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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Russia plans to accelerate the construction of ice-breakers and other ice-class vessels, according to a number of senior Russian state officials speaking during the Eastern Economic Forum, which is being held in…

12th September 2023

Russia to accelerate construction of ice-breakers and ice-class fleet

12th September 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

An international consortium including Shell, Kongsberg and DNV announced it will work together to build the world’s first electric offshore Service Operation Vessel (eSOV) on 11 September 2023. The consortium also includes UK-based…

12th September 2023

First full-electric SOV project announced in London

12th September 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

The Adani Group is planning a green hydrogen plant as part of the new container development it is constructing at Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo West.

12th September 2023

Green hydrogen terminal project advances in Sri Lanka

12th September 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

The flagship project in the UK’s green hydrogen production programme has been suspended, according to the project’s developers.

12th September 2023

UK green hydrogen project put on ice

12th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Daihatsu Diesel Mfg. Co.,Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Daikai Engineering Pte. Ltd., to jointly study the concept design of an ammonia-fuelled ammonia tanker. The project participants also include Singaporean based bunker…

11th September 2023

Dual-fuel NH3 bunker vessel research project

11th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub’s has launched a new The Future of Maritime Fuels report in which it examines a wide range of fuel mix projections. The analysis suggests that e-ammonia could emerge as the…

11th September 2023

LR decarbonisation report see divergent H2-based fuels and biofuels paths

11th September 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Chinese shipyard group COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co. Ltd (CHI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Silverstream to explore the possibility of licensing the installation of the Silverstream air lubrication system in CHI’s…

11th September 2023

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry to explore air lube licensing deal

11th September 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ABS has announced that it is establishing a global ABS Electrification Center in Singapore. The centre will have an international focus, supporting electrification projects in the Asia Pacific region and more widely,…

11th September 2023

Singapore selected for global electrification centre

11th September 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

DNV’s independent cloud platform, Veracity has expanded its partner network and grown its reach to 35,000 vessels.

11th September 2023

DNV’s Veracity expands partner network

11th September 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Marine biofuel has successfully been supplied to a Capesize bulk carrier chartered by K LINE partner, BHP.

11th September 2023

Capesize bulker in biofuel success

11th September 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards has won a new order for a Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 and additional CF 3850 from Feyz Group.

8th September 2023

Damen wins Feyz Group Combi Freighter order

8th September 2023

LNG

LNG

Equinor has signed an agreement with A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) to supply green methanol to Maersk’s new dual-fuel methanol feeder vessel once it enters service in September 2023, until the start up…

8th September 2023

Equinor to bridge green methanol gap for Maersk

8th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

An innovative 200,000cbm capacity very large ammonia carrier design developed by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has been granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) by KR (Korean Register). The AiP was officially handed over…

8th September 2023

SHI 200cbm NH3 carrier design receives AiP from KR

8th September 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

An innovative floating 75,000cbm liquified hydrogen (LH2) import terminal design design developed by LATTICE Technology Co., Ltd. (LATTICE) has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) by Bureau Veritas.

8th September 2023

LH2 import barge design receives AiP

8th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

ABS has issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Hanwha Ocean for its innovative design of a liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier equipped with an dual-fuel ammonia gas turbine, and featuring a…

8th September 2023

Innovative NH3 gas turbine LNGC design awarded AiP

8th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and Capital Gas Ship Management Corp have placed orders for four 88,000cbm very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. The order is noteworthy as the ship…

8th September 2023

Order for 4 x 88,000cbm NH3 carriers includes NH3 DF option

8th September 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

GTT’s venture capital arm has completed a funding round to support the development of automated wind-assisted propulsion systems.

7th September 2023

GTT raises wind propulsion funds

7th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Newport Shipping has announced that it has added Chinese Huarun Dadong Dockyard Co., Ltd. (HRDD) to its network of partner shipyards.

7th September 2023

Newport Shipping adds HRDD to partner network

7th September 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an onboard CO2 capture and storage (OCCS) system developed by China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute Co., Ltd. (CSPI), a member of CSSC Power…

7th September 2023

ClassNK AiP for Chinese Onboard CCS System

7th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A new generation of short-sea cargo vessels designed for adaptation to the future development of southern Sweden’s Trollhattan Canal is taking shape in the Netherlands. The waterway, accessed from the sea by…

7th September 2023

Investment In Trade To Swedish Lakes

7th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV has identified carbon-neutral fuel supply constraints as a key challenge for the maritime sector, as the sector is likely to encounter tough competition for greener fuels from other sectors. As a result,…

7th September 2023

DNV: competition for alt fuel to pose challenge in key decade

7th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its new 45,000cbm LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) Carrier design. The design can be ordered with ammonia dual-fuel propulsion.

7th September 2023

LR AiP for NH3 dual-fuel 45,000cbm LPG Carrier

7th September 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Two separate feasibility studies examining the establishment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain between Australia and Japan are to be undertaken, following the agreement of memorandums of understanding (MoU). In the…

7th September 2023

Feasibility studies focus on Japan-Aus CCS logistics chain

7th September 2023