Latest News – Page 158
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NewsDESMI expands BWMS for smaller ships
DESMI Ocean Guard has unveiled a line of new and smaller ballast water management systems (BWMS).
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NewsDamen acquires Skoonbox to cut emissions
Damen Shipyards Group has acquired the Skoonbox from Skoon Energy.
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NewsAustralia-first biofuel trial underway on barley shipment
The CBH Group has partnered with dry bulk operator Oldendorff Carriers to conduct the first biofuel trial on a grain vessel exporting from Australia.
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NewsResearchers show importance of dynamic engine behaviour when matching engine with propeller
A research paper published in the International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering in December 2021 has demonstrated the importance of considering dynamic engine behaviour when designing propulsion systems for 2-stroke engines.
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NewsAustralia and Japan Agree Clean Hydrogen Trade Partnership
Australia’s newly-announced A$150 million (US$108mn) Australian Clean Hydrogen Trade Program (ACHTP) will focus on the export of clean hydrogen to Japan under the Japan-Australia Partnership on Decarbonisation through Technology.
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NewsSeaspan finalises finance for its 70 vessel newbuild program
Seaspan Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp., has finalised financing for its 70 containership newbuild program.
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NewsHyundai Heavy Industries Partners with ABS on autonomous ship technology
Avikus, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group’s subsidiary specialising in autonomous navigation technologies, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ABS to obtain the Approval in Principle (AIP) for its autonomous ship technologies at the world’s biggest tech show CES 2022 in Las Vegas in January 2022. Source: ABS ...
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NewsModelling suggests biofuels first then ammonia for climate-neutral shipping
Analysis by researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) indicates that the cheapest solution for reducing emissions from the shipping industry is initially to use green fuels produced from sustainable biomass - first in the form of pyrolysis oil and then in the form of bio-e-methanol. Ammonia is optimally ...
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NewsHybrid conversion for Gothenburg service ship
A service ship operated by Northern Energy & Supply at the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden is to be converted to hybrid operation.
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NewsCNOOC inks long-term charters for six LNGC newbuildings - reports
A subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed long-term charter agreements for six newbuild 174,000cbm LNG carriers with shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. (MOL), according to local social media reports. The six vessels will be built at China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group.
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NewsAET takes delivery of first of DP2 shuttle tanker series at HHI
Malaysia-based tanker operator AET has taken delivery of Eagle Campos, the first of a series of three Suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
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NewsBV classification for new dual-fuel cruise ferry
Bureau Veritas has taken delivery into class the cruise ferry Salamanca, built at China Merchants Jinling in Weihai, China. The dual-fuel cruise ferry will serve the Bay of Biscay route between Portsmouth and Bilbao and Santander on Spain’s north coast.
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NewsJan de Nul wind installation vessel launched
Jan de Nul has achieved a milestone in its fleet investment program with the launch of the largest heavy lift vessel in its fleet, capable of installing the latest offshore wind components at China Merchants Heavy Industry’s Haimen shipyard, Nantong City on 6 January.
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NewsNovel Coaster Class Spurs German Yard’s Revival
Construction of a new generation of short-sea cargo vessel has been awarded to a German shipyard purchased four years ago by Norway’s Fosen Group.
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NewsMalaysian port gears up to be Asia’s preferred STS transfer hub
Straits Energy Resources has signed a letter of intent with Fendercare Marine to make Victoria Bay Port Limit, Malaysia the preferred ship-to-ship (STS) energy transfer hub in Asia.
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NewsSouth32 inks sustainability linked CoA with Klaveness subsidiary
South32, the international mining company, has signed a sustainability-linked contract of affreightment (COA) with KCC Chartering AS, a subsidiary of Klaveness Combination Carriers.
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NewsNavtor takes first steps in acquiring Ingenium Marine
Navtor and Ingenium Marine have embarked on the first steps of a deal which will see Navtor acquire Ingenium, ‘transforming the way the industry views traditional log-keeping’.
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NewsChina Classification Society appoints new president
International classification society, China Classification Society, has appointed of a new president and vice president.
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NewsHHI inks partnership with Palantir Technologies to develop Big Data capabilities
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group signed a memorandum of understanding with Palantir Technologies on 4 January to establish a big data platform. and a joint venture. The two companies will also consider collaborating over the longer term to promote the big data platform business.
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NewsPort of Rotterdam eyes imports of Tasmanian hydrogen
The Port of Rotterdam has signed a memorandum of understanding with another prospective exporter of green hydrogen in Australia, expanding its network of agreements as it positions for the future import of green hydrogen before the end of the current decade.
