES FOR TAIWAN LINE

8th July 2021