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CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

The Porthos carbon capture use and storage project at the Port of Rotterdam is set to advance, following the dismissal of a challenge by Dutch environmentalists to the project. The project’s developers…

17th August 2023

Port of Rotterdam CCUS project set to proceed

17th August 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

A bulk carrier vessel equipped with Anemoi Marine Technologies’ rotor sails has concluded its first voyage from China to Western Australia, following the successful installation of the rotor sails in Chengxi Shipyard, China, in…

17th August 2023

Initial rotor sail results suggest Kamsarmax will achieve 10% fuel efficiencies

17th August 2023

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Odfjell has announced that it has signed a deal to retrofit fixed suction sails on board a chemical tanker.

17th August 2023

Odfjell to retrofit suction sails on board chemical tanker

17th August 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Svitzer, A.P. Moller - Maersk’s towage operator, has announced that it is moving ahead with a project to design the world’s first methanol hybrid fuel cell (MHFC) tug, in collaboration with naval architect firm, Robert…

17th August 2023

First methanol fuel cell harbour tug project advances

17th August 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Höegh Autoliners has signed an agreement with Kongsberg Digital to digitalise the remaining vessels in its fleet as well as its upcoming Aurora-class vessels. The agreement extends the close working relationship between Kongsberg Digital and Höegh Autoliners…

16th August 2023

Höegh Autoliners extends digitalisation partnership with Kongsberg Digital

16th August 2023

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

BOLL & KIRCH has announced that its newly developed engine filtration system has received more than 1,000 orders since its recent launch, gaining a strong position in orders for MAN Energy Solutions’ ME-type engines.

16th August 2023

New engineBOLL marine filtration system gains market share

16th August 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

RightShip, NYK, and Solverminds are teaming up on a product which promises to transform the workloads of ship owners and operators. 

16th August 2023

New port state control submission platform

16th August 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Sanmar Shipyards has delivered its second electric tug to HaiSea Marine which will be used to service tankers calling at LNG Canada’s new export facility in Kitimat.

15th August 2023

Canadian tug fleet gets an electric boost courtesy of Sanmar

15th August 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Mads Carsten Jespersen and a team of researchers from Technical University of Denmark (DTU) presented research into widening the operating limits of a spark-ignited engine operating on pure ammonia and confirmed that…

15th August 2023

Ammonia combustion without ignition improver demonstrated on single cylinder test engine

15th August 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions highlighted the development work that went into the 49/60DF engine at CIMAC 2023.

15th August 2023

MAN’s 49/60DF engine ushered in a new generation of engine control

15th August 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has ordered four 9,350 car equivalent unit (ceu) vessels from Jinling Shipyard in Jiangsu province, China. The vessels will be capable of operating on methanol as a fuel, and will be ammonia-ready. The order…

15th August 2023

Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders 4+8 methanol-fuelled PCTCs

15th August 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Power and telecoms cable maker Nexans is investing in a newbuild cable laying vessel to support a record project backlog and future demand from the booming offshore wind and interconnector markets.

15th August 2023

High-Tech Cable Layer In Prospect

15th August 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Global energy and commodity group, Mercuria and maritime innovator, ETA Shipping have joined forces on the construction of six state-of-the-art vessels designed with maximum efficiency in mind.

14th August 2023

New efficient vessel design for short sea shipping

14th August 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

ClassNK has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries for an ammonia supply system design for oil tanker and container vessels.

14th August 2023

SHI ammonia fuel supply system receives AiP

14th August 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

As part of Singapore’s National Hydrogen Strategy initiative, Pyxis and Sydrogen have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop hydrogen fuel cell solutions for the harbour craft from shore to sea, helping pave…

14th August 2023

H2 proof of concept launches in Singapore

14th August 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

Hapag-Lloyd and DB Schenker have signed an agreement to use reduce container transport emissions through the use of a waste and residue-based biofuel. The move follows the launch of Hapag-Lloyd’s ‘Ship Green’ in…

14th August 2023

Hapag-Lloyd inks bio-fuel partnership agreement

14th August 2023

BIOFUELS

BIOFUELS

Biofuels produced from agricultural waste will fuel passenger ships from the Spanish port of Algeciras across the Strait of Gibraltar.

14th August 2023

Spanish port rolls out biofuels for ferries

14th August 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Russia’s official news agency, Tass, confirmed that the full ownership of the Russian shipbuilding monopoly, United Shipbuilding Corporation, had been transferred to VTB Bank at a meeting in Moscow between President Putin and…

11th August 2023

Russia transfers USC ownership to VTB Bank

11th August 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Irving Shipbuilding Inc. announced that the first steel was cut on the first of a pair of newbuildings for the Canadian Coastguard as part of Canada’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) programme on 8…

11th August 2023

Steel Cut On First Canadian Coastguard Newbuilding

11th August 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Singaporean shipyard Penguin Shipyard International delivered three new Incat Crowther-designed fast ferries at the end of July. The vessels, named WattnExpress, Inselexpress I and Watt Sprinter, will serve three busy routes between the North Frisian Islands and Neuharlingersiel, on Germany’s…

11th August 2023

German passenger ferries delivery

11th August 2023

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Brunvoll is to supply the propulsion and manoeuvring packages for two new Purus Wind commissioning service operation vessels with an option for a further two.

11th August 2023

Brunvoll to supply propulsion for Purus Wind CSOVs

11th August 2023

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Featuring a low-emission, low-noise hybrid propulsion arrangement, the first of three UK-built passenger catamaran ferries has been delivered for Central London service with Uber Boat by Thames Clippers.

11th August 2023

Battery Power For Thames Clean Air Zone

11th August 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Lloyd’s Register has updated its guidance for ship owners and operators on the implications of changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive and the EU Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) Regulation.

10th August 2023

LR updates EU ETS guidance

10th August 2023